Corsica, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Corsica, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,530 ft on the southeast side to 1,730 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,730 ft 530 m1,680 ft 515 m1,660 ft 505 m1,600 ft 490 m1,550 ft 475 m1,530 ft 465 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.
Borough area
Fades everything outside the official borough limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Corsica sits at about 1,600 ft (490 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,600 ft 490 m
most residents: 1,590–1,640 ft
Lowest
1,530 ft 465 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,730 ft 530 m
on the south side
Average
1,620 ft 495 m
all land inside borough limits

Corsica spans about 200 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
1,600 ft490 m
Highest point
Inside borough limits, on the south side
1,730 ft530 m
Lowest point
Inside borough limits, on the southeast side
1,530 ft465 m
Town center
USGS map point for Corsica
1,590 ft485 m
Average of all land1,620 ft495 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Corsica, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,530 ft on the southeast side to 1,730 ft on the south side
Borough limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
314 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
693 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.1812° N, 79.2023° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
15829
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Eldred Township, Jefferson County1,660 ft
  2. Corsica1,600 ft
  3. Union Township, Jefferson County1,590 ft
  4. Millcreek Township, Clarion County1,570 ft
  5. Strattanville1,510 ft
  6. Rose Township1,510 ft
  7. Limestone Township, Clarion County1,480 ft
  8. Clarion Township1,450 ft
  9. Clover Township1,370 ft
  10. Brookville1,350 ft
  11. Summerville1,170 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Kahletown Hill1,880 ft
  • Songer Hill1,880 ft
  • Shawkey Hill1,850 ft
  • Gumbert Hill1,790 ft
  • Zagst Hill1,740 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. All public domain.