Sterling Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sterling Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,190 ft on the northeast side to 2,140 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,140 ft 650 m1,900 ft 580 m1,780 ft 545 m1,540 ft 470 m1,310 ft 400 m1,190 ft 360 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Sterling Township sits at about 1,610 ft (490 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,610 ft 490 m
most residents: 1,400–2,090 ft
Lowest
1,190 ft 360 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,140 ft 650 m
on the south side
Average
1,680 ft 515 m
all land inside township boundaries

Sterling Township spans about 950 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
1,610 ft490 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
2,140 ft650 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northeast side
1,190 ft360 m
Town center
USGS map point for Sterling Township
1,610 ft490 m
Average of all land1,680 ft515 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Sterling Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,190 ft on the northeast side to 2,140 ft on the south side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
1,506 2024 est.
Land area
27.0 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
56 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.3412° N, 75.3899° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Delaware River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 5
18424 18436 18444 18445 18463
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Pocono Springs2,090 ft
  2. Lehigh Township, Wayne County2,040 ft
  3. Madison Township1,690 ft
  4. Greene Township, Pike County1,620 ft
  5. Sterling Township1,610 ft
  6. Dreher Township1,580 ft
  7. Salem Township, Wayne County1,450 ft
  8. The Hideout1,440 ft
  9. The Escape1,380 ft
  10. Indian Rocks1,330 ft
  11. Lake Wallenpaupack Estates1,290 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • Huckleberry Mountain2,580 ft
  • Mount Don Bosco2,290 ft
  • Miller Mountain2,200 ft
  • Prospect Rock2,060 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.