Bristol County, MA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bristol County, Massachusetts, shaded from sea level on the Apponagansett River to 400 ft near the middle
Elevation
400 ft 120 m300 ft 90 m250 ft 75 m150 ft 45 m50 ft 15 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Bristol County averages about 99 ft (30 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Apponagansett River to 400 ft near the middle.

Average elevation
99 ft 30 m
all land inside the county
Highest
400 ft 120 m
near the middle
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Apponagansett River

Bristol County spans about 400 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 land99 ft30 m
Highest point
Inside the county, near the middle
400 ft120 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Apponagansett River
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

15 mi west to east through New Bedford.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bristol County, Massachusetts, shaded from sea level on the Apponagansett River to 400 ft near the middle
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Massachusetts, United States
Population
588,593 2024 est.
Land area
553.1 sq mi + 138.0 sq mi water
Density
1,064 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England 99%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Providence County, RI370 ft
  2. Norfolk County190 ft
  3. Bristol County99 ft
  4. Newport County, RI96 ft
  5. Plymouth County80 ft
  6. Barnstable County58 ft
  7. Dukes County58 ft
  8. Bristol County, RI39 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Copicut Hill350 ft
  • Hoppin Hill290 ft
  • Townsend Hill, Bristol County270 ft
  • Great Meadow Hill263 ft
  • Ides Hill260 ft
All 29 towns in Bristol County by typical elevation
  1. North Attleborough Town190 ft
  2. Fall River180 ft
  3. Mansfield Center160 ft
  4. Mansfield150 ft
  5. Easton140 ft
  6. Westport130 ft
  7. Smith Mills130 ft
  8. North Westport130 ft
  9. Attleboro130 ft
  10. Norton100 ft
  11. Rehoboth100 ft
  12. Norton Center97 ft
  13. Dartmouth90 ft
  14. North Seekonk87 ft
  15. Freetown86 ft
  16. Dighton81 ft
  17. Somerset73 ft
  18. Acushnet71 ft
  19. New Bedford70 ft
  20. Seekonk68 ft
  21. Bliss Corner65 ft
  22. Raynham62 ft
  23. Acushnet Center58 ft
  24. Raynham Center57 ft
  25. Berkley56 ft
  26. Taunton52 ft
  27. Swansea45 ft
  28. Fairhaven23 ft
  29. Ocean Grove21 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. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −240 ft at 41.6749° N, 70.8971° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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.