Princeton, NE Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Princeton, Nebraska, shaded from 1,390 ft on the northwest side to 1,450 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,450 ft 440 m1,430 ft 435 m1,430 ft 435 m1,410 ft 430 m1,400 ft 425 m1,390 ft 425 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.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Princeton sits at about 1,440 ft (440 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,440 ft 440 m
most residents: 1,430–1,440 ft
Lowest
1,390 ft 425 m
on the northwest side
Highest
1,450 ft 440 m
on the west side
Average
1,430 ft 435 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Princeton spans about 60 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
1,440 ft440 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
1,450 ft440 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,390 ft425 m
Town center
USGS map point for Princeton
1,430 ft435 m
Average of all land1,430 ft435 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Princeton, Nebraska, shaded from 1,390 ft on the northwest side to 1,450 ft on the west side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Population
51 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
176 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.5736° N, 96.7047° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
North Fork Big Nemaha River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
68404
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hallam1,480 ft
  2. Highland Township1,440 ft
  3. Cortland1,440 ft
  4. Princeton1,440 ft
  5. Nemaha Township1,390 ft
  6. Kramer1,360 ft
  7. Firth1,350 ft
  8. Martell1,350 ft
  9. Hickman1,290 ft
  10. Sprague1,280 ft
  11. Roca1,260 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Princeton is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.