Elevation of Buckeye
869ft
above sea level · 265 m
Buckeye is a city in Arizona with 125,445 people, the 11th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 71st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.37° N · 112.58° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 22′ 13″ N · 112° 35′ 2″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 12S · 352,664 E · 3,693,462 N
- Zone 12 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
- UTC−7 all year: no daylight saving time
- Population (2025)
- 125,445 people
- 396 sq mi of land · 317 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Buckeye had 125,445 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 37% more than in April 2020, when it had 91,498. Its 396 sq mi of land work out to 317 people/sq mi; the state average is 67 people/sq mi.
It’s the 11th most populous of the 467 places the Census counts in Arizona (cities, towns and CDPs), after Phoenix (1,665,481), and holds 1.6% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Maricopa County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 5.4 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Buckeye sits at 869 ft (265 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Buckeye is 7 ft above it.
The state capital, Phoenix, is 30 mi away in a straight line and 219 ft higher than Buckeye.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Glendale, 26 mi away in a straight line and 259 ft higher.
Of the 14 cities in Arizona with a page, Buckeye is the 2nd lowest: the highest is Tucson (2,481 ft) and the lowest is Yuma (141 ft).
The highest point in Arizona is Humphreys Peak, at 12,633 ft according to the USGS: 11,764 ft above Buckeye, 146 mi away in a straight line.
- 71 Buckeye 869 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Buckeye.
What is the elevation of Buckeye?
Buckeye is 869 feet (265 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.
What are the coordinates of Buckeye?
Latitude 33.37032 and longitude -112.58378, in decimal degrees (33° 22′ 13″ N · 112° 35′ 2″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 352,664 E and 3,693,462 N, on NAD83.
How does Buckeye rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 71st highest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).
What county is Buckeye in?
Maricopa County, Arizona.
Which is higher, Buckeye or Phoenix?
Phoenix. Buckeye sits at 869 ft and Phoenix at 1,088 ft: a difference of 219 ft, 30 mi apart in a straight line.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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