Frankfort, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Frankfort, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the southeast side to 880 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
880 ft 270 m800 ft 245 m770 ft 235 m690 ft 210 m620 ft 190 m580 ft 175 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
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Frankfort sits at about 620 ft (190 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
620 ft 190 m
most residents: 600–720 ft
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the southeast side
Highest
880 ft 270 m
on the northeast side
Average
650 ft 200 m
all land inside city limits

Frankfort spans about 300 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
620 ft190 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
880 ft270 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
580 ft175 m
Town center
USGS map point for Frankfort
600 ft185 m
Airport (FKS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.9 mi east of the city limits
633 ft193 m
Average of all land650 ft200 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Frankfort, Michigan, shaded from 580 ft on the southeast side to 880 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Benzie County, Michigan, United States
Population
1,276 2024 est.
Land area
1.4 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
918 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.6336° N, 86.2345° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Airport
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (FKS) 633 ft
ZIP codes 1
49635
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crystal Downs Country Club780 ft
  2. Benzonia770 ft
  3. Gilmore Township, Benzie County740 ft
  4. Crystal Lake Township710 ft
  5. Benzonia Township710 ft
  6. Blaine Township680 ft
  7. Beulah660 ft
  8. Pilgrim630 ft
  9. Frankfort620 ft
  10. Elberta610 ft
  11. Lake Township, Benzie County600 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Buck Hills1,130 ft
  • Old Baldy Dune1,120 ft
  • North Hills1,090 ft
  • Turtle Lake Hill1,050 ft
  • Tank Hill790 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 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.