Leola, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Leola, South Dakota, shaded from 1,570 ft on the northeast side to 1,600 ft on the west side
Elevation
1,600 ft 490 m1,590 ft 485 m1,590 ft 485 m1,580 ft 480 m1,570 ft 480 m1,570 ft 480 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Leola sits at about 1,590 ft (485 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,590 ft 485 m
most residents: 1,580–1,590 ft
Lowest
1,570 ft 480 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,600 ft 490 m
on the west side
Average
1,590 ft 485 m
all land inside city limits

Leola spans about 30 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
1,590 ft485 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the west side
1,600 ft490 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,570 ft480 m
Town center
USGS map point for Leola
1,590 ft485 m
Average of all land1,590 ft485 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.1 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Leola, South Dakota, shaded from 1,570 ft on the northeast side to 1,600 ft on the west side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States
Population
406 2024 est.
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
547 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.7228° N, 98.9409° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Foot Creek → James River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57456
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hoffman Township1,930 ft
  2. Spring Creek Colony1,670 ft
  3. Leola1,590 ft
  4. Plainview Colony1,580 ft
  5. Rosette Township1,580 ft
  6. Carl Township1,510 ft
  7. Deerfield Colony1,500 ft
  8. Belle Township1,490 ft
  9. Grassland Colony1,480 ft
  10. Long Lake Colony1,470 ft
  11. Wetonka1,470 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Crows Nest (historical)1,470 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.