Grand Forks County, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, shaded from 790 ft on the northeast side to 1,540 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,540 ft 470 m1,350 ft 410 m1,250 ft 385 m1,070 ft 325 m880 ft 270 m790 ft 240 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
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Grand Forks County averages about 1,020 ft (310 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 790 ft on the northeast side to 1,540 ft on the west side.

Average elevation
1,020 ft 310 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the west side
Lowest
790 ft 240 m
on the northeast side

Grand Forks County spans about 750 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,020 ft310 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the west side
1,540 ft470 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
790 ft240 m

Elevation profile, west to east

40 mi west to east through Grand Forks.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, shaded from 790 ft on the northeast side to 1,540 ft on the west side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in North Dakota, United States
Population
73,771 2024 est.
Land area
1,436.2 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
Density
51 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Canada
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Nelson County1,500 ft
  2. Steele County1,270 ft
  3. Walsh County1,120 ft
  4. Marshall County, MN1,020 ft
  5. Grand Forks County1,020 ft
  6. Polk County, MN1,010 ft
  7. Traill County950 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 52 towns in Grand Forks County by typical elevation
  1. Niagara1,440 ft
  2. Loretta Township1,430 ft
  3. Logan Center Township1,420 ft
  4. Moraine Township1,370 ft
  5. Plymouth Township1,360 ft
  6. Niagara Township1,360 ft
  7. Elkmount Township1,210 ft
  8. Lind Township1,190 ft
  9. Larimore1,130 ft
  10. Larimore Township1,130 ft
  11. Grace Township1,130 ft
  12. Elm Grove Township1,130 ft
  13. Agnes Township1,130 ft
  14. Inkster Township1,120 ft
  15. Northwood1,120 ft
  16. Avon Township1,120 ft
  17. Northwood Township1,110 ft
  18. Washington Township1,090 ft
  19. Arvilla Township1,080 ft
  20. Hegton Township1,070 ft
  21. Inkster1,030 ft
  22. Pleasant View Township1,020 ft
  23. Wheatfield Township990 ft
  24. Union Township970 ft
  25. Chester Township970 ft
  26. Fairfield Township930 ft
  27. Strabane Township930 ft
  28. Michigan Township920 ft
  29. Reynolds partly910 ft
  30. Emerado900 ft
  31. Grand Forks AFB890 ft
  32. Mekinock Township890 ft
  33. Gilby880 ft
  34. Johnstown Township870 ft
  35. Gilby Township870 ft
  36. Allendale Township870 ft
  37. Oakville Township870 ft
  38. Thompson870 ft
  39. Americus Township870 ft
  40. Bentru Township850 ft
  41. Blooming Township850 ft
  42. Brenna Township850 ft
  43. Walle Township840 ft
  44. Lakeville Township840 ft
  45. Grand Forks Township840 ft
  46. Rye Township840 ft
  47. Grand Forks830 ft
  48. Levant Township830 ft
  49. Falconer Township830 ft
  50. Manvel820 ft
  51. Ferry Township820 ft
  52. Turtle River Township810 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.