Caernarvon Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 400 ft on the west side to 1,130 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,130 ft 345 m940 ft 290 m850 ft 260 m670 ft 205 m490 ft 150 m400 ft 120 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Caernarvon Township sits at about 670 ft (205 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
670 ft 205 m
most residents: 490–880 ft
Lowest
400 ft 120 m
on the west side
Highest
1,130 ft 345 m
on the south side
Average
620 ft 190 m
all land inside township boundaries

Caernarvon Township spans about 730 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
670 ft205 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
1,130 ft345 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the west side
400 ft120 m
Average of all land620 ft190 m

Elevation profile, south to north

4.7 mi south to north through the middle of Caernarvon Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 400 ft on the west side to 1,130 ft on the south side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
4,609 2024 est.
Land area
23.0 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
201 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.1393° N, 75.9532° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
17519 17555 19543
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Honey Brook730 ft
  2. Cambridge710 ft
  3. New Morgan690 ft
  4. Caernarvon Township670 ft
  5. Caernarvon Township, Berks County590 ft
  6. Morgantown580 ft
  7. East Earl530 ft
  8. Goodville520 ft
  9. East Earl Township500 ft
  10. Churchtown500 ft
  11. Blue Ball490 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Welsh Mountain1,130 ft
  • Thomas Hill, Chester County970 ft
  • Silver Hill930 ft
  • Turkey Hill, Lancaster County840 ft
  • Dry Hill, Lancaster County560 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, 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 township boundaries (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. All public domain.