Lincoln, NE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lincoln, Nebraska, shaded from 1,100 ft on the northeast side to 1,440 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,440 ft 440 m1,350 ft 415 m1,310 ft 400 m1,230 ft 375 m1,140 ft 350 m1,100 ft 335 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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

Lincoln sits at about 1,220 ft (370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,220 ft 370 m
most residents: 1,160–1,310 ft
Lowest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,440 ft 440 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,220 ft 375 m
all land inside city limits

Lincoln spans about 340 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
1,220 ft370 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,440 ft440 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,100 ft335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lincoln
1,200 ft365 m
Airport (LNK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,219 ft372 m
Average of all land1,220 ft375 m

Elevation profile, west to east

9.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lincoln, Nebraska, shaded from 1,100 ft on the northeast side to 1,440 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Population
300,619 2024 est.
Land area
102.9 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
Density
2,922 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.8000° N, 96.6670° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Salt Creek → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Lincoln (LNK) 1,219 ft
ZIP codes 22
68430 68502 68503 68504 68505 68506 68507 68508 68510 68512 68514 68516 68517 68520 68521 68522 68523 68524 68526 68527 68528 68588
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cheney1,430 ft
  2. Martell1,350 ft
  3. Prairie Home1,290 ft
  4. Bennet1,290 ft
  5. Roca1,260 ft
  6. Denton1,250 ft
  7. Walton1,240 ft
  8. Lincoln1,220 ft
  9. Emerald1,210 ft
  10. Yankee Hill1,180 ft
  11. Waverly1,120 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.