Covington, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Covington, Virginia, shaded from 1,170 ft on the south side to 2,000 ft at the foot of the Little Mountain
Elevation
2,000 ft 610 m1,790 ft 545 m1,690 ft 515 m1,480 ft 450 m1,270 ft 390 m1,170 ft 355 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
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City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Covington sits at about 1,290 ft (395 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,290 ft 395 m
most residents: 1,220–1,560 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the south side
Highest
2,000 ft 610 m
at the foot of the Little Mountain
Average
1,370 ft 420 m
all land inside city limits

Covington spans about 830 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
1,290 ft395 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Little Mountain
2,000 ft610 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
1,170 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for Covington
1,240 ft380 m
Average of all land1,370 ft420 m
Nearest peak
Big Knob, 3.8 mi northeast of the city limits
4,050 ft1,235 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.7 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Covington, Virginia, shaded from 1,170 ft on the south side to 2,000 ft at the foot of the Little Mountain
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Independent city in Virginia, United States
Population
5,663 2024 est.
Land area
5.5 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
1,035 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.7935° N, 79.9939° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
James River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
24426
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. White Sulphur Springs, WV1,880 ft
  2. Callaghan1,420 ft
  3. Covington1,290 ft
  4. Mallow1,220 ft
  5. Clifton Forge1,210 ft
  6. Selma1,210 ft
  7. Low Moor1,180 ft
  8. Glen Wilton1,090 ft
  9. Cliftondale Park1,090 ft
  10. Eagle Rock1,050 ft
  11. Iron Gate1,030 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bald Knob4,240 ft
  • Big Knob4,050 ft
  • Sugarloaf Mountain3,610 ft
  • Oliver Mountain3,560 ft
  • Lick Mountain2,920 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); BTS time zones. All public domain.