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Elevation of Hollywood

9ft

above sea level · 3 m

Hollywood is a city in Florida with 157,019 people, the 12th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 10th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
26.01° N · 80.15° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 26° 0′ 40″ N · 80° 8′ 58″ W
UTM coordinates
17R · 585,111 E · 2,877,201 N
Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Broward County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Florida
FL · capital: Tallahassee
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
157,019 people
27.2 sq mi of land · 5,762 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from January 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Hollywood had 157,019 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.6% more than in April 2020, when it had 153,036. Its 27.2 sq mi of land work out to 5,762 people/sq mi; the state average is 437 people/sq mi.

It’s the 12th most populous of the 956 places the Census counts in Florida (cities, towns and CDPs), after Jacksonville (1,017,689), and holds 0.7% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Broward County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Hollywood sits at 9 ft (3 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: Hollywood is 853 ft below it.

The state capital, Tallahassee, is 396 mi away in a straight line and 195 ft higher than Hollywood.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Miami, 17 mi away in a straight line and 3 ft lower.

Of the 26 cities in Florida with a page, Hollywood is the 9th lowest: 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: 336 ft above Hollywood, 507 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 235 Pompano Beach 11 ft
  2. 236 Charleston 10 ft
  3. 237 Hollywood 9 ft
  4. 238 Mobile 9 ft
  5. 239 Palm Coast 9 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Hollywood.

What is the elevation of Hollywood?

Hollywood is 9 feet (3 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 Hollywood?

Latitude 26.01120 and longitude -80.14949, in decimal degrees (26° 0′ 40″ N · 80° 8′ 58″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 585,111 E and 2,877,201 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 10th 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 Hollywood in?

Broward County, Florida.

Which is higher, Hollywood or Tallahassee?

Tallahassee. Hollywood sits at 9 ft and Tallahassee at 204 ft: a difference of 195 ft, 396 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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