Gaston, SC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gaston, South Carolina, shaded from 330 ft on the north side to 520 ft near the middle
Elevation
520 ft 160 m470 ft 145 m450 ft 135 m400 ft 120 m350 ft 105 m330 ft 100 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 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
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Gaston sits at about 450 ft (140 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
450 ft 140 m
most residents: 420–500 ft
Lowest
330 ft 100 m
on the north side
Highest
520 ft 160 m
near the middle
Average
460 ft 140 m
all land inside town limits

Gaston spans about 190 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
450 ft140 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, near the middle
520 ft160 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the north side
330 ft100 m
Town center
USGS map point for Gaston
500 ft150 m
Airport (CAE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 4.8 mi north of the town limits
236 ft72 m
Average of all land460 ft140 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.6 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Gaston, South Carolina, shaded from 330 ft on the north side to 520 ft near the middle
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Population
1,641 2024 est.
Land area
5.3 sq mi
Density
310 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.8171° N, 81.1009° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Santee River → Atlantic Ocean
Airport
Columbia Metro (CAE) 236 ft
ZIP codes 1
29053
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Gaston450 ft
  2. Edmund420 ft
  3. Pelion420 ft
  4. Woodford370 ft
  5. White Knoll370 ft
  6. Swansea350 ft
  7. Oak Grove320 ft
  8. Springdale230 ft
  9. Pine Ridge220 ft
  10. South Congaree210 ft
  11. Cayce190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sand Mountain410 ft
  • Haigs Hill380 ft
  • Quinine Hill350 ft
  • Red Hill310 ft
  • Green Hill Mound130 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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. All public domain.