Ocean Shores, WA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ocean Shores, Washington, shaded from sea level level on North Bay to 35 ft near the middle
Elevation
35 ft 11 m27 ft 8 m22 ft 7 m13 ft 4 m4 ft 1 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Ocean Shores sits at about 17 ft (5 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
17 ft 5 m
most residents: 14–20 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on North Bay
Highest
35 ft 11 m
near the middle
Average
16 ft 5 m
all land inside city limits

Ocean Shores spans about 35 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
17 ft5 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
35 ft11 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets North Bay
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Ocean Shores
15 ft5 m
Airport (W04)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
15 ft5 m
Average of all land16 ft5 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Ocean Shores, Washington, shaded from sea level level on North Bay to 35 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
Population
7,731 2024 est.
Land area
8.5 sq mi + 5.3 sq mi water
Density
908 per sq mi
Coordinates
46.9737° N, 124.1563° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Pacific Border
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
Ocean Shores Municipal (W04) 15 ft
ZIP codes 1
98569
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Markham59 ft
  2. Hogans Corner51 ft
  3. Ocosta45 ft
  4. Copalis Beach41 ft
  5. Cohassett Beach20 ft
  6. Grayland19 ft
  7. Oyehut19 ft
  8. Ocean City19 ft
  9. Ocean Shores17 ft
  10. Westport14 ft
  11. Hoquiam11 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Colonel Bob4,460 ft
  • Stovepipe Mountain3,590 ft
  • Rock Peak3,340 ft
  • Walville Peak2,427 ft
  • Blue Mountain, Grays Harbor County1,780 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.