West Columbia, SC Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Columbia, South Carolina, shaded from 120 ft on the east side to 400 ft on the west side
Elevation
400 ft 120 m330 ft 100 m290 ft 90 m220 ft 70 m160 ft 45 m120 ft 35 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

West Columbia sits at about 270 ft (80 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
270 ft 80 m
most residents: 200–310 ft
Lowest
120 ft 35 m
on the east side
Highest
400 ft 120 m
on the west side
Average
260 ft 80 m
all land inside city limits

West Columbia spans about 280 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
270 ft80 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
400 ft120 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
120 ft35 m
Town center
USGS map point for West Columbia
280 ft85 m
Airport (CAE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.1 mi southwest of the city limits
236 ft72 m
Average of all land260 ft80 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of West Columbia, South Carolina, shaded from 120 ft on the east side to 400 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Population
18,418 2024 est.
Land area
9.4 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,958 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.9935° N, 81.0740° 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 2
29169 29170
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Oak Grove320 ft
  2. St. Andrews270 ft
  3. West Columbia270 ft
  4. Columbia260 ft
  5. Seven Oaks250 ft
  6. Forest Acres240 ft
  7. Springdale230 ft
  8. Pine Ridge220 ft
  9. Cayce190 ft
  10. Olympia180 ft
  11. Arthurtown150 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sand Mountain410 ft
  • Nursery Hill400 ft
  • Brice Hill390 ft
  • Quinine Hill350 ft
  • Green Hill Mound130 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. All public domain.