Vandalia, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vandalia, Ohio, shaded from 750 ft on the southeast side to 1,030 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,030 ft 315 m960 ft 290 m920 ft 280 m850 ft 260 m780 ft 240 m750 ft 230 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
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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

Vandalia sits at about 970 ft (295 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
970 ft 295 m
most residents: 900–1,010 ft
Lowest
750 ft 230 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,030 ft 310 m
on the southwest side
Average
930 ft 280 m
all land inside city limits

Vandalia spans about 280 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
970 ft295 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,030 ft310 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
750 ft230 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vandalia
990 ft305 m
Airport (DAY)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.9 mi northwest of the city limits
1,009 ft308 m
Average of all land930 ft280 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vandalia, Ohio, shaded from 750 ft on the southeast side to 1,030 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Population
15,013 2024 est.
Land area
12.3 sq mi
Density
1,218 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.8906° N, 84.1988° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Great Miami River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
James M Cox Dayton International (DAY) 1,009 ft
ZIP codes 3
45371 45377 45414
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Brandt990 ft
  2. Vandalia970 ft
  3. Huber Heights960 ft
  4. Englewood950 ft
  5. Butler Township940 ft
  6. Union940 ft
  7. Bethel Township, Miami County920 ft
  8. Monroe Township890 ft
  9. Tipp City890 ft
  10. Harrison Township850 ft
  11. Shiloh850 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Shawnee Indian Mound1,020 ft
  • Reeds Hill, Greene County980 ft
  • Miamisburg Mound950 ft
  • Stoddard Hill790 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.