Sparta, NC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sparta, North Carolina, shaded from 2,730 ft on the east side to 3,340 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
3,340 ft 1,020 m3,190 ft 970 m3,110 ft 950 m2,960 ft 900 m2,810 ft 855 m2,730 ft 835 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

Sparta sits at about 2,930 ft (890 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,930 ft 890 m
most residents: 2,850–2,990 ft
Lowest
2,730 ft 835 m
on the east side
Highest
3,340 ft 1,020 m
on the southwest side
Average
2,910 ft 885 m
all land inside town limits

Sparta spans about 610 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
2,930 ft890 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the southwest side
3,340 ft1,020 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the east side
2,730 ft835 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sparta
2,930 ft895 m
Average of all land2,910 ft885 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sparta, North Carolina, shaded from 2,730 ft on the east side to 3,340 ft on the southwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States
Population
1,894 2024 est.
Land area
2.3 sq mi
Density
806 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.5054° N, 81.1209° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Blue Ridge
Drains to
New River → Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
28675
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jefferson2,990 ft
  2. Sparta2,930 ft
  3. Independence, VA2,680 ft
  4. Baywood, VA2,570 ft
  5. Galax, VA2,470 ft
  6. Stevens Creek, VA2,450 ft
  7. Hilltown, VA2,400 ft
  8. Fries, VA2,230 ft
  9. Lowgap1,380 ft
  10. Hays1,280 ft
  11. Mulberry1,230 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Phoenix Mountain4,718 ft
  • High Rock4,660 ft
  • Mount Jefferson4,650 ft
  • Point Lookout Mountain4,540 ft
  • Peach Bottom Mountain4,125 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.