Alexandria, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alexandria, Minnesota, shaded from 1,360 ft on the north side to 1,480 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,480 ft 450 m1,450 ft 440 m1,430 ft 435 m1,400 ft 430 m1,370 ft 420 m1,360 ft 415 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Alexandria sits at about 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,410 ft 430 m
most residents: 1,380–1,420 ft
Lowest
1,360 ft 415 m
on the north side
Highest
1,480 ft 450 m
on the east side
Average
1,400 ft 430 m
all land inside city limits

Alexandria spans about 120 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
1,410 ft430 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,480 ft450 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,360 ft415 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alexandria
1,410 ft430 m
Airport (AXN)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,425 ft434 m
Average of all land1,400 ft430 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alexandria, Minnesota, shaded from 1,360 ft on the north side to 1,480 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
Population
14,914 2024 est.
Land area
17.2 sq mi + 0.7 sq mi water
Density
866 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.8852° N, 95.3775° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Long Prairie River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Alexandria Regional/Chandler Field (AXN) 1,425 ft
ZIP codes 1
56308
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Garfield1,420 ft
  2. Forada1,410 ft
  3. Hudson Township1,410 ft
  4. Alexandria1,410 ft
  5. Alexandria Township1,400 ft
  6. Ida Township1,400 ft
  7. Lake Mary Township1,390 ft
  8. LaGrand Township1,390 ft
  9. Carlos Township1,390 ft
  10. Carlos1,370 ft
  11. Nelson1,370 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Tower Hill, Douglas County1,580 ft
  • Lookout Mountain, Douglas County1,520 ft
  • Runestone Hill1,440 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.