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Elevation

Elevation of Pueblo

4,693ft

above sea level · 1,430 m

Pueblo is a city in Colorado with 110,404 people, the 10th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 9th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
38.25° N · 104.61° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 15′ 16″ N · 104° 36′ 33″ W
UTM coordinates
13S · 534,198 E · 4,234,119 N
Zone 13 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Pueblo County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Colorado
CO · capital: Denver
Time zone
Mountain Time
UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
110,404 people
56.6 sq mi of land · 1,950 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 10 m grid
Data from September 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Pueblo had 110,404 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.3% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 111,864. Its 56.6 sq mi of land work out to 1,950 people/sq mi; the state average is 58 people/sq mi.

It’s the 10th most populous of the 482 places the Census counts in Colorado (cities, towns and CDPs), after Denver (740,613), and holds 1.8% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Pueblo County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.0 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Pueblo sits at 4,693 ft (1,430 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: Pueblo is 3,831 ft above it.

The state capital, Denver, is 105 mi away in a straight line and 583 ft higher than Pueblo.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Colorado Springs, 42 mi away in a straight line and 1,316 ft higher.

Of the 12 cities in Colorado with a page, Pueblo is the 2nd lowest: the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is Greeley (4,674 ft).

The highest point in Colorado is Mount Elbert, at 14,433 ft according to the USGS: 9,740 ft above Pueblo, 116 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 7 Fort Collins 5,004 ft
  2. 8 Longmont 4,980 ft
  3. 9 Pueblo 4,693 ft
  4. 10 Greeley 4,674 ft
  5. 11 Provo 4,553 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 Pueblo.

What is the elevation of Pueblo?

Pueblo is 4,693 feet (1,430 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 Pueblo?

Latitude 38.25445 and longitude -104.60914, in decimal degrees (38° 15′ 16″ N · 104° 36′ 33″ W). In UTM, zone 13: 534,198 E and 4,234,119 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 9th highest 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 Pueblo in?

Pueblo County, Colorado.

Which is higher, Pueblo or Denver?

Denver. Pueblo sits at 4,693 ft and Denver at 5,276 ft: a difference of 583 ft, 105 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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