Jamestown, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jamestown, North Dakota, shaded from 1,380 ft on the southeast side to 1,540 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,540 ft 470 m1,500 ft 455 m1,480 ft 450 m1,440 ft 440 m1,400 ft 425 m1,380 ft 420 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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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

Jamestown sits at about 1,480 ft (450 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,480 ft 450 m
most residents: 1,400–1,490 ft
Lowest
1,380 ft 420 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the south side
Average
1,460 ft 445 m
all land inside city limits

Jamestown spans about 160 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
1,480 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,540 ft470 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,380 ft420 m
Town center
USGS map point for Jamestown
1,410 ft430 m
Airport (JMS)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
1,500 ft457 m
Average of all land1,460 ft445 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jamestown, North Dakota, shaded from 1,380 ft on the southeast side to 1,540 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States
Population
15,789 2024 est.
Land area
13.7 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
1,156 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.9105° N, 98.7084° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
James River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Jamestown Regional (JMS) 1,500 ft
ZIP codes 3
58401 58402 58405
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lippert Township1,580 ft
  2. Eldridge Township1,540 ft
  3. Buchanan Township1,530 ft
  4. Fried Township1,510 ft
  5. Midway Township1,510 ft
  6. Bloom Township1,510 ft
  7. Woodbury Township1,490 ft
  8. Spiritwood Township1,480 ft
  9. Spiritwood1,480 ft
  10. Jamestown1,480 ft
  11. Homer Township1,480 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.