Eldersburg, MD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eldersburg, Maryland, shaded from 250 ft on the southeast side to 810 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
810 ft 245 m670 ft 205 m600 ft 185 m460 ft 140 m320 ft 100 m250 ft 75 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Eldersburg sits at about 570 ft (170 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
570 ft 170 m
most residents: 490–640 ft
Lowest
250 ft 75 m
on the southeast side
Highest
810 ft 245 m
on the northwest side
Average
550 ft 170 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Eldersburg spans about 560 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
570 ft170 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
810 ft245 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
250 ft75 m
Town center
USGS map point for Eldersburg
640 ft195 m
Average of all land550 ft170 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eldersburg, Maryland, shaded from 250 ft on the southeast side to 810 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Population
32,582 2020 Census
Land area
39.8 sq mi + 2.5 sq mi water
Density
818 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.4037° N, 76.9503° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Patapsco River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
21104 21784 21797
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mount Airy760 ft
  2. Westminster740 ft
  3. Reisterstown650 ft
  4. Lisbon620 ft
  5. Eldersburg570 ft
  6. Owings Mills560 ft
  7. Randallstown540 ft
  8. Sykesville530 ft
  9. Garrison510 ft
  10. Milford Mill490 ft
  11. Pikesville460 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Big Mountain2,460 ft
  • Quirauk Mountain2,140 ft
  • Annapolis Rock, Howard County600 ft
  • The Bunker590 ft
  • Chestnut Hill, Howard County540 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Eldersburg is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.