Lawrence, MA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lawrence, Massachusetts, shaded from 15 ft on the south side to 250 ft on Tower Hill
Elevation
250 ft 75 m190 ft 60 m160 ft 50 m100 ft 30 m45 ft 14 m15 ft 5 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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

Lawrence sits at about 65 ft (20 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
65 ft 20 m
most residents: 47–150 ft
Lowest
15 ft 5 m
on the south side
Highest
250 ft 75 m
on Tower Hill
Average
84 ft 26 m
all land inside city limits

Lawrence spans about 235 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
65 ft20 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Tower Hill
250 ft75 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
15 ft5 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lawrence
45 ft14 m
Airport (LWM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.5 mi east of the city limits
148 ft45 m
Average of all land84 ft26 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lawrence, Massachusetts, shaded from 15 ft on the south side to 250 ft on Tower Hill
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Population
89,332 2024 est.
Land area
6.9 sq mi + 0.5 sq mi water
Density
12,891 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.7070° N, 71.1631° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Lawrence Municipal (LWM) 148 ft
ZIP codes 3
01840 01841 01843
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pelham, NH180 ft
  2. North Andover150 ft
  3. Salem, NH150 ft
  4. Dracut150 ft
  5. Andover150 ft
  6. Tewksbury120 ft
  7. Methuen110 ft
  8. Haverhill110 ft
  9. Groveland92 ft
  10. Georgetown89 ft
  11. Lawrence65 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Monadnock Mountain3,170 ft
  • Belknap Mountain2,382 ft
  • North Pack Monadnock Mountain2,260 ft
  • Crotched Mountain2,063 ft
  • Copple Crown Mountain1,870 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.