Elevation of Phoenix
1,088ft
above sea level · 332 m
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and its most populous city, with 1,665,481 people. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 12th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.45° N · 112.07° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 26′ 54″ N · 112° 4′ 27″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 12S · 400,176 E · 3,701,512 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)
- 1,665,481 people
- 518 sq mi of land · 3,213 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Phoenix had 1,665,481 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 3.6% more than in April 2020, when it had 1,608,349. Its 518 sq mi of land work out to 3,213 people/sq mi; the state average is 67 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 467 places the Census counts in Arizona (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 22% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Maricopa County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 8.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Phoenix sits at 1,088 ft (332 m) above sea level. Of the 50 state capitals, the highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft). The average is 1,098 ft: Phoenix is 10 ft below it.
Among the 91 cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 19th highest.
Of the 6 cities in Arizona with a page, Phoenix is the lowest. The others are Tucson (2,481 ft), Mesa (1,242 ft), Gilbert (1,236 ft), Chandler (1,214 ft), and Glendale (1,128 ft).
The highest point in Arizona is Humphreys Peak, at 12,633 ft according to the USGS: 11,545 ft above Phoenix, 133 mi away in a straight line.
- 12 Phoenix 1,088 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Phoenix.
What is the elevation of Phoenix?
Phoenix is 1,088 feet (332 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 Phoenix?
Latitude 33.44838 and longitude -112.07404, in decimal degrees (33° 26′ 54″ N · 112° 4′ 27″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 400,176 E and 3,701,512 N, on NAD83.
How does Phoenix rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 12th highest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Phoenix in?
Maricopa County, Arizona.
Which is higher, Phoenix or Glendale?
Glendale. Phoenix sits at 1,088 ft and Glendale at 1,128 ft: a difference of 40 ft, 9.0 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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