Alfred, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alfred, New York, shaded from 1,470 ft on the northeast side to 2,350 ft on Jericho Hill
Elevation
2,350 ft 715 m2,130 ft 650 m2,020 ft 615 m1,800 ft 550 m1,580 ft 480 m1,470 ft 450 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alfred sits at about 1,840 ft (560 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,840 ft 560 m
most residents: 1,750–2,090 ft
Lowest
1,470 ft 450 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,350 ft 715 m
on Jericho Hill
Average
2,050 ft 625 m
all land inside town boundaries

Alfred spans about 880 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
1,840 ft560 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on Jericho Hill
2,350 ft715 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northeast side
1,470 ft450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alfred
1,760 ft535 m
Average of all land2,050 ft625 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alfred, New York, shaded from 1,470 ft on the northeast side to 2,350 ft on Jericho Hill
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Allegany County, New York, United States
Population
6,552 2024 est.
Land area
31.5 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
208 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.2542° N, 77.7906° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Chemung River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 4
14802 14803 14804 14806
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ward2,100 ft
  2. West Almond2,020 ft
  3. Hartsville2,020 ft
  4. Village of Alfred1,840 ft
  5. Alfred1,840 ft
  6. Andover1,740 ft
  7. Village of Andover1,670 ft
  8. Almond1,540 ft
  9. Village of Almond1,340 ft
  10. Hornellsville1,200 ft
  11. Hornell1,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Jericho Hill2,350 ft
  • Ben Socker Hill2,310 ft
  • Hamilton Hill, Allegany County2,300 ft
  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Connecticut Hill2,100 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.