Emory, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Emory, Virginia, shaded from 2,030 ft on the east side to 2,670 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
2,670 ft 815 m2,510 ft 765 m2,430 ft 740 m2,270 ft 690 m2,110 ft 640 m2,030 ft 620 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

Emory sits at about 2,120 ft (645 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,120 ft 645 m
most residents: 2,110–2,260 ft
Lowest
2,030 ft 620 m
on the east side
Highest
2,670 ft 815 m
on the northeast side
Average
2,220 ft 675 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Emory spans about 640 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
2,120 ft645 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
2,670 ft815 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
2,030 ft620 m
Town center
USGS map point for Emory
2,130 ft650 m
Average of all land2,220 ft675 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.8 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Emory, Virginia, shaded from 2,030 ft on the east side to 2,670 ft on the northeast side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Washington County, Virginia, United States
Population
1,237 2020 Census
Land area
4.1 sq mi
Density
302 per sq mi
Coordinates
36.7729° N, 81.8362° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
South Fork Holston River → Holston River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 3
24327 24340 24361
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Adwolf2,300 ft
  2. Meadowview2,240 ft
  3. McMullin2,170 ft
  4. Glade Spring2,160 ft
  5. Emory2,120 ft
  6. Abingdon2,120 ft
  7. Seven Mile Ford2,070 ft
  8. Chilhowie2,030 ft
  9. Allison Gap2,030 ft
  10. Damascus1,970 ft
  11. Saltville1,910 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Rogers5,711 ft
  • Pond Mountain4,940 ft
  • Beartown Mountain4,690 ft
  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Brumley Mountain4,210 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.
  • Emory 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.