Vivian, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vivian, South Dakota, shaded from 1,870 ft on the northeast side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,970 ft 600 m1,950 ft 595 m1,930 ft 590 m1,910 ft 580 m1,880 ft 575 m1,870 ft 570 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Vivian sits at about 1,900 ft (580 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,900 ft 580 m
most residents: 1,890–1,920 ft
Lowest
1,870 ft 570 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,970 ft 600 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,910 ft 580 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Vivian 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
1,900 ft580 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,970 ft600 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,870 ft570 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vivian
1,910 ft580 m
Average of all land1,910 ft580 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vivian, South Dakota, shaded from 1,870 ft on the northeast side to 1,970 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States
Population
98 2020 Census
Land area
1.7 sq mi
Density
57 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.9269° N, 100.2921° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Medicine Creek → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57576
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Draper2,240 ft
  2. Draper Township2,200 ft
  3. Dunkel Township2,150 ft
  4. Virgil Township2,110 ft
  5. Mussman Township2,090 ft
  6. Williams Creek Township1,970 ft
  7. Zickrick Township1,950 ft
  8. Vivian Township1,900 ft
  9. Vivian1,900 ft
  10. Pratt Township1,820 ft
  11. Presho1,810 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Stony Butte, Lyman County2,130 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 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.
  • Vivian 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.