Elevation of Macon
370ft
above sea level · 113 m
Macon is a city in Georgia with 157,556 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 117th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.84° N · 83.63° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 50′ 27″ N · 83° 37′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17S · 253,615 E · 3,636,697 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 157,556 people
- 249 sq mi of land · 632 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from May 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Macon had 157,556 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (157,358). Its 249 sq mi of land work out to 632 people/sq mi; the state average is 196 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 676 places the Census counts in Georgia (cities, towns and CDPs), after Atlanta (529,110), and holds 1.4% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Bibb County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 4.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Macon sits at 370 ft (113 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: Macon is 492 ft below it.
The state capital, Atlanta, is 76 mi away in a straight line and 680 ft higher than Macon.
Of the 8 cities in Georgia with a page, Macon is the 4th lowest: the highest is Sandy Springs (1,092 ft) and the lowest is Savannah (21 ft).
The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, at 4,784 ft according to the USGS: 4,414 ft above Macon, 141 mi away in a straight line.
- 133 Macon 370 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Macon.
What is the elevation of Macon?
Macon is 370 feet (113 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 Macon?
Latitude 32.84070 and longitude -83.63240, in decimal degrees (32° 50′ 27″ N · 83° 37′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 253,615 E and 3,636,697 N, on NAD83.
How does Macon rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 117th 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 Macon in?
Bibb County, Georgia.
Which is higher, Macon or Atlanta?
Atlanta. Macon sits at 370 ft and Atlanta at 1,050 ft: a difference of 680 ft, 76 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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