Kensington, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kensington, New York, shaded from 6 ft on the east side to 140 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
140 ft 45 m110 ft 35 m90 ft 28 m56 ft 17 m23 ft 7 m6 ft 2 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Village area
Fades everything outside the official village limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kensington sits at about 120 ft (35 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
120 ft 35 m
most residents: 86–130 ft
Lowest
6 ft 2 m
on the east side
Highest
140 ft 45 m
on the southeast side
Average
100 ft 30 m
all land inside village limits

Kensington spans about 134 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
120 ft35 m
Highest point
Inside village limits, on the southeast side
140 ft45 m
Lowest point
Inside village limits, on the east side
6 ft2 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kensington
130 ft40 m
Airport (JFK)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi south of the village limits
13 ft4 m
Average of all land100 ft30 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kensington, New York, shaded from 6 ft on the east side to 140 ft on the southeast side
Village limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Village in Nassau County, New York, United States
Population
1,204 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
4,740 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.7934° N, 73.7221° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Long Island Sound
Airport
John F Kennedy International (JFK) 13 ft
ZIP codes 1
11021
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Thomaston160 ft
  2. Manhasset140 ft
  3. Russell Gardens130 ft
  4. Kensington120 ft
  5. Great Neck Gardens110 ft
  6. Great Neck Plaza100 ft
  7. University Gardens87 ft
  8. Great Neck83 ft
  9. Plandome Heights80 ft
  10. Great Neck Estates78 ft
  11. Saddle Rock Estates25 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • South Beacon Mountain1,600 ft
  • Harbor Hill, Nassau County370 ft
  • Maspeth Plateau130 ft
  • Janes Hill74 ft
  • Budds Hill71 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the village limits, 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 village limits (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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.