Sanford, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanford, New York, shaded from 940 ft on the southeast side to 2,090 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,090 ft 635 m1,800 ft 550 m1,660 ft 505 m1,370 ft 420 m1,090 ft 330 m940 ft 290 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

Sanford sits at about 1,250 ft (380 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,250 ft 380 m
most residents: 1,000–1,800 ft
Lowest
940 ft 290 m
on the southeast side
Highest
2,090 ft 635 m
on the north side
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside town boundaries

Sanford spans about 1,150 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
1,250 ft380 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north side
2,090 ft635 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
940 ft290 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sanford
1,190 ft365 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, south to north

14 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sanford, New York, shaded from 940 ft on the southeast side to 2,090 ft on the north side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Broome County, New York, United States
Population
2,180 2024 est.
Land area
90.1 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
24 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.1023° N, 75.4835° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
West Branch Delaware River → Delaware River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 5
13730 13754 13783 13813 13865
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tompkins1,760 ft
  2. Scott Township, Wayne County, PA1,640 ft
  3. Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, PA1,470 ft
  4. Windsor1,450 ft
  5. Colesville1,390 ft
  6. Sanford1,250 ft
  7. Afton1,080 ft
  8. Town of Deposit1,040 ft
  9. Deposit1,000 ft
  10. Village of Afton1,000 ft
  11. Village of Windsor960 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slide Mountain4,180 ft
  • North Dome3,608 ft
  • Bearpen Mountain3,590 ft
  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • Miller Mountain2,200 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.