Matthews, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Matthews, North Carolina, shaded from 450 ft on the north side to 800 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
800 ft 245 m710 ft 215 m670 ft 205 m580 ft 175 m490 ft 150 m450 ft 135 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Matthews sits at about 710 ft (215 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
710 ft 215 m
most residents: 670–740 ft
Lowest
450 ft 135 m
on the north side
Highest
800 ft 240 m
on the northeast side
Average
710 ft 215 m
all land inside town limits

Matthews spans about 350 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 ft215 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
800 ft240 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
450 ft135 m
Town center
USGS map point for Matthews
730 ft220 m
Airport (CLT)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 13 mi northwest of the town limits
748 ft228 m
Average of all land710 ft215 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Matthews, North Carolina, shaded from 450 ft on the north side to 800 ft on the northeast side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Population
32,048 2024 est.
Land area
17.1 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,873 per sq mi
Coordinates
35.1168° N, 80.7237° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Catawba River → Wateree River → Santee River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 748 ft
ZIP codes 2
28104 28105
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Mint Hill720 ft
  2. Matthews710 ft
  3. Charlotte700 ft
  4. Stallings680 ft
  5. Weddington670 ft
  6. Lake Park650 ft
  7. Indian Trail640 ft
  8. Hemby Bridge630 ft
  9. Marvin610 ft
  10. Wesley Chapel600 ft
  11. Pineville580 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Capps Hill850 ft
  • Red Hill, Union County710 ft
  • Polk Mountain660 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.