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Elevation of Anaheim

159ft

above sea level · 48 m

Anaheim is a city in California with 341,008 people, the 10th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 31st lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.84° N · 117.91° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 50′ 7″ N · 117° 54′ 52″ W
UTM coordinates
11S · 415,384 E · 3,744,270 N
Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Orange County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
California
CA · capital: Sacramento
Time zone
Pacific Time
UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
341,008 people
50.3 sq mi of land · 6,782 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from October 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Anaheim had 341,008 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.7% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 346,799. Its 50.3 sq mi of land work out to 6,782 people/sq mi; the state average is 253 people/sq mi.

It’s the 10th most populous of the 1,617 places the Census counts in California (cities, towns and CDPs), after Los Angeles (3,869,089), and holds 0.9% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Orange County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 9.0 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

Compared with other big cities

Anaheim sits at 159 ft (48 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Anaheim is 699 ft below it.

The state capital, Sacramento, is 384 mi away in a straight line and 132 ft lower than Anaheim.

Of the 15 cities in California with a page, Anaheim is the 5th highest: the highest is Riverside (829 ft) and the lowest is Stockton (12 ft).

The highest point in California is Mount Whitney, at 14,494 ft according to the USGS: 14,335 ft above Anaheim, 191 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 59 Memphis 259 ft
  2. 60 Seattle 173 ft
  3. 61 Anaheim 159 ft
  4. 62 Santa Ana 113 ft
  5. 63 Anchorage 104 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

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Anaheim.

What is the elevation of Anaheim?

Anaheim is 159 feet (48 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 Anaheim?

Latitude 33.83529 and longitude -117.91450, in decimal degrees (33° 50′ 7″ N · 117° 54′ 52″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 415,384 E and 3,744,270 N, on NAD83.

How does Anaheim rank among the highest big cities?

It’s the 31st lowest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).

What county is Anaheim in?

Orange County, California.

Which is higher, Anaheim or Sacramento?

Anaheim. Anaheim sits at 159 ft and Sacramento at 27 ft: a difference of 132 ft, 384 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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