Farmington, MO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Farmington, Missouri, shaded from 830 ft on the southwest side to 1,150 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,150 ft 350 m1,070 ft 325 m1,030 ft 315 m950 ft 290 m870 ft 265 m830 ft 255 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

Farmington sits at about 910 ft (280 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
910 ft 280 m
most residents: 880–960 ft
Lowest
830 ft 255 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the west side
Average
920 ft 280 m
all land inside city limits

Farmington spans about 320 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
910 ft280 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,150 ft350 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
830 ft255 m
Town center
USGS map point for Farmington
920 ft280 m
Airport (FAM)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
946 ft288 m
Average of all land920 ft280 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Farmington, Missouri, shaded from 830 ft on the southwest side to 1,150 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
Population
19,165 2024 est.
Land area
9.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
2,019 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.7809° N, 90.4218° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Ozark Plateaus
Drains to
Saint Francis River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Farmington Regional (FAM) 946 ft
ZIP codes 1
63640
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bismarck1,020 ft
  2. Doe Run950 ft
  3. Knob Lick950 ft
  4. Farmington910 ft
  5. Wortham910 ft
  6. Leadington880 ft
  7. Frankclay870 ft
  8. Park Hills800 ft
  9. Desloge800 ft
  10. Bonne Terre800 ft
  11. Leadwood800 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Wiggins Hill1,130 ft
  • Gruner Hill1,130 ft
  • Chalk Hill1,120 ft
  • Rickus Hill1,090 ft
  • Beck Mountain1,050 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.