South Canaan Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,170 ft on the east side to 2,090 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,090 ft 640 m1,860 ft 570 m1,750 ft 535 m1,520 ft 460 m1,280 ft 390 m1,170 ft 355 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.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

South Canaan Township sits at about 1,400 ft (425 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,400 ft 425 m
most residents: 1,340–1,490 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the east side
Highest
2,090 ft 640 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,390 ft 425 m
all land inside township boundaries

South Canaan Township spans about 920 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
1,400 ft425 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northwest side
2,090 ft640 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the east side
1,170 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for South Canaan Township
1,430 ft435 m
Average of all land1,390 ft425 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,170 ft on the east side to 2,090 ft on the northwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
1,843 2024 est.
Land area
27.5 sq mi + 0.8 sq mi water
Density
67 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.5054° N, 75.4121° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Delaware River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
18431 18436 18472
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County1,650 ft
  2. Lake Township1,470 ft
  3. The Hideout1,440 ft
  4. Waymart1,430 ft
  5. Canaan Township1,420 ft
  6. South Canaan Township1,400 ft
  7. Carbondale Township1,340 ft
  8. Prompton1,190 ft
  9. Carbondale1,140 ft
  10. Mayfield990 ft
  11. Archbald980 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slide Mountain4,180 ft
  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • Huckleberry Mountain2,580 ft
  • Mount Don Bosco2,290 ft
  • Miller Mountain2,200 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.