Oakes, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Oakes, North Dakota, shaded from 1,300 ft on the west side to 1,350 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,350 ft 415 m1,340 ft 410 m1,330 ft 405 m1,320 ft 400 m1,300 ft 400 m1,300 ft 395 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

Oakes sits at about 1,310 ft (400 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,310 ft 400 m
most residents: 1,310–1,320 ft
Lowest
1,300 ft 395 m
on the west side
Highest
1,350 ft 415 m
on the southeast side
Average
1,320 ft 400 m
all land inside city limits

Oakes 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
1,310 ft400 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
1,350 ft415 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,300 ft395 m
Town center
USGS map point for Oakes
1,320 ft400 m
Airport (2D5)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.4 mi north of the city limits
1,335 ft407 m
Average of all land1,320 ft400 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Oakes, North Dakota, shaded from 1,300 ft on the west side to 1,350 ft on the southeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States
Population
1,777 2024 est.
Land area
1.6 sq mi
Density
1,135 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.1386° N, 98.0904° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
James River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Oakes Municipal (2D5) 1,335 ft
ZIP codes 1
58474
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. James River Valley Township1,370 ft
  2. Hudson Township1,370 ft
  3. Clement Township1,360 ft
  4. Divide Township1,350 ft
  5. Verner Township1,330 ft
  6. Denver Township1,320 ft
  7. Jackson Township1,320 ft
  8. Oakes1,310 ft
  9. Bear Creek Township1,310 ft
  10. Riverdale Township1,310 ft
  11. Ludden1,300 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.