Tompkins, NY Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tompkins, New York, shaded from 1,150 ft on the southwest side to 2,420 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
2,420 ft 740 m2,100 ft 640 m1,950 ft 595 m1,630 ft 495 m1,310 ft 400 m1,150 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

Tompkins sits at about 1,760 ft (540 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,760 ft 540 m
most residents: 1,420–1,960 ft
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,420 ft 740 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,730 ft 525 m
all land inside town boundaries

Tompkins spans about 1,270 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
1,760 ft540 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
2,420 ft740 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southwest side
1,150 ft350 m
Average of all land1,730 ft525 m

Elevation profile, west to east

7.6 mi west to east through the middle of Tompkins.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tompkins, New York, shaded from 1,150 ft on the southwest side to 2,420 ft on the southeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Town in Delaware County, New York, United States
Population
1,259 2024 est.
Land area
98.1 sq mi + 6.3 sq mi water
Density
13 per sq mi
Coordinates
42.1342° N, 75.2718° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
West Branch Delaware River → Delaware River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 5
13756 13783 13839 13847 13856
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Tompkins1,760 ft
  2. Masonville1,730 ft
  3. Walton1,270 ft
  4. Sanford1,250 ft
  5. Village of Walton1,230 ft
  6. Unadilla1,140 ft
  7. Hancock1,050 ft
  8. Town of Deposit1,040 ft
  9. Village of Unadilla1,020 ft
  10. Deposit1,000 ft
  11. Village of Hancock970 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
  • North Knob2,692 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.