Forsan, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsan, Texas, shaded from 2,750 ft on the northeast side to 2,800 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,800 ft 855 m2,790 ft 850 m2,780 ft 850 m2,770 ft 845 m2,760 ft 840 m2,750 ft 840 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Forsan sits at about 2,780 ft (850 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,780 ft 850 m
most residents: 2,770–2,790 ft
Lowest
2,750 ft 840 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,800 ft 855 m
on the northwest side
Average
2,780 ft 845 m
all land inside city limits

Forsan spans about 50 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
2,780 ft850 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
2,800 ft855 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
2,750 ft840 m
Town center
USGS map point for Forsan
2,790 ft850 m
Average of all land2,780 ft845 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Forsan, Texas, shaded from 2,750 ft on the northeast side to 2,800 ft on the northwest side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Howard County, Texas, United States
Population
216 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
735 per sq mi
Coordinates
32.1098° N, 101.3662° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
North Concho River → Concho River → Colorado River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
79733
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ackerly2,800 ft
  2. Forsan2,780 ft
  3. Stanton2,680 ft
  4. Garden City2,650 ft
  5. Big Spring2,530 ft
  6. Sand Springs2,430 ft
  7. Coahoma2,410 ft
  8. Sterling City2,290 ft
  9. Westbrook2,170 ft
  10. Colorado City2,120 ft
  11. Lake Colorado City2,090 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Signal Mountains2,790 ft
  • South Mountain2,790 ft
  • Signal Peak2,710 ft
  • Hayrick Mountain, Howard County2,613 ft
  • Rattlesnake Mountain, Howard County2,530 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).
  • 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.