Denton, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Denton, North Carolina, shaded from 650 ft on the west side to 840 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
840 ft 255 m800 ft 240 m770 ft 235 m720 ft 220 m670 ft 205 m650 ft 195 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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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Denton sits at about 710 ft (220 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
710 ft 220 m
most residents: 680–780 ft
Lowest
650 ft 195 m
on the west side
Highest
840 ft 255 m
on the northeast side
Average
710 ft 215 m
all land inside town limits

Denton spans about 190 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
710 ft220 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
840 ft255 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
650 ft195 m
Town center
USGS map point for Denton
700 ft210 m
Average of all land710 ft215 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.5 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Denton, North Carolina, shaded from 650 ft on the west side to 840 ft on the northeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States
Population
1,580 2024 est.
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
751 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.6335° N, 80.1159° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Great Pee Dee River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
27239
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Thomasville840 ft
  2. Asheboro770 ft
  3. Rockwell760 ft
  4. Lexington760 ft
  5. Gold Hill750 ft
  6. Denton710 ft
  7. New London670 ft
  8. Southmont660 ft
  9. Misenheimer660 ft
  10. Richfield640 ft
  11. Badin550 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Moores Knob2,580 ft
  • Grist Mountain1,122 ft
  • Wildcat Mountain, Davidson County1,070 ft
  • Prickly Pear Mountain970 ft
  • Crouse Mountain960 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.