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Elevation of Savannah

21ft

above sea level · 6 m

Savannah is a city in Georgia with 149,440 people, the 5th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 29th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.08° N · 81.10° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 5′ 1″ N · 81° 5′ 59″ W
UTM coordinates
17S · 490,579 E · 3,549,700 N
Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Chatham County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Georgia
GA · capital: Atlanta
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
149,440 people
109 sq mi of land · 1,365 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from March 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Savannah had 149,440 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.1% more than in April 2020, when it had 147,777. Its 109 sq mi of land work out to 1,365 people/sq mi; the state average is 196 people/sq mi.

It’s the 5th most populous of the 676 places the Census counts in Georgia (cities, towns and CDPs), after Atlanta (529,110), and holds 1.3% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Chatham County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 7.4 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Savannah sits at 21 ft (6 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: Savannah is 841 ft below it.

The state capital, Atlanta, is 223 mi away in a straight line and 1,029 ft higher than Savannah.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Jacksonville (Florida), 125 mi away in a straight line and 5 ft lower.

Of the 8 cities in Georgia with a page, Savannah is the 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: 4,763 ft above Savannah, 248 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 219 Pasadena 28 ft
  2. 220 Cambridge 21 ft
  3. 221 Savannah 21 ft
  4. 222 Bridgeport 19 ft
  5. 223 Elizabeth 19 ft

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

Nearest cities with a page

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Savannah.

What is the elevation of Savannah?

Savannah is 21 feet (6 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 Savannah?

Latitude 32.08354 and longitude -81.09983, in decimal degrees (32° 5′ 1″ N · 81° 5′ 59″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 490,579 E and 3,549,700 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 29th 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 Savannah in?

Chatham County, Georgia.

Which is higher, Savannah or Atlanta?

Atlanta. Savannah sits at 21 ft and Atlanta at 1,050 ft: a difference of 1,029 ft, 223 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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