Bronson, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bronson, Michigan, shaded from 910 ft on the northwest side to 920 ft on the east side
Elevation
940 ft 285 m930 ft 285 m930 ft 280 m920 ft 280 m910 ft 275 m910 ft 275 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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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Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Bronson sits at about 910 ft (280 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
910 ft 280 m
most residents: 910–920 ft
Lowest
910 ft 275 m
on the northwest side
Highest
920 ft 280 m
on the east side
Average
910 ft 280 m
all land inside city limits

Bronson is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 10 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
910 ft280 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
920 ft280 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
910 ft275 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bronson
920 ft280 m
Airport (OEB)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.5 mi northeast of the city limits
958 ft292 m
Average of all land910 ft280 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bronson, Michigan, shaded from 910 ft on the northwest side to 920 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Branch County, Michigan, United States
Population
2,322 2024 est.
Land area
1.4 sq mi
Density
1,699 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8723° N, 85.1947° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Saint Joseph River
Airport
Branch County Memorial (OEB) 958 ft
ZIP codes 1
49028
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gilead Township960 ft
  2. Bethel Township940 ft
  3. Batavia Township940 ft
  4. Noble Township920 ft
  5. Bronson910 ft
  6. Bronson Township910 ft
  7. Matteson Township890 ft
  8. Burr Oak Township880 ft
  9. Burr Oak880 ft
  10. Colon860 ft
  11. Colon Township860 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Colon Mountain970 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. All public domain.