Accomack County, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Accomack County, Virginia, shaded from 4 ft below sea level on the east side to 130 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
130 ft 40 m99 ft 30 m82 ft 25 m47 ft 14 m13 ft 4 m−5 ft −1 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
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Elevation Data

Accomack County averages about 16 ft (5 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 4 ft below sea level on the east side to 130 ft on the northeast side.

Average elevation
16 ft 5 m
all land inside the county
Highest
130 ft 40 m
on the northeast side
Lowest
−4 ft −1 m
on the east side

Accomack County spans about 134 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land16 ft5 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the northeast side
130 ft40 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the east side
−4 ft−1 m

Elevation profile, west to east

47 mi west to east through Chincoteague.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Accomack County, Virginia, shaded from 4 ft below sea level on the east side to 130 ft on the northeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
County in Virginia, United States
Population
33,411 2024 est.
Land area
449.3 sq mi + 860.7 sq mi water
Density
74 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Coastal Plain 89%
Drains to
Atlantic Ocean
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Middlesex County57 ft
  2. Northumberland County54 ft
  3. Lancaster County52 ft
  4. Worcester County, MD22 ft
  5. Accomack County16 ft
  6. Northampton County15 ft
  7. Somerset County, MD10 ft

Rankings by average elevation

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Italian Hill20 ft
  • Cherrytree Hill3 ft
All 49 towns in Accomack County by typical elevation
  1. Melfa48 ft
  2. Mappsville47 ft
  3. Nelsonia45 ft
  4. Gargatha43 ft
  5. Onley43 ft
  6. Tasley42 ft
  7. Greenbush41 ft
  8. Accomac39 ft
  9. Temperanceville39 ft
  10. Keller38 ft
  11. Parksley38 ft
  12. Chase Crossing37 ft
  13. Atlantic37 ft
  14. Boston35 ft
  15. Painter35 ft
  16. Mappsburg35 ft
  17. Modest Town34 ft
  18. Pastoria34 ft
  19. Savage Town34 ft
  20. Pungoteague34 ft
  21. Whitesville32 ft
  22. Town of Belle Haven32 ft
  23. Savageville32 ft
  24. Metompkin29 ft
  25. Wattsville27 ft
  26. Cats Bridge24 ft
  27. Bloxom22 ft
  28. New Church22 ft
  29. Horntown21 ft
  30. Oak Hall21 ft
  31. Onancock19 ft
  32. Captains Cove17 ft
  33. Hallwood16 ft
  34. Lee Mont16 ft
  35. Bayside11 ft
  36. Makemie Park7 ft
  37. Wachapreague7 ft
  38. Bobtown7 ft
  39. Locust Mount6 ft
  40. Quinby6 ft
  41. Harborton6 ft
  42. Schooner Bay5 ft
  43. Greenbackville4 ft
  44. Southside Chesconessex3 ft
  45. Chincoteague3 ft
  46. Deep Creek3 ft
  47. Saxis2 ft
  48. Sanford2 ft
  49. Tangier1 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.