Arrington, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arrington, Virginia, shaded from 470 ft on the east side to 1,100 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
1,100 ft 335 m940 ft 290 m860 ft 265 m710 ft 215 m550 ft 165 m470 ft 145 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
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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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Arrington sits at about 700 ft (210 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
700 ft 210 m
most residents: 630–720 ft
Lowest
470 ft 145 m
on the east side
Highest
1,100 ft 335 m
on the southeast side
Average
680 ft 210 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Arrington spans about 630 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
700 ft210 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
1,100 ft335 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
470 ft145 m
Town center
USGS map point for Arrington
710 ft215 m
Average of all land680 ft210 m

Elevation profile, south to north

3.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Arrington, Virginia, shaded from 470 ft on the east side to 1,100 ft on the southeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Population
718 2020 Census
Land area
10.4 sq mi + 0.1 sq mi water
Density
69 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.6840° N, 78.9011° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Piedmont
Drains to
James River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
22922
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Wintergreen3,130 ft
  2. Sherando1,500 ft
  3. Lovingston820 ft
  4. Nellysford750 ft
  5. Arrington700 ft
  6. Amherst690 ft
  7. Shipman650 ft
  8. Esmont530 ft
  9. Schuyler490 ft
  10. Yogaville470 ft
  11. Buckingham Courthouse450 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Elk Pond Mountain4,030 ft
  • Chimney Rock, Nelson County3,950 ft
  • Devils Knob3,850 ft
  • Tobacco Row Mountain2,936 ft
  • Heard Mountain2,399 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, 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 CDP boundary (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.
  • Arrington is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.