Nelson Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,080 ft on the east side to 1,800 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,800 ft 550 m1,620 ft 495 m1,530 ft 465 m1,350 ft 410 m1,170 ft 355 m1,080 ft 330 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

Nelson Township sits at about 1,470 ft (445 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,470 ft 445 m
most residents: 1,130–1,710 ft
Lowest
1,080 ft 330 m
on the east side
Highest
1,800 ft 550 m
on the west side
Average
1,350 ft 410 m
all land inside township boundaries

Nelson Township spans about 720 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
1,470 ft445 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the west side
1,800 ft550 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
1,080 ft330 m
Town center
USGS map point for Nelson Township
1,090 ft330 m
Average of all land1,350 ft410 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Nelson Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,080 ft on the east side to 1,800 ft on the west side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
543 2024 est.
Land area
11.2 sq mi
Density
48 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.9784° N, 77.2361° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Chemung River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
16920 16929 16940
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Farmington Township, Tioga County1,720 ft
  2. Tuscarora, NY1,590 ft
  3. Middlebury Township1,590 ft
  4. Nelson Township1,470 ft
  5. Lindley, NY1,440 ft
  6. Lawrence Township, Tioga County1,430 ft
  7. Tioga Township1,290 ft
  8. Osceola Township1,170 ft
  9. Elkland1,130 ft
  10. Tioga1,030 ft
  11. Lawrenceville990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Huckleberry Mountain2,580 ft
  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Connecticut Hill2,100 ft
  • Mutton Hill1,880 ft
  • Briar Hill, Tioga County1,810 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.