Bud, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bud, West Virginia, shaded from 1,470 ft on the northwest side to 2,350 ft on the south side
Elevation
2,350 ft 715 m2,130 ft 650 m2,020 ft 615 m1,800 ft 550 m1,580 ft 480 m1,470 ft 450 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
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

Bud sits at about 1,580 ft (480 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,580 ft 480 m
most residents: 1,520–2,110 ft
Lowest
1,470 ft 450 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,350 ft 715 m
on the south side
Average
1,940 ft 590 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Bud spans about 880 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
1,580 ft480 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
2,350 ft715 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northwest side
1,470 ft450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Bud
1,540 ft470 m
Average of all land1,940 ft590 m

Elevation profile, south to north

2.3 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Bud, West Virginia, shaded from 1,470 ft on the northwest side to 2,350 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Population
347 2020 Census
Land area
3.1 sq mi
Density
111 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.5376° N, 81.3793° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Guyandotte River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 2
24716 24726
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crumpler2,530 ft
  2. Itmann2,140 ft
  3. Covel1,960 ft
  4. Northfork1,770 ft
  5. Rhodell1,640 ft
  6. Helen1,640 ft
  7. Bud1,580 ft
  8. Mullens1,490 ft
  9. Corinne1,450 ft
  10. New Richmond1,350 ft
  11. Pineville1,340 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Chimney Rock, Tazewell County4,380 ft
  • Sugar Run Mountain4,083 ft
  • Pilot Knob3,530 ft
  • Pond Knob3,320 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.
  • Bud 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.