Elizabeth, NJ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elizabeth, New Jersey, shaded from sea level level on Newark Bay to 92 ft on the west side
Elevation
92 ft 28 m69 ft 21 m58 ft 18 m35 ft 11 m12 ft 4 m0 ft 0 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
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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

Elizabeth sits at about 30 ft (9 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
30 ft 9 m
most residents: 16–45 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Newark Bay
Highest
92 ft 28 m
on the west side
Average
21 ft 6 m
all land inside city limits

Elizabeth spans about 92 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
30 ft9 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
92 ft28 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Newark Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elizabeth
21 ft6 m
Airport (EWR)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.2 mi northeast of the city limits
18 ft5 m
Average of all land21 ft6 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elizabeth, New Jersey, shaded from sea level level on Newark Bay to 92 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Union County, New Jersey, United States
Population
140,413 2024 est.
Land area
12.3 sq mi + 1.3 sq mi water
Density
11,398 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6640° N, 74.2107° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Newark Liberty International (EWR) 18 ft
ZIP codes 4
07201 07202 07206 07208
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Union120 ft
  2. Connecticut Farms110 ft
  3. Union Township97 ft
  4. Kenilworth86 ft
  5. Roselle Park77 ft
  6. Winfield Township63 ft
  7. Roselle57 ft
  8. Hillside Township53 ft
  9. Kean University43 ft
  10. Linden31 ft
  11. Elizabeth30 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Stony Hill, Essex County640 ft
  • Mayapple Hill590 ft
  • Nook Hill550 ft
  • Laurel Hill, Hudson County170 ft
  • Little Snake Hill72 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −3 ft at 40.6493° N, 74.1779° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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.