Selma, VA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Selma, Virginia, shaded from 1,060 ft on the northeast side to 1,520 ft at the foot of the Little Mountain
Elevation
1,520 ft 465 m1,400 ft 430 m1,350 ft 410 m1,230 ft 375 m1,120 ft 340 m1,060 ft 320 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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.
Click or tap anywhere
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

Selma sits at about 1,210 ft (370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,210 ft 370 m
most residents: 1,160–1,330 ft
Lowest
1,060 ft 320 m
on the northeast side
Highest
1,520 ft 465 m
at the foot of the Little Mountain
Average
1,210 ft 370 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Selma spans about 460 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
1,210 ft370 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Little Mountain
1,520 ft465 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,060 ft320 m
Town center
USGS map point for Selma
1,150 ft350 m
Average of all land1,210 ft370 m
Nearest peak
Big Knob, 4.8 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
4,050 ft1,235 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Selma, Virginia, shaded from 1,060 ft on the northeast side to 1,520 ft at the foot of the Little Mountain
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
Population
357 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
821 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.8065° N, 79.8481° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
James River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
24474
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Hot Springs2,460 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
  • Brushy Mountain3,560 ft
  • Oliver Mountain3,560 ft
  • Lick Mountain2,920 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.
  • Selma 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. All public domain.