Jefferson County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Ohio, shaded from 640 ft on the southeast side to 1,450 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,450 ft 440 m1,250 ft 380 m1,150 ft 350 m940 ft 290 m740 ft 225 m640 ft 195 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

Jefferson County averages about 1,080 ft (330 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 640 ft on the southeast side to 1,450 ft on the northwest side.

Average elevation
1,080 ft 330 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,450 ft 440 m
on the northwest side
Lowest
640 ft 195 m
on the southeast side

Jefferson County spans about 810 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 land1,080 ft330 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northwest side
1,450 ft440 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
640 ft195 m

Elevation profile, west to east

14 mi west to east through Steubenville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Jefferson County, Ohio, shaded from 640 ft on the southeast side to 1,450 ft on the northwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
63,900 2024 est.
Land area
408.1 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
Density
157 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. Columbiana County1,140 ft
  2. Carroll County1,130 ft
  3. Belmont County1,120 ft
  4. Harrison County1,100 ft
  5. Ohio County, WV1,100 ft
  6. Jefferson County1,080 ft
  7. Hancock County, WV1,050 ft
  8. Brooke County, WV1,030 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio16th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,269th highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Tunnel Hill1,280 ft
  • Norton Hill1,280 ft
  • Myers Knob1,210 ft
  • Taylors Hill1,110 ft
All 36 towns in Jefferson County by typical elevation
  1. East Springfield1,270 ft
  2. Bloomingdale1,240 ft
  3. Richmond1,240 ft
  4. New Alexandria1,230 ft
  5. Mount Pleasant1,200 ft
  6. Salem Township, Jefferson County1,200 ft
  7. Wintersville1,170 ft
  8. Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County1,160 ft
  9. Mount Pleasant Township1,150 ft
  10. Cross Creek Township1,150 ft
  11. Smithfield Township1,100 ft
  12. Island Creek Township1,100 ft
  13. Ross Township, Jefferson County1,080 ft
  14. Wayne Township, Jefferson County1,070 ft
  15. Steubenville1,060 ft
  16. Saline Township1,020 ft
  17. Springfield Township, Jefferson County990 ft
  18. Steubenville Township970 ft
  19. Mingo Junction970 ft
  20. Amsterdam950 ft
  21. Bergholz920 ft
  22. Adena870 ft
  23. Wells Township800 ft
  24. Irondale760 ft
  25. Village of Dillonvale730 ft
  26. Toronto720 ft
  27. Brilliant710 ft
  28. Knox Township710 ft
  29. Connorville690 ft
  30. Pottery Addition690 ft
  31. Warren Township, Jefferson County680 ft
  32. Rayland680 ft
  33. Stratton680 ft
  34. Empire670 ft
  35. Yorkville670 ft
  36. Tiltonsville670 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.