Tunnelton, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tunnelton, West Virginia, shaded from 1,760 ft on the northeast side to 2,120 ft on the west side
Elevation
2,120 ft 645 m2,030 ft 620 m1,990 ft 605 m1,900 ft 580 m1,810 ft 550 m1,760 ft 535 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Tunnelton sits at about 1,930 ft (590 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,930 ft 590 m
most residents: 1,800–2,010 ft
Lowest
1,760 ft 535 m
on the northeast side
Highest
2,120 ft 645 m
on the west side
Average
1,900 ft 580 m
all land inside town limits

Tunnelton spans about 360 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
1,930 ft590 m
Highest point
Inside town limits, on the west side
2,120 ft645 m
Lowest point
Inside town limits, on the northeast side
1,760 ft535 m
Town center
USGS map point for Tunnelton
1,820 ft555 m
Average of all land1,900 ft580 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.6 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Tunnelton, West Virginia, shaded from 1,760 ft on the northeast side to 2,120 ft on the west side
Town limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Population
292 2024 est.
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
872 per sq mi
Coordinates
39.3918° N, 79.7484° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Cheat River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
26444
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Aurora2,690 ft
  2. Terra Alta2,590 ft
  3. Hutton, MD2,440 ft
  4. Tunnelton1,930 ft
  5. Masontown1,810 ft
  6. Kingwood1,790 ft
  7. Reedsville1,740 ft
  8. Arthurdale1,720 ft
  9. Rowlesburg1,400 ft
  10. Newburg1,370 ft
  11. Albright1,280 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Spruce Mountain4,863 ft
  • Kile Knob4,590 ft
  • Job Knob4,460 ft
  • Turkey Mountain2,800 ft
  • High Knob2,640 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town 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 town 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.