Elevation of Boca Raton
13ft
above sea level · 4 m
Boca Raton is a city in Florida with 101,582 people, the 28th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 18th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 26.36° N · 80.08° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 26° 21′ 31″ N · 80° 4′ 59″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17R · 591,483 E · 2,915,732 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 101,582 people
- 29.2 sq mi of land · 3,481 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from December 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Boca Raton had 101,582 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 4.2% more than in April 2020, when it had 97,444. Its 29.2 sq mi of land work out to 3,481 people/sq mi; the state average is 437 people/sq mi.
It’s the 28th most populous of the 956 places the Census counts in Florida (cities, towns and CDPs), after Jacksonville (1,017,689), and holds 0.4% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Palm Beach County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Boca Raton sits at 13 ft (4 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: Boca Raton is 849 ft below it.
The state capital, Tallahassee, is 380 mi away in a straight line and 191 ft higher than Boca Raton.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Miami, 41 mi away in a straight line and 7 ft lower.
Of the 26 cities in Florida with a page, Boca Raton is the 12th highest: the highest is Tallahassee (204 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).
The highest point in Florida is Britton Hill, at 345 ft according to the USGS: 332 ft above Boca Raton, 493 mi away in a straight line.
- 231 Boca Raton 13 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Boca Raton.
What is the elevation of Boca Raton?
Boca Raton is 13 feet (4 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 Boca Raton?
Latitude 26.35869 and longitude -80.08310, in decimal degrees (26° 21′ 31″ N · 80° 4′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 591,483 E and 2,915,732 N, on NAD83.
How does Boca Raton rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 18th 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 Boca Raton in?
Palm Beach County, Florida.
Which is higher, Boca Raton or Tallahassee?
Tallahassee. Boca Raton sits at 13 ft and Tallahassee at 204 ft: a difference of 191 ft, 380 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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