Greenville County, SC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Greenville County, South Carolina, shaded from 560 ft on the south side to 3,350 ft on Coldbranch Mountain
Elevation
3,350 ft 1,020 m2,660 ft 810 m2,310 ft 705 m1,610 ft 490 m910 ft 280 m560 ft 170 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
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Greenville County averages about 1,080 ft (330 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 560 ft on the south side to 3,350 ft on Coldbranch Mountain.

Average elevation
1,080 ft 330 m
all land inside the county
Highest
3,350 ft 1,020 m
on Coldbranch Mountain
Lowest
560 ft 170 m
on the south side

Greenville County spans about 2,790 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 land1,080 ft330 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Coldbranch Mountain (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
3,350 ft1,020 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the south side
560 ft170 m

Elevation profile, south to north

46 mi south to north through Greenville.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Greenville County, South Carolina, shaded from 560 ft on the south side to 3,350 ft on Coldbranch Mountain
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
County in South Carolina, United States
Population
570,745 2024 est.
Land area
785.9 sq mi + 9.6 sq mi water
Density
726 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform regions
Piedmont 68%, Blue Ridge 32%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Transylvania County, NC2,860 ft
  2. Henderson County, NC2,430 ft
  3. Polk County, NC1,220 ft
  4. Pickens County1,110 ft
  5. Greenville County1,080 ft
  6. Spartanburg County780 ft
  7. Anderson County760 ft
  8. Laurens County600 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Coldbranch Mountain3,350 ft
  • Slicking Mountain3,330 ft
  • Little Rich Mountain3,320 ft
  • Little Table Rock Mountain3,310 ft
  • Battered Rock Mountain3,310 ft
All 25 towns in Greenville County by typical elevation
  1. Caesars Head2,950 ft
  2. The Cliffs Valley1,460 ft
  3. Travelers Rest1,040 ft
  4. Slater-Marietta1,040 ft
  5. Berea1,000 ft
  6. Tigerville1,000 ft
  7. Sans Souci1,000 ft
  8. Parker990 ft
  9. Judson990 ft
  10. City View980 ft
  11. Wade Hampton970 ft
  12. Greenville960 ft
  13. Welcome950 ft
  14. Dunean950 ft
  15. Taylors920 ft
  16. Gantt910 ft
  17. Greer910 ft
  18. Mauldin890 ft
  19. Golden Grove870 ft
  20. Ware Place870 ft
  21. Five Forks840 ft
  22. Conestee840 ft
  23. Simpsonville840 ft
  24. Piedmont partly830 ft
  25. Fountain Inn820 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.
  • 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.