Polk County, WI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polk County, Wisconsin, shaded from 680 ft on the southwest side to 1,410 ft on the north side
Elevation
1,410 ft 430 m1,230 ft 375 m1,140 ft 345 m950 ft 290 m770 ft 235 m680 ft 205 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Polk County averages about 1,120 ft (340 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 680 ft on the southwest side to 1,410 ft on the north side.

Average elevation
1,120 ft 340 m
all land inside the county
Highest
1,410 ft 430 m
on the north side
Lowest
680 ft 205 m
on the southwest side

Polk County spans about 730 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,120 ft340 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the north side
1,410 ft430 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the southwest side
680 ft205 m

Elevation profile, west to east

26 mi west to east through Osceola.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Polk County, Wisconsin, shaded from 680 ft on the southwest side to 1,410 ft on the north side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
County in Wisconsin, United States
Population
45,831 2024 est.
Land area
914.3 sq mi + 42.1 sq mi water
Density
50 per sq mi
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Superior Upland 97%
Drains to
Gulf of America 92%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Barron County1,200 ft
  2. Polk County1,120 ft
  3. St. Croix County1,060 ft
  4. Burnett County990 ft
  5. Washington County, MN930 ft
  6. Chisago County, MN910 ft

Rankings by average elevation

All 37 towns in Polk County by typical elevation
  1. Johnstown, Polk County1,280 ft
  2. McKinley, Polk County1,270 ft
  3. Turtle Lake partly1,250 ft
  4. Village of Milltown1,250 ft
  5. Bone Lake1,230 ft
  6. Centuria1,230 ft
  7. Frederic1,230 ft
  8. Luck1,220 ft
  9. Milltown1,220 ft
  10. Town of Clear Lake1,220 ft
  11. Town of Luck1,220 ft
  12. Beaver, Polk County1,210 ft
  13. Village of Clayton1,200 ft
  14. Clayton, Polk County1,190 ft
  15. Clear Lake1,180 ft
  16. Town of St. Croix Falls1,180 ft
  17. Georgetown1,180 ft
  18. Village of Balsam Lake1,170 ft
  19. Balsam Lake1,160 ft
  20. West Sweden1,150 ft
  21. Lorain1,140 ft
  22. Apple River1,140 ft
  23. Black Brook1,110 ft
  24. Clam Falls1,090 ft
  25. Lincoln, Polk County1,090 ft
  26. Garfield1,080 ft
  27. Amery1,070 ft
  28. Lewis1,060 ft
  29. Eureka1,050 ft
  30. Farmington, Polk County1,020 ft
  31. Alden1,020 ft
  32. Laketown1,020 ft
  33. St. Croix Falls1,010 ft
  34. Osceola1,000 ft
  35. Dresser930 ft
  36. Sterling880 ft
  37. Village of Osceola870 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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 (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 (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.