Alpha, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alpha, Minnesota, shaded from 1,370 ft on the northeast side to 1,390 ft near the middle
Elevation
1,400 ft 425 m1,390 ft 425 m1,390 ft 425 m1,380 ft 420 m1,370 ft 420 m1,370 ft 415 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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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Alpha sits at about 1,380 ft (420 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,380 ft 420 m
most residents: 1,380–1,390 ft
Lowest
1,370 ft 415 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,390 ft 425 m
near the middle
Average
1,380 ft 420 m
all land inside city limits

Alpha is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 20 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,380 ft420 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
1,390 ft425 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,370 ft415 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alpha
1,390 ft425 m
Airport (MJQ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.7 mi west of the city limits
1,446 ft441 m
Average of all land1,380 ft420 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alpha, Minnesota, shaded from 1,370 ft on the northeast side to 1,390 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States
Population
96 2024 est.
Land area
0.1 sq mi
Density
733 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.6388° N, 94.8708° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
East Fork Des Moines River → Des Moines River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Jackson Municipal (MJQ) 1,446 ft
ZIP codes 1
56111
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Des Moines Township1,440 ft
  2. Wisconsin Township1,400 ft
  3. Alpha1,380 ft
  4. Jackson1,380 ft
  5. Petersburg Township1,370 ft
  6. Enterprise Township1,360 ft
  7. Lake Fremont Township1,340 ft
  8. Dunnell1,320 ft
  9. Jay Township1,310 ft
  10. Sherburn1,290 ft
  11. Elm Creek Township1,270 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

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.