Central Falls, RI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Central Falls, Rhode Island, shaded from 36 ft on the east side to 166 ft on Dexters Ledge
Elevation
170 ft 50 m130 ft 40 m120 ft 35 m85 ft 26 m52 ft 16 m36 ft 11 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Central Falls sits at about 96 ft (29 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
96 ft 29 m
most residents: 68–100 ft
Lowest
36 ft 11 m
on the east side
Highest
166 ft 51 m
on Dexters Ledge
Average
85 ft 26 m
all land inside city limits

Central Falls spans about 134 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
96 ft29 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on Dexters Ledge
166 ft51 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
36 ft11 m
Town center
USGS map point for Central Falls
86 ft26 m
Airport (PVD)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 11 mi south of the city limits
54 ft16 m
Average of all land85 ft26 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Central Falls, Rhode Island, shaded from 36 ft on the east side to 166 ft on Dexters Ledge
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Population
23,034 2024 est.
Land area
1.2 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
19,291 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8907° N, 71.3923° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Rhode Island Tf Green International (PVD) 54 ft
ZIP codes 1
02863
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Cumberland200 ft
  2. Lincoln180 ft
  3. North Providence170 ft
  4. Valley Falls130 ft
  5. Attleboro, MA130 ft
  6. Central Falls96 ft
  7. Pawtucket90 ft
  8. North Seekonk, MA87 ft
  9. Providence80 ft
  10. Seekonk, MA68 ft
  11. East Providence61 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Tablerock Hill320 ft
  • Stump Hill320 ft
  • Cobble Hill, Providence County270 ft
  • Windmill Hill, Providence County190 ft
  • Dexters Ledge166 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city 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 city 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.