Decatur, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Decatur, New York, shaded from 1,460 ft on the northeast side to 2,340 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,340 ft 715 m2,120 ft 645 m2,010 ft 615 m1,790 ft 545 m1,570 ft 480 m1,460 ft 445 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
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

Decatur sits at about 2,010 ft (610 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,010 ft 610 m
most residents: 1,700–2,160 ft
Lowest
1,460 ft 445 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,340 ft 715 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,970 ft 600 m
all land inside town boundaries

Decatur 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
2,010 ft610 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northeast side
2,340 ft715 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northeast side
1,460 ft445 m
Town center
USGS map point for Decatur
1,620 ft495 m
Average of all land1,970 ft600 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Decatur, New York, shaded from 1,460 ft on the northeast side to 2,340 ft on the northeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Otsego County, New York, United States
Population
368 2024 est.
Land area
20.6 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
18 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.6442° N, 74.7251° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 2
12043 12197
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Summit2,050 ft
  2. Decatur2,010 ft
  3. Westford1,780 ft
  4. Roseboom1,660 ft
  5. Worcester1,510 ft
  6. East Worcester1,510 ft
  7. Middlefield1,450 ft
  8. Seward1,300 ft
  9. Schenevus1,280 ft
  10. Richmondville1,210 ft
  11. Village of Richmondville1,120 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blackhead3,930 ft
  • West Kill Mountain3,890 ft
  • North Dome3,608 ft
  • Bearpen Mountain3,590 ft
  • Huntersfield Mountain3,421 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.