Clemson University, SC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clemson University, South Carolina, shaded from 610 ft on the west side to 870 ft on the east side
Elevation
870 ft 265 m800 ft 245 m770 ft 235 m710 ft 215 m640 ft 195 m610 ft 185 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Clemson University sits at about 730 ft (225 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
730 ft 225 m
most residents: 720–780 ft
Lowest
610 ft 185 m
on the west side
Highest
870 ft 265 m
on the east side
Average
720 ft 220 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Clemson University spans about 260 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
730 ft225 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
870 ft265 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
610 ft185 m
Airport (CEU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.8 mi west of the CDP boundary
891 ft272 m
Average of all land720 ft220 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.1 mi west to east through the middle of Clemson University.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Clemson University, South Carolina, shaded from 610 ft on the west side to 870 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Population
7,311 2020 Census
Land area
2.1 sq mi
Density
3,478 per sq mi
Coordinates
34.6800° N, 82.8345° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
Savannah River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Oconee County Regional (CEU) 891 ft
ZIP codes 2
29631 29634
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Norris920 ft
  2. Seneca910 ft
  3. Utica900 ft
  4. Cateechee890 ft
  5. Central850 ft
  6. Pendleton800 ft
  7. Sandy Springs790 ft
  8. Clemson790 ft
  9. Newry780 ft
  10. La France760 ft
  11. Clemson University730 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Brasstown Bald4,780 ft
  • Blood Mountain4,459 ft
  • Tray Mountain4,400 ft
  • Yonah Mountain3,160 ft
  • Oakey Mountain3,147 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Clemson University is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.