Austin, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Austin, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,310 ft on the south side to 2,280 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,280 ft 695 m2,040 ft 620 m1,920 ft 585 m1,680 ft 510 m1,430 ft 435 m1,310 ft 400 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
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.
Borough area
Fades everything outside the official borough limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Austin sits at about 1,770 ft (540 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,770 ft 540 m
most residents: 1,350–1,870 ft
Lowest
1,310 ft 400 m
on the south side
Highest
2,280 ft 695 m
on the north side
Average
1,740 ft 530 m
all land inside borough limits

Austin spans about 970 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
1,770 ft540 m
Highest point
Inside borough limits, on the north side
2,280 ft695 m
Lowest point
Inside borough limits, on the south side
1,310 ft400 m
Town center
USGS map point for Austin
1,350 ft410 m
Average of all land1,740 ft530 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Austin, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,310 ft on the south side to 2,280 ft on the north side
Borough limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
467 2024 est.
Land area
4.0 sq mi
Density
116 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.6312° N, 78.0914° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
16720
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Homer Township2,080 ft
  2. Summit Township, Potter County2,040 ft
  3. Keating Township, Potter County2,020 ft
  4. Sylvania Township1,940 ft
  5. Liberty Township, McKean County1,870 ft
  6. Wharton Township, Potter County1,860 ft
  7. Austin1,770 ft
  8. Coudersport1,660 ft
  9. Portage Township, Potter County1,510 ft
  10. Portage Township, Cameron County1,200 ft
  11. Prospect Park, Cameron County1,040 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Lookout Mountain2,480 ft
  • Fox Mountain2,410 ft
  • The Winehead2,363 ft
  • Mina Hill2,340 ft
  • Doll Hill2,130 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the borough 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 borough 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.