Elevation of Little Rock
337ft
above sea level · 103 m
Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas and its most populous city, with 206,427 people. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 23rd lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 34.75° N · 92.29° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 34° 44′ 47″ N · 92° 17′ 23″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15S · 565,026 E · 3,845,159 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 206,427 people
- 121 sq mi of land · 1,703 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from February 2017: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Little Rock had 206,427 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.9% more than in April 2020, when it had 202,543. Its 121 sq mi of land work out to 1,703 people/sq mi; the state average is 60 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 626 places the Census counts in Arkansas (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 6.6% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Pulaski County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 4.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Little Rock sits at 337 ft (103 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: Little Rock is 761 ft below it.
The highest point in Arkansas is Magazine Mountain, at 2,753 ft according to the USGS: 2,416 ft above Little Rock, 82 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Little Rock.
What is the elevation of Little Rock?
Little Rock is 337 feet (103 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 Little Rock?
Latitude 34.74648 and longitude -92.28960, in decimal degrees (34° 44′ 47″ N · 92° 17′ 23″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 565,026 E and 3,845,159 N, on NAD83.
How does Little Rock rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 23rd lowest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Little Rock in?
Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Which is higher, Little Rock or Memphis?
Little Rock. Little Rock sits at 337 ft and Memphis at 259 ft: a difference of 78 ft, 130 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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