Webster, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Webster, South Dakota, shaded from 1,800 ft on the northeast side to 1,880 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,880 ft 575 m1,860 ft 570 m1,850 ft 565 m1,830 ft 560 m1,810 ft 555 m1,800 ft 550 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 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

Webster sits at about 1,850 ft (565 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,850 ft 565 m
most residents: 1,830–1,860 ft
Lowest
1,800 ft 550 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,880 ft 575 m
on the south side
Average
1,840 ft 560 m
all land inside city limits

Webster spans about 80 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
1,850 ft565 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,880 ft575 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,800 ft550 m
Town center
USGS map point for Webster
1,860 ft565 m
Airport (1D7)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.2 mi south of the city limits
1,858 ft566 m
Average of all land1,840 ft560 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.9 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Webster, South Dakota, shaded from 1,800 ft on the northeast side to 1,880 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Day County, South Dakota, United States
Population
1,666 2024 est.
Land area
1.8 sq mi
Density
942 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.3322° N, 97.5201° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Bitter Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
Airport
The Sigurd Anderson (1D7) 1,858 ft
ZIP codes 1
57274
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Highland Township, Day County1,860 ft
  2. Webster1,850 ft
  3. Webster Township1,830 ft
  4. Raritan Township1,830 ft
  5. Rusk Township1,820 ft
  6. Waubay1,820 ft
  7. Morton Township1,820 ft
  8. Racine Township1,810 ft
  9. Grenville Township1,810 ft
  10. Butler Township, Day County1,800 ft
  11. Kidder Township1,800 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.