Perry County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Perry County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 310 ft on the east side to 2,270 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
2,270 ft 690 m1,780 ft 545 m1,540 ft 470 m1,040 ft 320 m550 ft 170 m310 ft 95 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.
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.
County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Perry County averages about 860 ft (260 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 310 ft on the east side to 2,270 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
860 ft 260 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,270 ft 690 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
310 ft 95 m
on the east side

Perry County spans about 1,960 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 land860 ft260 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
2,270 ft690 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
310 ft95 m

Elevation profile, west to east

37 mi west to east through Carroll Township, Perry County.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Perry County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 310 ft on the east side to 2,270 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
46,816 2024 est.
Land area
551.4 sq mi + 4.1 sq mi water
Density
85 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Franklin County890 ft
  2. Juniata County860 ft
  3. Perry County860 ft
  4. Cumberland County700 ft
  5. Dauphin County690 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Sherman Mountain2,200 ft
  • Fenton Knob2,190 ft
  • Big Round Top2,190 ft
  • Big Knob, Perry County2,163 ft
  • Little Round Top, Perry County2,150 ft
All 32 towns in Perry County by typical elevation
  1. Toboyne Township920 ft
  2. Centre Township, Perry County830 ft
  3. Saville Township820 ft
  4. Northeast Madison Township800 ft
  5. Jackson Township, Perry County800 ft
  6. Southwest Madison Township780 ft
  7. Spring Township, Perry County750 ft
  8. Tuscarora Township750 ft
  9. Rye Township740 ft
  10. Blain710 ft
  11. Miller Township680 ft
  12. Bloomfield670 ft
  13. Ickesburg650 ft
  14. Greenwood Township, Perry County650 ft
  15. Liverpool Township630 ft
  16. Tyrone Township, Perry County630 ft
  17. Juniata Township620 ft
  18. Carroll Township, Perry County610 ft
  19. Buffalo Township, Perry County610 ft
  20. Wheatfield Township600 ft
  21. Loysville600 ft
  22. Landisburg590 ft
  23. Watts Township570 ft
  24. Howe Township520 ft
  25. Millerstown510 ft
  26. Oliver Township500 ft
  27. Penn Township, Perry County490 ft
  28. Marysville430 ft
  29. Liverpool410 ft
  30. Newport410 ft
  31. Duncannon370 ft
  32. New Buffalo370 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 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; 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.