Jackson, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jackson, Minnesota, shaded from 1,290 ft on the south side to 1,470 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,470 ft 450 m1,430 ft 435 m1,400 ft 430 m1,360 ft 415 m1,310 ft 400 m1,290 ft 395 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Jackson 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: 1,340–1,440 ft
Lowest
1,290 ft 395 m
on the south side
Highest
1,470 ft 450 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,400 ft 430 m
all land inside city limits

Jackson spans about 180 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
1,380 ft420 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,470 ft450 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,290 ft395 m
Town center
USGS map point for Jackson
1,310 ft400 m
Airport (MJQ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,446 ft441 m
Average of all land1,400 ft430 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jackson, Minnesota, shaded from 1,290 ft on the south side to 1,470 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States
Population
3,252 2024 est.
Land area
5.2 sq mi
Density
626 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.6208° N, 94.9886° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Des Moines River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Jackson Municipal (MJQ) 1,446 ft
ZIP codes 1
56143
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lakefield1,480 ft
  2. Hunter Township1,470 ft
  3. Des Moines Township1,440 ft
  4. Belmont Township1,420 ft
  5. Minneota Township1,420 ft
  6. Middletown Township1,400 ft
  7. Wisconsin Township1,400 ft
  8. Alpha1,380 ft
  9. Jackson1,380 ft
  10. Petersburg Township1,370 ft
  11. Enterprise Township1,360 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.