Salamanca, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salamanca, New York, shaded from 1,350 ft on the northwest side to 2,280 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,280 ft 695 m2,040 ft 625 m1,930 ft 590 m1,700 ft 515 m1,460 ft 445 m1,350 ft 410 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Salamanca sits at about 1,400 ft (425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,400 ft 425 m
most residents: 1,370–1,420 ft
Lowest
1,350 ft 410 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,280 ft 695 m
on the north side
Average
1,550 ft 470 m
all land inside city limits

Salamanca spans about 930 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
1,400 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,280 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,350 ft410 m
Town center
USGS map point for Salamanca
1,380 ft420 m
Average of all land1,550 ft470 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salamanca, New York, shaded from 1,350 ft on the northwest side to 2,280 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
Population
5,757 2024 est.
Land area
6.0 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
960 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.1578° N, 78.7150° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
14779
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Red House1,940 ft
  2. Ellicottville1,910 ft
  3. Town of Salamanca1,830 ft
  4. Humphrey1,820 ft
  5. Napoli1,780 ft
  6. Little Valley1,590 ft
  7. Village of Little Valley1,590 ft
  8. Village of Ellicottville1,540 ft
  9. Great Valley1,520 ft
  10. Carrollton1,500 ft
  11. Salamanca1,400 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Oyer Mountain2,340 ft
  • Lindell Lookout2,330 ft
  • Smith Mountain, Cattaraugus County2,240 ft
  • Jimmerson Hill2,220 ft
  • Bucktooth Hill2,200 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.