Saco, ME Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Saco, Maine, shaded from sea level level on the Atlantic Ocean to 230 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
230 ft 70 m170 ft 50 m140 ft 45 m86 ft 26 m29 ft 9 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Saco sits at about 84 ft (26 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
84 ft 26 m
most residents: 33–150 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Atlantic Ocean
Highest
230 ft 70 m
on the northwest side
Average
110 ft 35 m
all land inside city limits

Saco spans about 230 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
84 ft26 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
230 ft70 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Atlantic Ocean
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Saco
67 ft21 m
Airport (PWM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.5 mi northeast of the city limits
76 ft23 m
Average of all land110 ft35 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Saco, Maine, shaded from sea level level on the Atlantic Ocean to 230 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in York County, Maine, United States
Population
21,064 2024 est.
Land area
38.6 sq mi + 14.2 sq mi water
Density
546 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.5009° N, 70.4428° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Portland International Jetport (PWM) 76 ft
ZIP codes 1
04072
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lyman260 ft
  2. Dayton210 ft
  3. West Kennebunk120 ft
  4. Biddeford110 ft
  5. Arundel110 ft
  6. Saco84 ft
  7. Kennebunk66 ft
  8. Oak Hill56 ft
  9. Old Orchard Beach52 ft
  10. Scarborough50 ft
  11. Dunstan40 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Pleasant Mountain2,017 ft
  • Green Mountain1,910 ft
  • Copple Crown Mountain1,870 ft
  • Cragged Mountain1,810 ft
  • Bill Merrill Mountain1,611 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.