Blaine, WA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Blaine, Washington, shaded from sea level level on the Salish Sea to 540 ft on the east side
Elevation
540 ft 165 m400 ft 125 m340 ft 100 m200 ft 60 m67 ft 20 m0 ft 0 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

Blaine sits at about 65 ft (20 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
65 ft 20 m
most residents: 29–240 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Salish Sea
Highest
540 ft 165 m
on the east side
Average
200 ft 60 m
all land inside city limits

Blaine spans about 540 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
65 ft20 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
540 ft165 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Salish Sea
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Blaine
48 ft15 m
Average of all land200 ft60 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.9 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Blaine, Washington, shaded from sea level level on the Salish Sea to 540 ft on the east side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
City in Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Population
6,371 2024 est.
Land area
5.6 sq mi + 3.0 sq mi water
Density
1,141 per sq mi
Coordinates
48.9937° N, 122.7471° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Strait of Juan de Fuca
ZIP codes 1
98230
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bellingham170 ft
  2. Marietta-Alderwood130 ft
  3. Point Roberts110 ft
  4. Lynden110 ft
  5. Ferndale98 ft
  6. Everson89 ft
  7. Nooksack87 ft
  8. Blaine65 ft
  9. Birch Bay49 ft
  10. Custer45 ft
  11. Sumas41 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Sumas Mountain3,430 ft
  • Mount Constitution2,399 ft
  • Lummi Peak1,690 ft
  • Squalicum Mountain1,540 ft
  • Turtleback Mountain1,520 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; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.