Centre County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Centre County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 2,630 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,630 ft 800 m2,120 ft 645 m1,860 ft 565 m1,350 ft 410 m830 ft 255 m580 ft 175 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.
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Elevation Data

Centre County averages about 1,490 ft (455 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 580 ft on the northeast side to 2,630 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
1,490 ft 455 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,630 ft 800 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
580 ft 175 m
on the northeast side

Centre County spans about 2,050 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,490 ft455 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,630 ft800 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
580 ft175 m

Elevation profile, west to east

43 mi west to east through State College.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Centre County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 580 ft on the northeast side to 2,630 ft on the southwest side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
159,805 2024 est.
Land area
1,107.3 sq mi + 4.4 sq mi water
Density
144 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Valley and Ridge 72%, Appalachian Plateaus 28%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Clearfield County1,650 ft
  2. Blair County1,510 ft
  3. Centre County1,490 ft
  4. Clinton County1,460 ft
  5. Huntingdon County1,150 ft
  6. Mifflin County1,060 ft
  7. Union County950 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Thickhead Mountain2,420 ft
  • The Winehead2,363 ft
  • Bear Knob2,350 ft
  • Bald Knob, Centre County2,290 ft
  • Bald Mountain, Centre County2,290 ft
All 78 towns in Centre County by typical elevation
  1. Sandy Ridge1,860 ft
  2. Snow Shoe1,670 ft
  3. Rush Township1,590 ft
  4. Snow Shoe Township1,530 ft
  5. Moshannon1,520 ft
  6. Pine Glen1,520 ft
  7. Burnside Township, Centre County1,520 ft
  8. Clarence1,520 ft
  9. North Philipsburg1,490 ft
  10. Taylor Township, Centre County1,460 ft
  11. South Philipsburg1,460 ft
  12. Philipsburg1,450 ft
  13. Casanova1,410 ft
  14. Stormstown1,360 ft
  15. Halfmoon Township1,360 ft
  16. Worth Township, Centre County1,340 ft
  17. Centre Hall1,320 ft
  18. Miles Township1,310 ft
  19. Madisonburg1,300 ft
  20. Rebersburg1,300 ft
  21. Potter Township1,290 ft
  22. Pine Grove Mills1,290 ft
  23. Huston Township1,260 ft
  24. Park Forest Village1,260 ft
  25. Potters Mills1,250 ft
  26. Gregg Township, Centre County1,240 ft
  27. Patton Township1,230 ft
  28. Haines Township1,220 ft
  29. Penn Township, Centre County1,220 ft
  30. Ramblewood1,210 ft
  31. Ferguson Township1,200 ft
  32. Union Township, Centre County1,200 ft
  33. Aaronsburg1,190 ft
  34. Toftrees1,170 ft
  35. Baileyville1,160 ft
  36. Curtin Township1,160 ft
  37. Harris Township1,160 ft
  38. Boalsburg1,160 ft
  39. Woodward1,160 ft
  40. State College1,150 ft
  41. Yarnell1,130 ft
  42. Snydertown1,120 ft
  43. Millheim1,120 ft
  44. College Township1,100 ft
  45. Marion Township, Centre County1,090 ft
  46. Spring Mills1,080 ft
  47. Lemont1,080 ft
  48. Benner Township1,080 ft
  49. Mingoville1,070 ft
  50. Zion1,050 ft
  51. Walker Township1,040 ft
  52. Coburn1,040 ft
  53. Continental Courts1,040 ft
  54. Houserville1,030 ft
  55. Spring Township, Centre County1,020 ft
  56. Pleasant Gap1,010 ft
  57. Port Matilda1,010 ft
  58. Peru990 ft
  59. Boggs Township960 ft
  60. Jacksonville, Centre County930 ft
  61. Hublersburg930 ft
  62. Moose Run920 ft
  63. Runville910 ft
  64. Nittany900 ft
  65. Bellefonte870 ft
  66. Orviston850 ft
  67. Julian840 ft
  68. Howard Township800 ft
  69. Borough of Unionville790 ft
  70. Eagle Creek780 ft
  71. Eagleville, Centre County780 ft
  72. Monument760 ft
  73. Liberty Township, Centre County760 ft
  74. Mount Eagle750 ft
  75. Milesburg700 ft
  76. Holters Crossing680 ft
  77. Howard680 ft
  78. Blanchard640 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.