Elim, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elim, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,200 ft on the southeast side to 1,840 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,840 ft 560 m1,680 ft 515 m1,600 ft 490 m1,440 ft 440 m1,280 ft 390 m1,200 ft 365 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.
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elim sits at about 1,670 ft (510 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,670 ft 510 m
most residents: 1,530–1,710 ft
Lowest
1,200 ft 365 m
on the southeast side
Highest
1,840 ft 560 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Elim spans about 640 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
1,670 ft510 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,840 ft560 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
1,200 ft365 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elim
1,660 ft505 m
Airport (JST)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 5.0 mi east of the CDP boundary
2,284 ft696 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elim, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,200 ft on the southeast side to 1,840 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
3,364 2020 Census
Land area
2.0 sq mi
Density
1,685 per sq mi
Coordinates
40.2979° N, 78.9425° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Conemaugh River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County (JST) 2,284 ft
ZIP codes 1
15905
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Daisytown1,780 ft
  2. Westmont1,740 ft
  3. Upper Yoder Township1,670 ft
  4. Elim1,670 ft
  5. Westwood1,660 ft
  6. Southmont1,600 ft
  7. Borough of Brownstown1,500 ft
  8. Ferndale1,300 ft
  9. Dale1,270 ft
  10. Johnstown1,230 ft
  11. Riverside, Cambria County1,200 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Martin Hill2,770 ft
  • Wills Mountain2,770 ft
  • Brush Mountain2,580 ft
  • Loop Mountain2,500 ft
  • Rays Hill2,440 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Elim is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.