Eureka, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eureka, South Dakota, shaded from 1,850 ft on the west side to 1,950 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,950 ft 595 m1,930 ft 585 m1,910 ft 585 m1,890 ft 575 m1,860 ft 565 m1,850 ft 560 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.
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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

Eureka sits at about 1,890 ft (575 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,890 ft 575 m
most residents: 1,870–1,900 ft
Lowest
1,850 ft 560 m
on the west side
Highest
1,950 ft 595 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,880 ft 575 m
all land inside city limits

Eureka spans about 100 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
1,890 ft575 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,950 ft595 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,850 ft560 m
Town center
USGS map point for Eureka
1,890 ft575 m
Airport (3W8)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.8 mi northwest of the city limits
1,935 ft590 m
Average of all land1,880 ft575 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Eureka, South Dakota, shaded from 1,850 ft on the west side to 1,950 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States
Population
759 2024 est.
Land area
0.9 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
814 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.7694° N, 99.6196° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Mutske Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
Eureka Municipal (3W8) 1,935 ft
ZIP codes 1
57437
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Venturia, ND2,070 ft
  2. Zeeland, ND2,010 ft
  3. Long Lake1,950 ft
  4. Cottonwood Lake Township1,910 ft
  5. Hosmer1,900 ft
  6. Sangamon Township1,890 ft
  7. Eureka1,890 ft
  8. Modena Township1,870 ft
  9. Hosmer Township1,850 ft
  10. Hillsview1,850 ft
  11. Artas1,820 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

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.