Meridian, MS Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Meridian, Mississippi, shaded from 270 ft on the southwest side to 640 ft on the east side
Elevation
640 ft 195 m550 ft 165 m500 ft 150 m410 ft 125 m320 ft 95 m270 ft 85 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.
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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

Meridian sits at about 380 ft (115 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
380 ft 115 m
most residents: 320–440 ft
Lowest
270 ft 85 m
on the southwest side
Highest
640 ft 195 m
on the east side
Average
380 ft 115 m
all land inside city limits

Meridian spans about 370 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
380 ft115 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
640 ft195 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
270 ft85 m
Town center
USGS map point for Meridian
340 ft105 m
Airport (MEI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
298 ft91 m
Average of all land380 ft115 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Meridian, Mississippi, shaded from 270 ft on the southwest side to 640 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States
Population
33,549 2024 est.
Land area
53.7 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
Density
624 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.3643° N, 88.7037° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Chickasawhay River → Pascagoula River → Gulf of America
Airport
Key Field (MEI) 298 ft
ZIP codes 3
39301 39305 39307
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Collinsville410 ft
  2. Marion390 ft
  3. Meridian380 ft
  4. Hickory330 ft
  5. Toomsuba320 ft
  6. Nellieburg320 ft
  7. Chunky320 ft
  8. Meridian Station290 ft
  9. Lauderdale280 ft
  10. Enterprise260 ft
  11. Stonewall240 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Barton580 ft
  • Tunnel Hill550 ft
  • Bill Mountain530 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.