Franklin, VT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, Vermont, shaded from 240 ft on the west side to 890 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
890 ft 270 m730 ft 220 m650 ft 195 m480 ft 145 m320 ft 95 m240 ft 75 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
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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.
Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Franklin sits at about 530 ft (160 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
530 ft 160 m
most residents: 310–680 ft
Lowest
240 ft 75 m
on the west side
Highest
890 ft 270 m
on the southeast side
Average
500 ft 155 m
all land inside town boundaries

Franklin spans about 650 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
530 ft160 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the southeast side
890 ft270 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the west side
240 ft75 m
Town center
USGS map point for Franklin
450 ft135 m
Average of all land500 ft155 m

Elevation profile, south to north

5.2 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Franklin, Vermont, shaded from 240 ft on the west side to 890 ft on the southeast side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States
Population
1,405 2024 est.
Land area
38.6 sq mi + 2.3 sq mi water
Density
36 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.9820° N, 72.9162° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
St. Lawrence Valley
Drains to
Richelieu River → Canada
ZIP codes 2
05450 05457
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Berkshire640 ft
  2. Franklin530 ft
  3. Richford490 ft
  4. Enosburgh460 ft
  5. Sheldon430 ft
  6. Enosburg Falls420 ft
  7. Highgate Center310 ft
  8. Highgate280 ft
  9. Swanton150 ft
  10. Village of Swanton150 ft
  11. Highgate Springs130 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Jay Peak3,862 ft
  • Sterling Mountain3,700 ft
  • Belvidere Mountain3,352 ft
  • Laraway Mountain2,796 ft
  • Gilson Mountain1,951 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, 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 town boundaries (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.