Colerain Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Colerain Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 280 ft on the southeast side to 720 ft on the north side
Elevation
720 ft 220 m610 ft 185 m550 ft 170 m440 ft 135 m330 ft 100 m280 ft 85 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Colerain Township sits at about 520 ft (160 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
520 ft 160 m
most residents: 350–630 ft
Lowest
280 ft 85 m
on the southeast side
Highest
720 ft 220 m
on the north side
Average
480 ft 145 m
all land inside township boundaries

Colerain Township spans about 440 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
520 ft160 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
720 ft220 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the southeast side
280 ft85 m
Average of all land480 ft145 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.0 mi south to north through the middle of Colerain Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Colerain Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 280 ft on the southeast side to 720 ft on the north side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
3,989 2024 est.
Land area
28.4 sq mi + 0.7 sq mi water
Density
141 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.8562° N, 76.0738° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
17509 17536 17566
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Eden Township720 ft
  2. Bart Township670 ft
  3. Georgetown, Lancaster County670 ft
  4. East Drumore Township630 ft
  5. Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County590 ft
  6. Oxford540 ft
  7. Quarryville530 ft
  8. Kirkwood530 ft
  9. Colerain Township520 ft
  10. Little Britain480 ft
  11. Little Britain Township430 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Stony Hill, Lancaster County770 ft
  • Oak Hill, Lancaster County630 ft
  • Bunker Hill, Lancaster County560 ft
  • Goat Hill450 ft
  • Mount America390 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.