Barnstable County, MA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, shaded from 7 ft below sea level on the east side to 305 ft on Pine Hill
Elevation
310 ft 95 m230 ft 70 m190 ft 55 m110 ft 35 m32 ft 10 m−7 ft −2 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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County area
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Elevation Data

Barnstable County averages about 58 ft (18 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 7 ft below sea level on the east side to 305 ft on Pine Hill.

Average elevation
58 ft 18 m
all land inside the county
Highest
305 ft 93 m
on Pine Hill
Lowest
−7 ft −2 m
on the east side

Barnstable County spans about 307 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land58 ft18 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Pine Hill (NGS survey height)
305 ft93 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
−7 ft−2 m

Elevation profile, west to east

43 mi west to east through Barnstable Town.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, shaded from 7 ft below sea level on the east side to 305 ft on Pine Hill
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Massachusetts, United States
Population
232,570 2024 est.
Land area
394.2 sq mi + 911.4 sq mi water
Density
590 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Coastal Plain 81%, New England 13%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Bristol County99 ft
  2. Plymouth County80 ft
  3. Barnstable County58 ft
  4. Dukes County58 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Pine Hill, Barnstable County305 ft
  • Telegraph Hill, Barnstable County290 ft
  • Avery Hill, Barnstable County270 ft
  • Flatrock Hill, Barnstable County270 ft
  • Discovery Hill, Barnstable County260 ft
All 46 towns in Barnstable County by typical elevation
  1. Forestdale140 ft
  2. Sandwich110 ft
  3. Brewster82 ft
  4. Sagamore74 ft
  5. Mashpee60 ft
  6. East Harwich60 ft
  7. Truro56 ft
  8. East Dennis55 ft
  9. East Sandwich52 ft
  10. Mashpee Neck50 ft
  11. South Dennis48 ft
  12. Yarmouth Port48 ft
  13. Barnstable Town47 ft
  14. Monument Beach46 ft
  15. Bourne46 ft
  16. Harwich Center44 ft
  17. Harwich42 ft
  18. Chatham40 ft
  19. West Chatham40 ft
  20. Orleans38 ft
  21. North Eastham37 ft
  22. Wellfleet37 ft
  23. Eastham36 ft
  24. North Falmouth35 ft
  25. Falmouth33 ft
  26. Dennis32 ft
  27. Northwest Harwich30 ft
  28. Woods Hole30 ft
  29. Pocasset30 ft
  30. West Falmouth28 ft
  31. New Seabury27 ft
  32. Yarmouth25 ft
  33. East Falmouth24 ft
  34. Seabrook24 ft
  35. South Yarmouth24 ft
  36. Teaticket21 ft
  37. West Yarmouth18 ft
  38. Provincetown16 ft
  39. Harwich Port14 ft
  40. Dennis Port14 ft
  41. West Dennis13 ft
  42. Buzzards Bay13 ft
  43. Popponesset11 ft
  44. Seconsett Island8 ft
  45. Popponesset Island7 ft
  46. Monomoscoy Island6 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.