Thompson, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Thompson, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,540 ft on the east side to 1,860 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,860 ft 570 m1,780 ft 545 m1,740 ft 530 m1,660 ft 505 m1,580 ft 485 m1,540 ft 470 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Borough area
Fades everything outside the official borough limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Thompson sits at about 1,670 ft (510 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,670 ft 510 m
most residents: 1,630–1,770 ft
Lowest
1,540 ft 470 m
on the east side
Highest
1,860 ft 570 m
on the north side
Average
1,700 ft 520 m
all land inside borough limits

Thompson spans about 320 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
1,670 ft510 m
Highest point
Inside borough limits, on the north side
1,860 ft570 m
Lowest point
Inside borough limits, on the east side
1,540 ft470 m
Town center
USGS map point for Thompson
1,650 ft505 m
Average of all land1,700 ft520 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Thompson, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,540 ft on the east side to 1,860 ft on the north side
Borough limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
249 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
486 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8637° N, 75.5143° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
18465
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ararat Township1,940 ft
  2. Thompson Township, Susquehanna County1,880 ft
  3. Preston Township1,820 ft
  4. Starrucca1,710 ft
  5. Thompson1,670 ft
  6. Jackson Township, Susquehanna County1,630 ft
  7. Lakeside1,490 ft
  8. Harmony Township, Susquehanna County1,470 ft
  9. Lanesboro1,060 ft
  10. Susquehanna Depot1,040 ft
  11. Borough of Oakland1,000 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Slide Mountain4,180 ft
  • Bearpen Mountain3,590 ft
  • North Knob2,692 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 borough limits, 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 borough limits (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.