Providence County, RI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Providence County, Rhode Island, shaded from sea level on Narragansett Bay to 808 ft on Jerimoth Hill
Elevation
810 ft 245 m610 ft 185 m510 ft 155 m300 ft 90 m100 ft 30 m0 ft 0 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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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Providence County averages about 370 ft (110 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on Narragansett Bay to 808 ft on Jerimoth Hill.

Average elevation
370 ft 110 m
all land inside the county
Highest
808 ft 246 m
on Jerimoth Hill
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on Narragansett Bay

Providence County spans about 810 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 land370 ft110 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Jerimoth Hill (NGS survey height)
808 ft246 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets Narragansett Bay
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

23 mi west to east through Providence.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Providence County, Rhode Island, shaded from sea level on Narragansett Bay to 808 ft on Jerimoth Hill
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Rhode Island, United States
Population
675,912 2024 est.
Land area
409.5 sq mi + 26.2 sq mi water
Density
1,651 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England 99%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean 75%, Long Island Sound 25%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Worcester County, MA720 ft
  2. Windham County, CT470 ft
  3. Providence County370 ft
  4. Kent County290 ft
  5. Norfolk County, MA190 ft
  6. Bristol County, MA99 ft
  7. Bristol County39 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Jerimoth Hill808 ft
  • Durfee Hill805 ft
  • Pine Hill, Providence County780 ft
  • Whites Hill770 ft
  • Benson Mountain760 ft
All 25 towns in Providence County by typical elevation
  1. Foster550 ft
  2. Foster Center500 ft
  3. Glocester480 ft
  4. Clayville470 ft
  5. Chepachet470 ft
  6. Pascoag440 ft
  7. Harmony430 ft
  8. Burrillville420 ft
  9. Scituate400 ft
  10. Harrisville350 ft
  11. Greenville290 ft
  12. Smithfield290 ft
  13. North Smithfield290 ft
  14. Cumberland Hill270 ft
  15. Woonsocket210 ft
  16. Cumberland200 ft
  17. Johnston190 ft
  18. Lincoln180 ft
  19. North Providence170 ft
  20. Valley Falls130 ft
  21. Central Falls96 ft
  22. Pawtucket90 ft
  23. Providence80 ft
  24. Cranston79 ft
  25. East Providence61 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.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −22 ft at 41.9801° N, 71.4810° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • 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.