Atkins, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Atkins, Virginia, shaded from 2,220 ft on the west side to 2,850 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,850 ft 865 m2,690 ft 820 m2,610 ft 795 m2,450 ft 750 m2,300 ft 700 m2,220 ft 675 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.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Atkins sits at about 2,320 ft (710 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,320 ft 710 m
most residents: 2,290–2,600 ft
Lowest
2,220 ft 675 m
on the west side
Highest
2,850 ft 865 m
on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
2,480 ft 755 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Atkins 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
2,320 ft710 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
2,850 ft865 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
2,220 ft675 m
Town center
USGS map point for Atkins
2,300 ft700 m
Airport (MKJ)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.3 mi northeast of the CDP boundary
2,558 ft780 m
Average of all land2,480 ft755 m
Nearest peak
Glade Mountain, 1.7 mi southeast of the CDP boundary
4,090 ft1,245 m

Elevation profile, west to east

4.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Atkins, Virginia, shaded from 2,220 ft on the west side to 2,850 ft on the east edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Population
1,121 2020 Census
Land area
6.2 sq mi
Density
181 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.8673° N, 81.4234° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
Middle Fork Holston River → South Fork Holston River → Holston River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mountain Empire (MKJ) 2,558 ft
ZIP codes 2
24311 24354
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Troutdale3,250 ft
  2. Gratton2,820 ft
  3. Sugar Grove2,700 ft
  4. Rural Retreat2,570 ft
  5. Tazewell2,480 ft
  6. Atkins2,320 ft
  7. Adwolf2,300 ft
  8. Marion2,260 ft
  9. McMullin2,170 ft
  10. Seven Mile Ford2,070 ft
  11. Chilhowie2,030 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rogers5,711 ft
  • High Rock4,660 ft
  • Point Lookout Mountain4,540 ft
  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Glade Mountain4,090 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.
  • Atkins 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.