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Elevation of Orange

190ft

above sea level · 58 m

Orange is a city in California with 138,365 people, the 44th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 93rd lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.79° N · 117.85° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 47′ 16″ N · 117° 51′ 11″ W
UTM coordinates
11S · 421,020 E · 3,738,954 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)
138,365 people
25.7 sq mi of land · 5,390 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Orange had 138,365 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.1% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 139,910. Its 25.7 sq mi of land work out to 5,390 people/sq mi; the state average is 253 people/sq mi.

It’s the 44th most populous of the 1,617 places the Census counts in California (cities, towns and CDPs), after Los Angeles (3,869,089), and holds 0.4% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Orange County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Orange sits at 190 ft (58 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: Orange is 672 ft below it.

The state capital, Sacramento, is 388 mi away in a straight line and 163 ft lower than Orange.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Santa Ana, 3.0 mi away in a straight line and 77 ft lower.

Of the 75 cities in California with a page, Orange is the 35th 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: 14,304 ft above Orange, 194 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 155 Hillsboro 195 ft
  2. 156 Vancouver 191 ft
  3. 157 Orange 190 ft
  4. 158 Vacaville 179 ft
  5. 159 Gainesville 178 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 Orange.

What is the elevation of Orange?

Orange is 190 feet (58 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 Orange?

Latitude 33.78780 and longitude -117.85311, in decimal degrees (33° 47′ 16″ N · 117° 51′ 11″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 421,020 E and 3,738,954 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 93rd 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 Orange in?

Orange County, California.

Which is higher, Orange or Sacramento?

Orange. Orange sits at 190 ft and Sacramento at 27 ft: a difference of 163 ft, 388 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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