St. John, ND Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of St. John, North Dakota, shaded from 1,890 ft on the northeast side to 2,010 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,010 ft 615 m1,980 ft 605 m1,960 ft 600 m1,930 ft 590 m1,900 ft 580 m1,890 ft 575 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
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

St. John sits at about 1,950 ft (595 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,950 ft 595 m
most residents: 1,930–1,980 ft
Lowest
1,890 ft 575 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,010 ft 615 m
on the west side
Average
1,950 ft 595 m
all land inside city limits

St. John spans about 120 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
1,950 ft595 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
2,010 ft615 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,890 ft575 m
Town center
USGS map point for St. John
1,950 ft595 m
Airport (06D)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.2 mi southeast of the city limits
1,823 ft556 m
Average of all land1,950 ft595 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of St. John, North Dakota, shaded from 1,890 ft on the northeast side to 2,010 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States
Population
310 2024 est.
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
701 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.9445° N, 99.7110° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Pembina River → Red River → Canada
Airport
Rolla Muni/leonard Krech Field (06D) 1,823 ft
ZIP codes 1
58369
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. East Dunseith2,060 ft
  2. Belcourt1,970 ft
  3. St. John1,950 ft
  4. Green Acres1,920 ft
  5. Shell Valley1,870 ft
  6. Rolla1,810 ft
  7. Shell Valley Township1,770 ft
  8. Monroe Township1,730 ft
  9. Mount View Township1,730 ft
  10. Picton Township1,680 ft
  11. Hansboro1,590 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Boundary Butte2,520 ft
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.