Fairfax, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfax, South Dakota, shaded from 1,910 ft on the south side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,970 ft 600 m1,950 ft 595 m1,950 ft 595 m1,930 ft 590 m1,920 ft 585 m1,910 ft 585 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
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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

Fairfax sits at about 1,940 ft (590 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,940 ft 590 m
most residents: 1,930–1,950 ft
Lowest
1,910 ft 580 m
on the south side
Highest
1,970 ft 600 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,940 ft 590 m
all land inside town limits

Fairfax spans about 60 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
1,940 ft590 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the northwest side
1,970 ft600 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the south side
1,910 ft580 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fairfax
1,950 ft595 m
Average of all land1,940 ft590 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fairfax, South Dakota, shaded from 1,910 ft on the south side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Town in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States
Population
103 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
340 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.0275° N, 98.8884° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Ponca Creek → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57335
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. St. Charles2,070 ft
  2. Pleasant Valley Township, Gregory County1,980 ft
  3. Bonesteel1,960 ft
  4. Fairfax1,940 ft
  5. Fairfax Township1,910 ft
  6. Schriever Township1,870 ft
  7. McCulley Township, NE1,840 ft
  8. Star Valley Township1,820 ft
  9. Butte Township, NE1,810 ft
  10. Butte, NE1,810 ft
  11. Anoka, NE1,650 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • The Burnt Rock (historical)2,050 ft
  • Devils Grave Hill1,960 ft
  • Scalp Butte1,890 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.