Kearney, NE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kearney, Nebraska, shaded from 2,110 ft on the southeast side to 2,300 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,300 ft 700 m2,250 ft 685 m2,230 ft 680 m2,180 ft 665 m2,140 ft 650 m2,110 ft 645 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

Kearney sits at about 2,160 ft (660 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,160 ft 660 m
most residents: 2,140–2,250 ft
Lowest
2,110 ft 645 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,300 ft 700 m
on the west side
Average
2,170 ft 665 m
all land inside city limits

Kearney spans about 190 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
2,160 ft660 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
2,300 ft700 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
2,110 ft645 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kearney
2,150 ft655 m
Airport (EAR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.4 mi northeast of the city limits
2,132 ft650 m
Average of all land2,170 ft665 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kearney, Nebraska, shaded from 2,110 ft on the southeast side to 2,300 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States
Population
34,741 2024 est.
Land area
15.2 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
2,283 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6995° N, 99.0815° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Kearney Regional (EAR) 2,132 ft
ZIP codes 3
68845 68847 68849
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Elm Creek2,270 ft
  2. Amherst2,240 ft
  3. Axtell2,220 ft
  4. Odessa2,220 ft
  5. Riverdale2,180 ft
  6. Minden2,170 ft
  7. Kearney2,160 ft
  8. Glenwood2,150 ft
  9. Heartwell2,100 ft
  10. Pleasanton2,090 ft
  11. Gibbon2,060 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.