San Saba, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of San Saba, Texas, shaded from 1,150 ft on the east side to 1,330 ft on the south side
Elevation
1,330 ft 405 m1,280 ft 390 m1,260 ft 385 m1,220 ft 370 m1,180 ft 360 m1,150 ft 350 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

San Saba sits at about 1,230 ft (375 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,230 ft 375 m
most residents: 1,200–1,250 ft
Lowest
1,150 ft 350 m
on the east side
Highest
1,330 ft 405 m
on the south side
Average
1,210 ft 370 m
all land inside city limits

San Saba spans about 180 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
1,230 ft375 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,330 ft405 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
1,150 ft350 m
Town center
USGS map point for San Saba
1,210 ft370 m
Airport (81R)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 2.2 mi north of the city limits
1,255 ft383 m
Average of all land1,210 ft370 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of San Saba, Texas, shaded from 1,150 ft on the east side to 1,330 ft on the south side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in San Saba County, Texas, United States
Population
2,866 2024 est.
Land area
2.7 sq mi
Density
1,058 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.1957° N, 98.7181° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Colorado River → Gulf of America
Airport
San Saba County Municipal (81R) 1,255 ft
ZIP codes 1
76877
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Rochelle1,770 ft
  2. Goldthwaite1,570 ft
  3. Zephyr1,510 ft
  4. Lometa1,480 ft
  5. Mullin1,440 ft
  6. Richland Springs1,390 ft
  7. San Saba1,230 ft
  8. Lampasas1,060 ft
  9. Buchanan Lake Village1,040 ft
  10. Llano1,040 ft
  11. Tow1,030 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chapel Hill1,520 ft
  • Harkey Knobs1,450 ft
  • Wildhorse Mountain, San Saba County1,440 ft
  • Linn Hill1,400 ft
  • Round Mountain, San Saba County1,330 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.