Vivian, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vivian, West Virginia, shaded from 1,500 ft on the west side to 2,200 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
2,210 ft 670 m2,030 ft 620 m1,940 ft 590 m1,760 ft 535 m1,580 ft 485 m1,500 ft 455 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
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

Vivian sits at about 1,630 ft (495 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,630 ft 495 m
few residents
Lowest
1,500 ft 455 m
on the west side
Highest
2,200 ft 670 m
on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
1,680 ft 515 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Vivian spans about 700 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 (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
1,630 ft495 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
2,200 ft670 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the west side
1,500 ft455 m
Town center
USGS map point for Vivian
1,630 ft495 m
Average of all land1,680 ft515 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Vivian, West Virginia, shaded from 1,500 ft on the west side to 2,200 ft on the west edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
Population
85 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
234 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.4182° N, 81.4873° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Tug Fork → Big Sandy River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
24853
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Crumpler2,530 ft
  2. Maybeury2,180 ft
  3. Northfork1,770 ft
  4. Anawalt1,700 ft
  5. Keystone1,650 ft
  6. Vivian1,630 ft
  7. Pageton1,610 ft
  8. Kimball1,530 ft
  9. Gary1,460 ft
  10. Welch1,410 ft
  11. Davy1,280 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 median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • 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.
  • Vivian 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.