Fairfield, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield, New York, shaded from 450 ft on the southwest side to 1,770 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,770 ft 540 m1,440 ft 440 m1,280 ft 390 m950 ft 290 m620 ft 190 m450 ft 135 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
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

Fairfield sits at about 990 ft (305 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
990 ft 305 m
most residents: 590–1,420 ft
Lowest
450 ft 135 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,770 ft 540 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,140 ft 350 m
all land inside town boundaries

Fairfield spans about 1,320 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
990 ft305 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the northeast side
1,770 ft540 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
450 ft135 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fairfield
1,260 ft385 m
Average of all land1,140 ft350 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfield, New York, shaded from 450 ft on the southwest side to 1,770 ft on the northeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Herkimer County, New York, United States
Population
1,452 2024 est.
Land area
41.3 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
35 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.1373° N, 74.9132° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Mohawk River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
13365 13406 13416
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Norway1,330 ft
  2. Town of Salisbury1,120 ft
  3. Salisbury Center1,050 ft
  4. Fairfield990 ft
  5. Manheim810 ft
  6. Dolgeville810 ft
  7. Newport760 ft
  8. Town of Little Falls750 ft
  9. Village of Newport690 ft
  10. Middleville590 ft
  11. Little Falls530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blue Ridge3,860 ft
  • Little Moose Mountain3,530 ft
  • Hamilton Mountain3,250 ft
  • Dug Mountain3,240 ft
  • Three Ponds Mountain3,010 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. All public domain.