Nevada, MO Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nevada, Missouri, shaded from 760 ft on the northwest side to 920 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
920 ft 280 m880 ft 270 m860 ft 265 m820 ft 250 m780 ft 240 m760 ft 235 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

Nevada sits at about 850 ft (260 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
850 ft 260 m
most residents: 830–870 ft
Lowest
760 ft 235 m
on the northwest side
Highest
920 ft 280 m
on the southeast side
Average
850 ft 260 m
all land inside city limits

Nevada spans about 160 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
850 ft260 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
920 ft280 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
760 ft235 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nevada
880 ft265 m
Airport (NVD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
892 ft272 m
Average of all land850 ft260 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nevada, Missouri, shaded from 760 ft on the northwest side to 920 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Population
8,294 2024 est.
Land area
9.1 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
914 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.8392° N, 94.3547° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Osage River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Nevada Municipal (NVD) 892 ft
ZIP codes 1
64772
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Milo880 ft
  2. Badger Township860 ft
  3. Moundville Township860 ft
  4. Moundville860 ft
  5. Nevada850 ft
  6. Center Township850 ft
  7. Walker850 ft
  8. Walker Township840 ft
  9. Washington Township830 ft
  10. Deerfield Township800 ft
  11. Lake Township790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blue Mound, Vernon County930 ft
  • Martin Mound880 ft
  • Timber Hill870 ft
  • Pepper Hill830 ft
  • Deer Mound740 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.