Elevation of Atlanta
1,050ft
above sea level · 320 m
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and its most populous city, with 529,110 people. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 13th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.75° N · 84.39° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 44′ 56″ N · 84° 23′ 17″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 16S · 741,954 E · 3,737,391 N
- Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 529,110 people
- 135 sq mi of land · 3,911 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from March 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Atlanta had 529,110 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.1% more than in April 2020, when it had 498,805. Its 135 sq mi of land work out to 3,911 people/sq mi; the state average is 196 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 676 places the Census counts in Georgia (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 4.7% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Fulton County (485,770) and DeKalb County (43,340). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Fulton County.
Compared with other state capitals
Atlanta sits at 1,050 ft (320 m) above sea level. Of the 50 state capitals, the highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft). The average is 1,098 ft: Atlanta is 48 ft below it.
Among the 91 cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 21st highest.
The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, at 4,784 ft according to the USGS: 3,734 ft above Atlanta, 84 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Atlanta.
What is the elevation of Atlanta?
Atlanta is 1,050 feet (320 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 Atlanta?
Latitude 33.74900 and longitude -84.38798, in decimal degrees (33° 44′ 56″ N · 84° 23′ 17″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 741,954 E and 3,737,391 N, on NAD83.
How does Atlanta rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 13th highest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Atlanta in?
Several: Fulton County and DeKalb County. Most of its people live in Fulton County.
Which is higher, Atlanta or Montgomery?
Atlanta. Atlanta sits at 1,050 ft and Montgomery at 238 ft: a difference of 812 ft, 146 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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