Kingsport, TN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kingsport, Tennessee, shaded from 1,150 ft on the southwest side to 2,400 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,400 ft 730 m2,090 ft 635 m1,930 ft 590 m1,620 ft 495 m1,310 ft 400 m1,150 ft 350 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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

Kingsport sits at about 1,330 ft (405 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,330 ft 405 m
most residents: 1,240–1,560 ft
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,400 ft 730 m
on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,440 ft 440 m
all land inside city limits

Kingsport spans about 1,250 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
1,330 ft405 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
2,400 ft730 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,150 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kingsport
1,210 ft370 m
Airport (TRI)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 0.3 mi southeast of the city limits
1,519 ft463 m
Average of all land1,440 ft440 m

Elevation profile, west to east

11 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kingsport, Tennessee, shaded from 1,150 ft on the southwest side to 2,400 ft on the southwest edge, below higher ground just outside
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in Sullivan and Hawkins counties, Tennessee, United States
Population
57,109 2024 est.
Land area
53.1 sq mi + 0.9 sq mi water
Density
1,075 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.5484° N, 82.5618° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Holston River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Tri-Cities (TRI) 1,519 ft
ZIP codes 6
37617 37660 37663 37664 37665 37857
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Orebank1,530 ft
  2. Bloomingdale1,460 ft
  3. Spurgeon1,450 ft
  4. Colonial Heights1,430 ft
  5. Gate City, VA1,420 ft
  6. Mount Carmel1,390 ft
  7. Weber City, VA1,370 ft
  8. Hiltons, VA1,370 ft
  9. Kingsport1,330 ft
  10. Sullivan Gardens1,320 ft
  11. Church Hill1,320 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • High Knob4,180 ft
  • Pinnacle Mountain3,520 ft
  • Buzzard Roost3,190 ft
  • Chimneytop Mountain3,114 ft
  • Stocker Knob2,880 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).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,090 ft at 36.5662° N, 82.6060° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.