Columbus, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Columbus, New York, shaded from 1,100 ft on the southeast side to 1,960 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,960 ft 595 m1,740 ft 530 m1,630 ft 500 m1,420 ft 430 m1,200 ft 365 m1,100 ft 335 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

Columbus sits at about 1,460 ft (445 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,460 ft 445 m
most residents: 1,220–1,680 ft
Lowest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,960 ft 595 m
on the southwest side
Average
1,480 ft 450 m
all land inside town boundaries

Columbus spans about 860 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
1,460 ft445 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,960 ft595 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
1,100 ft335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Columbus
1,300 ft395 m
Average of all land1,480 ft450 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Columbus, New York, shaded from 1,100 ft on the southeast side to 1,960 ft on the southwest side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Chenango County, New York, United States
Population
885 2024 est.
Land area
37.4 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
24 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.6840° N, 75.3727° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
13411 13460 13485
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Brookfield1,540 ft
  2. Pittsfield1,470 ft
  3. Columbus1,460 ft
  4. Edmeston1,290 ft
  5. New Berlin1,240 ft
  6. North Norwich1,140 ft
  7. South Edmeston1,110 ft
  8. Village of New Berlin1,110 ft
  9. Sherburne1,100 ft
  10. Earlville1,090 ft
  11. Village of Sherburne1,060 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Dome3,608 ft
  • Bearpen Mountain3,590 ft
  • Huntersfield Mountain3,421 ft
  • Three Ponds Mountain3,010 ft
  • Columbus Hill1,760 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.