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Elevation of Goodyear

965ft

above sea level · 294 m

Goodyear is a city in Arizona with 125,359 people, the 12th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 61st highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.44° N · 112.36° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 26′ 7″ N · 112° 21′ 30″ W
UTM coordinates
12S · 373,743 E · 3,700,373 N
Zone 12 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Maricopa County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Arizona
AZ · capital: Phoenix
Time zone
Mountain Standard Time (no DST)
UTC−7 all year: no daylight saving time
Population (2025)
125,359 people
191 sq mi of land · 655 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Goodyear had 125,359 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 30% more than in April 2020, when it had 96,141. Its 191 sq mi of land work out to 655 people/sq mi; the state average is 67 people/sq mi.

It’s the 12th 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 13 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000

Goodyear sits at 965 ft (294 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: Goodyear is 103 ft above it.

The state capital, Phoenix, is 16 mi away in a straight line and 123 ft higher than Goodyear.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Glendale, 12 mi away in a straight line and 163 ft higher.

Of the 14 cities in Arizona with a page, Goodyear is the 3rd 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: 11,668 ft above Goodyear, 138 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 59 Ontario 1,001 ft
  2. 60 Avondale 973 ft
  3. 61 Goodyear 965 ft
  4. 62 Akron 960 ft
  5. 63 Wichita Falls 949 ft

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Goodyear.

What is the elevation of Goodyear?

Goodyear is 965 feet (294 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 Goodyear?

Latitude 33.43532 and longitude -112.35821, in decimal degrees (33° 26′ 7″ N · 112° 21′ 30″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 373,743 E and 3,700,373 N, on NAD83.

How does Goodyear rank among the highest US cities of its size?

It’s the 61st 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 Goodyear in?

Maricopa County, Arizona.

Which is higher, Goodyear or Phoenix?

Phoenix. Goodyear sits at 965 ft and Phoenix at 1,088 ft: a difference of 123 ft, 16 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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