Franklin, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, New York, shaded from 1,140 ft on the southwest side to 2,320 ft on the east side
Elevation
2,320 ft 705 m2,020 ft 615 m1,880 ft 570 m1,580 ft 480 m1,290 ft 395 m1,140 ft 350 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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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

Franklin sits at about 1,690 ft (515 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,690 ft 515 m
most residents: 1,240–2,040 ft
Lowest
1,140 ft 350 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,320 ft 705 m
on the east side
Average
1,760 ft 535 m
all land inside town boundaries

Franklin spans about 1,180 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
1,690 ft515 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the east side
2,320 ft705 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,140 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Franklin
1,240 ft375 m
Average of all land1,760 ft535 m

Elevation profile, south to north

8.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, New York, shaded from 1,140 ft on the southwest side to 2,320 ft on the east side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Delaware County, New York, United States
Population
2,259 2024 est.
Land area
81.2 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
28 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.3406° N, 75.1652° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 6
13753 13775 13820 13839 13846 13856
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Franklin1,690 ft
  2. Village of Franklin1,240 ft
  3. Oneonta1,170 ft
  4. Town of Oneonta1,150 ft
  5. Wells Bridge1,150 ft
  6. Otego1,150 ft
  7. Unadilla1,140 ft
  8. West End1,120 ft
  9. Sidney1,080 ft
  10. Village of Otego1,060 ft
  11. Village of Unadilla1,020 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slide Mountain4,180 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.