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Elevation of Elk Grove

49ft

above sea level · 15 m

Elk Grove is a city in California with 185,007 people, the 26th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 50th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
38.41° N · 121.37° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 24′ 32″ N · 121° 22′ 18″ W
UTM coordinates
10S · 642,175 E · 4,252,429 N
Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Sacramento 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)
185,007 people
42.6 sq mi of land · 4,343 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from May 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Elk Grove had 185,007 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 5.0% more than in April 2020, when it had 176,137. Its 42.6 sq mi of land work out to 4,343 people/sq mi; the state average is 253 people/sq mi.

It’s the 26th most populous of the 1,617 places the Census counts in California (cities, towns and CDPs), after Los Angeles (3,869,089), and holds 0.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Sacramento County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Elk Grove sits at 49 ft (15 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: Elk Grove is 813 ft below it.

The state capital, Sacramento, is 14 mi away in a straight line and 22 ft lower than Elk Grove.

Of the 75 cities in California with a page, Elk Grove is the 11th lowest: 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: 14,445 ft above Elk Grove, 211 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 198 Hartford 50 ft
  2. 199 Suffolk 50 ft
  3. 200 Elk Grove 49 ft
  4. 201 Pearland 47 ft
  5. 202 Baton Rouge 46 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 Elk Grove.

What is the elevation of Elk Grove?

Elk Grove is 49 feet (15 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 Elk Grove?

Latitude 38.40880 and longitude -121.37162, in decimal degrees (38° 24′ 32″ N · 121° 22′ 18″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 642,175 E and 4,252,429 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 50th 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 Elk Grove in?

Sacramento County, California.

Which is higher, Elk Grove or Sacramento?

Elk Grove. Elk Grove sits at 49 ft and Sacramento at 27 ft: a difference of 22 ft, 14 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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