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Elevation of Yuma

141ft

above sea level · 43 m

Yuma is a city in Arizona with 105,227 people, the 14th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 83rd lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.73° N · 114.62° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 43′ 31″ N · 114° 37′ 28″ W
UTM coordinates
11S · 722,631 E · 3,623,333 N
Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Yuma 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)
105,227 people
121 sq mi of land · 869 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 10 m grid
Data from February 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Yuma had 105,227 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 8.4% more than in April 2020, when it had 97,087. Its 121 sq mi of land work out to 869 people/sq mi; the state average is 67 people/sq mi.

It’s the 14th most populous of the 467 places the Census counts in Arizona (cities, towns and CDPs), after Phoenix (1,665,481), and holds 1.4% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Yuma County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 16 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Yuma sits at 141 ft (43 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: Yuma is 721 ft below it.

The state capital, Phoenix, is 156 mi away in a straight line and 947 ft higher than Yuma.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Chula Vista (California), 143 mi away in a straight line and 75 ft lower.

Of the 14 cities in Arizona with a page, Yuma is the 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: 12,492 ft above Yuma, 247 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 165 Shreveport 150 ft
  2. 166 Albany 143 ft
  3. 167 Yuma 141 ft
  4. 168 Augusta 140 ft
  5. 169 Inglewood 130 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest cities with a page

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Yuma.

What is the elevation of Yuma?

Yuma is 141 feet (43 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 Yuma?

Latitude 32.72533 and longitude -114.62440, in decimal degrees (32° 43′ 31″ N · 114° 37′ 28″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 722,631 E and 3,623,333 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 83rd lowest 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 Yuma in?

Yuma County, Arizona.

Which is higher, Yuma or Phoenix?

Phoenix. Yuma sits at 141 ft and Phoenix at 1,088 ft: a difference of 947 ft, 156 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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