Alfarata, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alfarata, Pennsylvania, shaded from 550 ft on the south side to 800 ft at the foot of the Jacks Mountain
Elevation
800 ft 245 m740 ft 225 m710 ft 215 m640 ft 195 m580 ft 180 m550 ft 170 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Alfarata sits at about 580 ft (175 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
580 ft 175 m
most residents: 570–720 ft
Lowest
550 ft 170 m
on the south side
Highest
800 ft 245 m
at the foot of the Jacks Mountain
Average
640 ft 195 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Alfarata spans about 250 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
580 ft175 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Jacks Mountain
800 ft245 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
550 ft170 m
Town center
USGS map point for Alfarata
590 ft180 m
Airport (RVL)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 8.6 mi west of the CDP boundary
819 ft250 m
Average of all land640 ft195 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Alfarata, Pennsylvania, shaded from 550 ft on the south side to 800 ft at the foot of the Jacks Mountain
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
154 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi
Density
275 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.6626° N, 77.4569° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Juniata River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Mifflin County (RVL) 819 ft
ZIP codes 1
17044
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Maitland800 ft
  2. Decatur Township, Mifflin County740 ft
  3. Siglerville740 ft
  4. Wagner710 ft
  5. Milford Township, Juniata County620 ft
  6. Derry Township, Mifflin County600 ft
  7. Yeagertown590 ft
  8. Alfarata580 ft
  9. Highland Park580 ft
  10. Burnham570 ft
  11. Fermanagh Township570 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Brush Mountain2,580 ft
  • Loop Mountain2,500 ft
  • Rays Hill2,440 ft
  • Greenlee Mountain2,420 ft
  • The Winehead2,363 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Alfarata is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.