Athens County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Athens County, Ohio, shaded from 580 ft on the southeast side to 1,070 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,070 ft 325 m950 ft 290 m890 ft 270 m770 ft 235 m640 ft 195 m580 ft 175 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Athens County averages about 810 ft (245 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 580 ft on the southeast side to 1,070 ft on the north side.

Average elevation
810 ft 245 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,070 ft 325 m
on the north side
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the southeast side

Athens County spans about 490 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 land810 ft245 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the north side
1,070 ft325 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, south to north

25 mi south to north through Athens Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Athens County, Ohio, shaded from 580 ft on the southeast side to 1,070 ft on the north side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
63,218 2024 est.
Land area
504.1 sq mi + 4.8 sq mi water
Density
125 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Perry County940 ft
  2. Hocking County910 ft
  3. Morgan County890 ft
  4. Vinton County840 ft
  5. Washington County820 ft
  6. Athens County810 ft
  7. Wood County, WV790 ft
  8. Meigs County750 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio67th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,787th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Nebo1,040 ft
  • Bloemer Berg1,000 ft
  • Riley Hill980 ft
  • Signal Hill960 ft
  • Jasper Hill930 ft
All 29 towns in Athens County by typical elevation
  1. Ames Township860 ft
  2. Canaan Township, Athens County850 ft
  3. Waterloo Township850 ft
  4. Lodi Township840 ft
  5. New Marshfield840 ft
  6. Carthage Township840 ft
  7. Bern Township830 ft
  8. Alexander Township810 ft
  9. Lee Township780 ft
  10. Rome Township, Athens County760 ft
  11. Albany760 ft
  12. Troy Township, Athens County730 ft
  13. Trimble Township720 ft
  14. Dover Township, Athens County720 ft
  15. York Township720 ft
  16. The Plains720 ft
  17. Coolville710 ft
  18. Glouster700 ft
  19. Nelsonville690 ft
  20. Athens Township690 ft
  21. Buchtel690 ft
  22. Jacksonville690 ft
  23. Trimble680 ft
  24. Millfield670 ft
  25. Athens670 ft
  26. Stewart660 ft
  27. Amesville660 ft
  28. Chauncey660 ft
  29. Hockingport630 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.