Princeton, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Princeton, West Virginia, shaded from 2,380 ft on the east side to 2,770 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,770 ft 845 m2,670 ft 815 m2,620 ft 800 m2,520 ft 770 m2,430 ft 740 m2,380 ft 725 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.
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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

Princeton sits at about 2,450 ft (745 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,450 ft 745 m
most residents: 2,390–2,550 ft
Lowest
2,380 ft 725 m
on the east side
Highest
2,770 ft 845 m
on the north side
Average
2,460 ft 750 m
all land inside city limits

Princeton spans about 390 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
2,450 ft745 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,770 ft845 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the east side
2,380 ft725 m
Town center
USGS map point for Princeton
2,440 ft745 m
Airport (BLF)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 6.2 mi southwest of the city limits
2,857 ft871 m
Average of all land2,460 ft750 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.7 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Princeton, West Virginia, shaded from 2,380 ft on the east side to 2,770 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
City in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Population
5,595 2024 est.
Land area
3.0 sq mi
Density
1,856 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.3662° N, 81.1026° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Valley and Ridge
Drains to
New River → Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
Airport
Mercer County (BLF) 2,857 ft
ZIP codes 1
24740
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Bluewell2,710 ft
  2. Bluefield2,590 ft
  3. Athens2,560 ft
  4. Lashmeet2,560 ft
  5. Brush Fork2,510 ft
  6. Princeton2,450 ft
  7. Matoaka2,440 ft
  8. Montcalm2,320 ft
  9. Bramwell2,310 ft
  10. Rocky Gap, VA2,010 ft
  11. Oakvale1,790 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Chimney Rock, Tazewell County4,380 ft
  • Salt Pond Mountain4,330 ft
  • Sugar Run Mountain4,083 ft
  • Wrights Peak4,070 ft
  • Bickett Knob3,330 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.