Fordville, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fordville, North Dakota, shaded from 1,100 ft on the south side to 1,150 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,150 ft 350 m1,140 ft 350 m1,130 ft 345 m1,120 ft 340 m1,100 ft 335 m1,100 ft 335 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fordville sits at about 1,140 ft (350 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,140 ft 350 m
most residents: 1,120–1,140 ft
Lowest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the south side
Highest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the north side
Average
1,130 ft 345 m
all land inside city limits

Fordville spans about 50 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
1,140 ft350 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,150 ft350 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,100 ft335 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fordville
1,140 ft350 m
Average of all land1,130 ft345 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fordville, North Dakota, shaded from 1,100 ft on the south side to 1,150 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States
Population
201 2024 est.
Land area
1.0 sq mi
Density
199 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.2175° N, 97.7906° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Forest River → Red River → Canada
ZIP codes 1
58231
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Dahlen Township1,430 ft
  2. Dahlen1,420 ft
  3. Elkmount Township1,210 ft
  4. Medford Township1,170 ft
  5. Fordville1,140 ft
  6. Inkster Township1,120 ft
  7. Eden Township1,040 ft
  8. Inkster1,030 ft
  9. Pisek990 ft
  10. Conway980 ft
  11. Rushford Township970 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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. All public domain.