Belfast, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Belfast, New York, shaded from 1,250 ft near the middle to 2,200 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,200 ft 670 m1,960 ft 600 m1,850 ft 565 m1,610 ft 490 m1,370 ft 415 m1,250 ft 380 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
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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Belfast sits at about 1,340 ft (410 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,340 ft 410 m
most residents: 1,280–1,780 ft
Lowest
1,250 ft 380 m
near the middle
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,630 ft 500 m
all land inside town boundaries

Belfast spans about 950 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
1,340 ft410 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, near the middle
1,250 ft380 m
Town center
USGS map point for Belfast
1,310 ft400 m
Average of all land1,630 ft500 m

Elevation profile, south to north

6.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Belfast, New York, shaded from 1,250 ft near the middle to 2,200 ft on the southwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Allegany County, New York, United States
Population
1,625 2024 est.
Land area
36.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
45 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.3428° N, 78.1114° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Genesee River
ZIP codes 5
14711 14714 14717 14739 14813
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Allen1,780 ft
  2. New Hudson1,770 ft
  3. Rushford1,520 ft
  4. Angelica1,470 ft
  5. Village of Angelica1,430 ft
  6. Belmont1,380 ft
  7. Hume1,360 ft
  8. Belfast1,340 ft
  9. Caneadea1,320 ft
  10. Houghton1,260 ft
  11. Fillmore1,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Jackson Hill, Allegany County2,240 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Allegany County2,100 ft
  • Peacock Hill2,090 ft
  • Jacobs Hill, Allegany County1,960 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.