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Elevation

Elevation of Clovis

360ft

above sea level · 110 m

Clovis is a city in California with 129,347 people, the 47th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 116th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
36.83° N · 119.70° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 49′ 31″ N · 119° 42′ 11″ W
UTM coordinates
11S · 258,930 E · 4,078,894 N
Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Fresno 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)
129,347 people
26.3 sq mi of land · 4,926 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from September 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Clovis had 129,347 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 7.6% more than in April 2020, when it had 120,166. Its 26.3 sq mi of land work out to 4,926 people/sq mi; the state average is 253 people/sq mi.

It’s the 47th most populous of the 1,617 places the Census counts in California (cities, towns and CDPs), after Los Angeles (3,869,089), and holds 0.3% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Fresno County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Clovis sits at 360 ft (110 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: Clovis is 502 ft below it.

The state capital, Sacramento, is 156 mi away in a straight line and 333 ft lower than Clovis.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Fresno, 6.6 mi away in a straight line and 48 ft lower.

Of the 75 cities in California with a page, Clovis is the 28th highest: the highest is Hesperia (3,178 ft) and the lowest is Stockton (12 ft).

The highest point in California is Mount Whitney, at 14,494 ft according to the USGS: 14,134 ft above Clovis, 80 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 132 Evansville 383 ft
  2. 133 Macon 370 ft
  3. 134 Clovis 360 ft
  4. 135 Allentown 342 ft
  5. 136 College Station 341 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 Clovis.

What is the elevation of Clovis?

Clovis is 360 feet (110 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 Clovis?

Latitude 36.82523 and longitude -119.70292, in decimal degrees (36° 49′ 31″ N · 119° 42′ 11″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 258,930 E and 4,078,894 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 116th 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 Clovis in?

Fresno County, California.

Which is higher, Clovis or Sacramento?

Clovis. Clovis sits at 360 ft and Sacramento at 27 ft: a difference of 333 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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