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Elevation of Stamford

16ft

above sea level · 5 m

Stamford is a city in Connecticut with 139,535 people, the 2nd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 21st lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
41.05° N · 73.54° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 3′ 12″ N · 73° 32′ 19″ W
UTM coordinates
18T · 622,797 E · 4,545,717 N
Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Connecticut
CT · capital: Hartford
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
139,535 people
37.6 sq mi of land · 3,708 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from March 2016: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Stamford had 139,535 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 3.0% more than in April 2020, when it had 135,434. Its 37.6 sq mi of land work out to 3,708 people/sq mi; the state average is 762 people/sq mi.

It’s the 2nd most populous of the 215 places the Census counts in Connecticut (cities, towns and CDPs), after Bridgeport (152,273), and holds 3.8% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Western Connecticut Planning Region. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Stamford sits at 16 ft (5 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: Stamford is 846 ft below it.

The state capital, Hartford, is 66 mi away in a straight line and 34 ft higher than Stamford.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is New York (New York), 34 mi away in a straight line and 19 ft higher.

Of the 5 cities in Connecticut with a page, Stamford is the lowest. The others are Waterbury (271 ft), Hartford (50 ft), New Haven (39 ft), and Bridgeport (19 ft).

The highest point in Connecticut is the south slope of Mount Frissell, at 2,380 ft according to the USGS: 2,364 ft above Stamford.

  1. 227 North Charleston 18 ft
  2. 228 Palm Bay 18 ft
  3. 229 Stamford 16 ft
  4. 230 Fairfield 14 ft
  5. 231 Boca Raton 13 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 Stamford.

What is the elevation of Stamford?

Stamford is 16 feet (5 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 Stamford?

Latitude 41.05343 and longitude -73.53873, in decimal degrees (41° 3′ 12″ N · 73° 32′ 19″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 622,797 E and 4,545,717 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 21st 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 Stamford in?

Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Which is higher, Stamford or Hartford?

Hartford. Stamford sits at 16 ft and Hartford at 50 ft: a difference of 34 ft, 66 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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