Washington County, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 720 ft on the east side to 1,560 ft on the southwest side
Elevation
1,560 ft 475 m1,350 ft 410 m1,250 ft 380 m1,040 ft 315 m830 ft 250 m720 ft 220 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.
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Elevation Data

Washington County averages about 1,150 ft (350 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 720 ft on the east side to 1,560 ft on the southwest side.

Average elevation
1,150 ft 350 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,560 ft 475 m
on the southwest side
Lowest
720 ft 220 m
on the east side

Washington County spans about 840 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 land1,150 ft350 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
1,560 ft475 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
720 ft220 m

Elevation profile, west to east

28 mi west to east through Peters Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, shaded from 720 ft on the east side to 1,560 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
210,434 2024 est.
Land area
857.0 sq mi + 3.8 sq mi water
Density
246 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Gulf of America
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Fayette County1,520 ft
  2. Westmoreland County1,330 ft
  3. Greene County1,200 ft
  4. Washington County1,150 ft
  5. Marshall County, WV1,130 ft
  6. Ohio County, WV1,100 ft
  7. Beaver County1,070 ft
  8. Allegheny County1,060 ft
  9. Hancock County, WV1,050 ft
  10. Brooke County, WV1,030 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Mount Wheeler1,512 ft
  • Mosier Hill1,500 ft
  • Sampson Hill1,490 ft
  • Quakers Knob1,420 ft
  • Garrett Hill1,400 ft
All 103 towns in Washington County by typical elevation
  1. Cross Creek1,320 ft
  2. Laboratory1,320 ft
  3. East Finley Township1,280 ft
  4. Buffalo Township, Washington County1,250 ft
  5. West Alexander1,250 ft
  6. West Middletown1,240 ft
  7. West Finley Township1,240 ft
  8. Bulger1,230 ft
  9. South Franklin Township1,220 ft
  10. Donegal Township1,220 ft
  11. South Strabane Township1,210 ft
  12. Amwell Township1,210 ft
  13. Morris Township, Washington County1,200 ft
  14. Green Hills1,200 ft
  15. Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County1,200 ft
  16. Claysville1,190 ft
  17. Cross Creek Township1,190 ft
  18. North Bethlehem Township1,190 ft
  19. Long Branch1,190 ft
  20. Taylorstown1,190 ft
  21. Blaine Township1,190 ft
  22. Langeloth1,190 ft
  23. North Franklin Township1,180 ft
  24. Hickory1,180 ft
  25. Jefferson Township, Washington County1,180 ft
  26. Wolfdale1,170 ft
  27. Hopewell Township, Washington County1,170 ft
  28. West Pike Run Township1,170 ft
  29. East Washington1,170 ft
  30. Nottingham Township1,160 ft
  31. Smith Township1,160 ft
  32. Independence Township, Washington County1,160 ft
  33. Southview1,150 ft
  34. Paris1,150 ft
  35. Atlasburg1,150 ft
  36. Robinson Township, Washington County1,150 ft
  37. West Bethlehem Township1,140 ft
  38. Fallowfield Township1,140 ft
  39. Cecil-Bishop1,140 ft
  40. Canton Township1,140 ft
  41. Somerset Township, Washington County1,140 ft
  42. Beallsville1,140 ft
  43. Muse1,140 ft
  44. Cecil Township1,140 ft
  45. Southpointe1,140 ft
  46. Deemston1,140 ft
  47. Cokeburg1,130 ft
  48. North Strabane Township1,130 ft
  49. Centerville1,120 ft
  50. Hanover Township, Washington County1,120 ft
  51. Peters Township1,120 ft
  52. Washington1,110 ft
  53. Borough of Midway1,110 ft
  54. Gastonville1,110 ft
  55. Chartiers Township1,100 ft
  56. Baidland1,100 ft
  57. Wickerham Manor-Fisher1,100 ft
  58. Union Township1,090 ft
  59. Wylandville1,090 ft
  60. McGovern1,090 ft
  61. Hendersonville1,090 ft
  62. Eighty Four1,090 ft
  63. Carroll Township, Washington County1,080 ft
  64. McMurray1,080 ft
  65. Ellsworth1,080 ft
  66. Marianna1,070 ft
  67. Slovan1,070 ft
  68. Joffre1,050 ft
  69. Westland1,040 ft
  70. Canonsburg1,040 ft
  71. Thompsonville1,030 ft
  72. McDonald1,030 ft
  73. Burgettstown1,030 ft
  74. Bentleyville1,020 ft
  75. Strabane1,020 ft
  76. Meadowlands1,010 ft
  77. Midland, Washington County1,000 ft
  78. Avella990 ft
  79. Twilight980 ft
  80. Lawrence980 ft
  81. Houston970 ft
  82. Finleyville960 ft
  83. North Charleroi940 ft
  84. Fredericktown930 ft
  85. Aaronsburg, Washington County930 ft
  86. East Bethlehem Township930 ft
  87. West Brownsville930 ft
  88. Donora930 ft
  89. Van Voorhis930 ft
  90. Speers920 ft
  91. East Marianna910 ft
  92. California910 ft
  93. Charleroi900 ft
  94. New Eagle890 ft
  95. Millsboro880 ft
  96. Monongahela850 ft
  97. Elrama820 ft
  98. Dunlevy790 ft
  99. Elco770 ft
  100. Borough of Allenport770 ft
  101. Coal Center770 ft
  102. Stockdale770 ft
  103. Roscoe770 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.