Franklin, NE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, Nebraska, shaded from 1,810 ft on the southeast side to 1,910 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,910 ft 580 m1,880 ft 575 m1,870 ft 570 m1,850 ft 565 m1,820 ft 555 m1,810 ft 550 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
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

Franklin sits at about 1,860 ft (570 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,860 ft 570 m
most residents: 1,850–1,880 ft
Lowest
1,810 ft 550 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,910 ft 580 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,860 ft 570 m
all land inside city limits

Franklin spans about 100 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
1,860 ft570 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,910 ft580 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,810 ft550 m
Town center
USGS map point for Franklin
1,860 ft565 m
Average of all land1,860 ft570 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, Nebraska, shaded from 1,810 ft on the southeast side to 1,910 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States
Population
892 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
899 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.0961° N, 98.9526° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Republican River → Kansas River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
68939
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Macon Township2,140 ft
  2. Ash Grove Township2,060 ft
  3. Marion Township2,000 ft
  4. Martin Township, KS2,000 ft
  5. East Bloomington Township1,930 ft
  6. Bloomington1,930 ft
  7. Turkey Creek Township1,910 ft
  8. Naponee1,880 ft
  9. Franklin1,860 ft
  10. Washington Township1,860 ft
  11. Riverton1,770 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lookout Mountain2,050 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.