Seward, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Seward, New York, shaded from 1,030 ft on the southeast side to 1,980 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,980 ft 605 m1,740 ft 530 m1,620 ft 495 m1,390 ft 425 m1,150 ft 350 m1,030 ft 315 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Seward sits at about 1,300 ft (395 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,300 ft 395 m
most residents: 1,160–1,610 ft
Lowest
1,030 ft 315 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,980 ft 605 m
on the south side
Average
1,390 ft 425 m
all land inside town boundaries

Seward spans about 950 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
1,300 ft395 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the south side
1,980 ft605 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
1,030 ft315 m
Town center
USGS map point for Seward
1,180 ft360 m
Average of all land1,390 ft425 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Seward, New York, shaded from 1,030 ft on the southeast side to 1,980 ft on the south side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Schoharie County, New York, United States
Population
1,594 2024 est.
Land area
36.4 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
44 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.7209° N, 74.6088° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Mohawk River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
12043 12149 13459
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Decatur2,010 ft
  2. Roseboom1,660 ft
  3. East Worcester1,510 ft
  4. Sharon Springs1,350 ft
  5. Sharon1,340 ft
  6. Seward1,300 ft
  7. Richmondville1,210 ft
  8. Village of Richmondville1,120 ft
  9. Village of Cobleskill950 ft
  10. Cobleskill950 ft
  11. Ames710 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Blackhead3,930 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.