Poinsett Colony, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Poinsett Colony, South Dakota, shaded from 1,750 ft on the northeast side to 1,810 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,810 ft 550 m1,790 ft 545 m1,790 ft 545 m1,770 ft 540 m1,760 ft 535 m1,750 ft 535 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.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Poinsett Colony sits at about 1,790 ft (545 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,790 ft 545 m
few residents
Lowest
1,750 ft 535 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,810 ft 550 m
on the north side
Average
1,790 ft 545 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Poinsett Colony 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
1,790 ft545 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the north side
1,810 ft550 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,750 ft535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Poinsett Colony
1,790 ft545 m
Average of all land1,790 ft545 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Poinsett Colony, South Dakota, shaded from 1,750 ft on the northeast side to 1,810 ft on the north side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States
Population
5 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
19 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.6416° N, 96.9017° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Big Sioux River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57223
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Havana Township1,960 ft
  2. Hamlin Township1,830 ft
  3. Hidewood Township1,810 ft
  4. Claremont Colony1,800 ft
  5. Poinsett Colony1,790 ft
  6. Grange Township1,760 ft
  7. Dempster Township1,730 ft
  8. Florence Township1,710 ft
  9. Castlewood1,690 ft
  10. Estelline Township1,680 ft
  11. Estelline1,660 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Buffalo Hill2,010 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (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.
  • Poinsett Colony is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.