Welch, WV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Welch, West Virginia, shaded from 1,270 ft on the northwest side to 2,370 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,370 ft 725 m2,100 ft 640 m1,960 ft 595 m1,680 ft 510 m1,400 ft 430 m1,270 ft 385 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

Welch sits at about 1,410 ft (430 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,410 ft 430 m
most residents: 1,310–1,980 ft
Lowest
1,270 ft 385 m
on the northwest side
Highest
2,370 ft 725 m
on the north side
Average
1,800 ft 545 m
all land inside city limits

Welch spans about 1,100 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
1,410 ft430 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,370 ft725 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the northwest side
1,270 ft385 m
Town center
USGS map point for Welch
1,320 ft400 m
Average of all land1,800 ft545 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Welch, West Virginia, shaded from 1,270 ft on the northwest side to 2,370 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
City in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
Population
3,413 2024 est.
Land area
7.6 sq mi
Density
447 per sq mi
Coordinates
37.4329° N, 81.5846° 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
24801
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Northfork1,770 ft
  2. Anawalt1,700 ft
  3. Keystone1,650 ft
  4. Vivian1,630 ft
  5. Pageton1,610 ft
  6. Kimball1,530 ft
  7. Gary1,460 ft
  8. Welch1,410 ft
  9. Davy1,280 ft
  10. Big Sandy1,160 ft
  11. Roderfield1,110 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Knob Mountain4,472 ft
  • Chimney Rock, Tazewell County4,380 ft
  • Big A Mountain3,705 ft
  • Pilot Knob3,530 ft
  • Pond Knob3,320 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); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.