Salem, OR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, Oregon, shaded from 110 ft on the north side to 750 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
750 ft 230 m590 ft 180 m510 ft 155 m350 ft 105 m190 ft 60 m110 ft 35 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
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

Salem sits at about 220 ft (65 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
220 ft 65 m
most residents: 170–480 ft
Lowest
110 ft 35 m
on the north side
Highest
750 ft 230 m
on the southwest side
Average
280 ft 85 m
all land inside city limits

Salem spans about 640 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
220 ft65 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
750 ft230 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
110 ft35 m
Town center
USGS map point for Salem
160 ft50 m
Airport (SLE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
213 ft65 m
Average of all land280 ft85 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Salem, Oregon, shaded from 110 ft on the north side to 750 ft on the southwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Marion and Polk counties, Oregon, United States
Population
180,406 2024 est.
Land area
49.0 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
3,678 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.9429° N, 123.0351° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Willamette River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
Airport
Mcnary Field (SLE) 213 ft
ZIP codes 7
97301 97302 97304 97305 97306 97310 97317
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Aumsville360 ft
  2. Turner290 ft
  3. Four Corners220 ft
  4. Salem220 ft
  5. Rickreall210 ft
  6. Eola200 ft
  7. Hayesville190 ft
  8. Brooks180 ft
  9. Independence170 ft
  10. Labish Village160 ft
  11. Keizer140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Snow Peak4,300 ft
  • Laurel Mountain3,550 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Polk County3,235 ft
  • Sheridan Peak3,080 ft
  • Bald Peak1,640 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.