Elgin, TN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elgin, Tennessee, shaded from 1,260 ft on the southwest side to 1,520 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
1,520 ft 465 m1,460 ft 445 m1,420 ft 435 m1,360 ft 415 m1,290 ft 395 m1,260 ft 385 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Elgin sits at about 1,450 ft (440 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,450 ft 440 m
most residents: 1,390–1,470 ft
Lowest
1,260 ft 385 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,520 ft 465 m
on the northwest side
Average
1,390 ft 425 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Elgin spans about 260 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
1,450 ft440 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,520 ft465 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,260 ft385 m
Town center
USGS map point for Elgin
1,400 ft425 m
Airport (SCX)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 7.7 mi north of the CDP boundary
1,545 ft471 m
Average of all land1,390 ft425 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Elgin, Tennessee, shaded from 1,260 ft on the southwest side to 1,520 ft on the northwest side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Scott County, Tennessee, United States
Population
297 2020 Census
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
153 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.3323° N, 84.6063° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Big South Fork Cumberland River → Cumberland River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Scott Municipal (SCX) 1,545 ft
ZIP codes 1
37852
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Jamestown1,730 ft
  2. Allardt1,650 ft
  3. Oneida1,480 ft
  4. Helenwood1,470 ft
  5. Elgin1,450 ft
  6. Petros1,420 ft
  7. Sunbright1,410 ft
  8. Robbins1,400 ft
  9. Huntsville1,390 ft
  10. Winfield1,360 ft
  11. Wartburg1,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Cross Mountain3,535 ft
  • Buffalo Mountain3,380 ft
  • Stallion Mountain3,340 ft
  • Stout Knob2,950 ft
  • Lone Mountain2,530 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.
  • Elgin 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.