Elevation of Port St. Lucie
14ft
above sea level · 4 m
Port St. Lucie is a city in Florida with 268,062 people, the 5th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 7th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 27.29° N · 80.35° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 27° 17′ 38″ N · 80° 21′ 1″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17R · 564,290 E · 3,019,159 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 268,062 people
- 119 sq mi of land · 2,248 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from December 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Port St. Lucie had 268,062 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 31% more than in April 2020, when it had 204,826. Its 119 sq mi of land work out to 2,248 people/sq mi; the state average is 437 people/sq mi.
It’s the 5th most populous of the 956 places the Census counts in Florida (cities, towns and CDPs), after Jacksonville (1,017,689), and holds 1.1% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within St. Lucie County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Port St. Lucie sits at 14 ft (4 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Port St. Lucie is 844 ft below it.
The state capital, Tallahassee, is 322 mi away in a straight line and 190 ft higher than Port St. Lucie.
Of the 26 cities in Florida with a page, Port St. Lucie is the 11th 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: 331 ft above Port St. Lucie, 440 mi away in a straight line.
- 85 Port St. Lucie 14 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Port St. Lucie.
What is the elevation of Port St. Lucie?
Port St. Lucie is 14 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 Port St. Lucie?
Latitude 27.29393 and longitude -80.35033, in decimal degrees (27° 17′ 38″ N · 80° 21′ 1″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 564,290 E and 3,019,159 N, on NAD83.
How does Port St. Lucie rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 7th lowest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Port St. Lucie in?
St. Lucie County, Florida.
Which is higher, Port St. Lucie or Tallahassee?
Tallahassee. Port St. Lucie sits at 14 ft and Tallahassee at 204 ft: a difference of 190 ft, 322 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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