Genesee County, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Genesee County, Michigan, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 1,030 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,030 ft 315 m920 ft 280 m870 ft 265 m760 ft 230 m650 ft 200 m600 ft 180 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

Genesee County averages about 790 ft (240 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 600 ft on the northwest side to 1,030 ft on the south side.

Average elevation
790 ft 240 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,030 ft 315 m
on the south side
Lowest
600 ft 180 m
on the northwest side

Genesee County spans about 430 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 land790 ft240 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the south side
1,030 ft315 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
600 ft180 m

Elevation profile, south to north

30 mi south to north through Flint.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Genesee County, Michigan, shaded from 600 ft on the northwest side to 1,030 ft on the south side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Michigan, United States
Population
402,279 2024 est.
Land area
636.9 sq mi + 12.6 sq mi water
Density
632 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Oakland County930 ft
  2. Livingston County930 ft
  3. Lapeer County870 ft
  4. Shiawassee County790 ft
  5. Genesee County790 ft
  6. Tuscola County710 ft
  7. Saginaw County630 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 36 towns in Genesee County by typical elevation
  1. Fenton900 ft
  2. Atlas Township890 ft
  3. Goodrich890 ft
  4. Linden880 ft
  5. Fenton Township880 ft
  6. Lake Fenton870 ft
  7. Argentine870 ft
  8. Otter Lake partly870 ft
  9. Argentine Township860 ft
  10. Gaines860 ft
  11. Grand Blanc Township840 ft
  12. Grand Blanc840 ft
  13. Forest Township820 ft
  14. Mundy Township810 ft
  15. Otisville810 ft
  16. Gaines Township, Genesee County810 ft
  17. Richfield Township790 ft
  18. Davison790 ft
  19. Davison Township790 ft
  20. Swartz Creek790 ft
  21. Lennon partly780 ft
  22. Burton780 ft
  23. Beecher770 ft
  24. Mount Morris770 ft
  25. Thetford Township770 ft
  26. Flint Township770 ft
  27. Flint760 ft
  28. Clayton Township760 ft
  29. Genesee Township760 ft
  30. Mount Morris Township760 ft
  31. Flushing730 ft
  32. Vienna Township730 ft
  33. Clio720 ft
  34. Flushing Township710 ft
  35. Montrose Township670 ft
  36. Montrose670 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.
  • 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.