Susquehanna County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 750 ft on the south side to 2,692 ft on North Knob
Elevation
2,690 ft 820 m2,210 ft 675 m1,960 ft 600 m1,480 ft 450 m990 ft 305 m750 ft 230 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
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Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Susquehanna County averages about 1,430 ft (435 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 750 ft on the south side to 2,692 ft on North Knob.

Average elevation
1,430 ft 435 m
all land inside the county
Highest
2,692 ft 821 m
on North Knob
Lowest
750 ft 230 m
on the south side

Susquehanna County spans about 1,940 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 land1,430 ft435 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on North Knob (NGS survey height)
2,692 ft821 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
750 ft230 m

Elevation profile, west to east

34 mi west to east through Bridgewater Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 750 ft on the south side to 2,692 ft on North Knob
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
County in Pennsylvania, United States
Population
38,100 2024 est.
Land area
823.5 sq mi + 8.6 sq mi water
Density
46 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Wayne County1,480 ft
  2. Lackawanna County1,460 ft
  3. Susquehanna County1,430 ft
  4. Bradford County1,380 ft
  5. Broome County, NY1,330 ft
  6. Wyoming County1,290 ft
  7. Tioga County, NY1,260 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • North Knob2,692 ft
  • South Knob2,600 ft
  • East Mountain, Susquehanna County2,380 ft
  • Lackawanna Mountain2,230 ft
  • Slocum Hill, Susquehanna County2,020 ft
All 46 towns in Susquehanna County by typical elevation
  1. Ararat Township1,940 ft
  2. Thompson Township, Susquehanna County1,880 ft
  3. Herrick Township, Susquehanna County1,850 ft
  4. Union Dale1,680 ft
  5. Thompson1,670 ft
  6. Laurel Lake1,660 ft
  7. Montrose1,650 ft
  8. Forest City1,650 ft
  9. Silver Lake Township1,640 ft
  10. Jackson Township, Susquehanna County1,630 ft
  11. Forest Lake1,620 ft
  12. South Montrose1,620 ft
  13. Bridgewater Township1,610 ft
  14. Franklin Township, Susquehanna County1,570 ft
  15. Forest Lake Township1,550 ft
  16. New Milford Township1,540 ft
  17. Apolacon Township1,520 ft
  18. Oakland Township, Susquehanna County1,510 ft
  19. Lakeside1,490 ft
  20. Friendsville1,470 ft
  21. Harmony Township, Susquehanna County1,470 ft
  22. Jessup Township1,450 ft
  23. Harford Township1,440 ft
  24. Liberty Township, Susquehanna County1,440 ft
  25. Choconut Township1,430 ft
  26. Clifford Township1,410 ft
  27. Gibson Township1,410 ft
  28. Brooklyn Township1,390 ft
  29. Dimock Township1,380 ft
  30. Middletown Township, Susquehanna County1,370 ft
  31. Harford1,350 ft
  32. Little Meadows1,290 ft
  33. Rush Township, Susquehanna County1,280 ft
  34. Auburn Township1,240 ft
  35. Springville Township1,220 ft
  36. Lenox Township1,220 ft
  37. Springville1,200 ft
  38. Lathrop Township1,170 ft
  39. New Milford1,100 ft
  40. Great Bend Township1,070 ft
  41. Lanesboro1,060 ft
  42. Susquehanna Depot1,040 ft
  43. Borough of Oakland1,000 ft
  44. Hallstead890 ft
  45. Great Bend890 ft
  46. Hop Bottom880 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; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. 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.