Elevation of Meridian
2,607ft
above sea level · 795 m
Meridian is a city in Idaho with 142,988 people, the 2nd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 27th highest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 43.61° N · 116.39° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 36′ 44″ N · 116° 23′ 29″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 11T · 549,102 E · 4,828,972 N
- Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 142,988 people
- 37.6 sq mi of land · 3,801 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from July 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Meridian had 142,988 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 21% more than in April 2020, when it had 117,810. Its 37.6 sq mi of land work out to 3,801 people/sq mi; the state average is 25 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 236 places the Census counts in Idaho (cities, towns and CDPs), after Boise (238,429), and holds 7.0% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Ada County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Meridian sits at 2,607 ft (795 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: Meridian is 1,745 ft above it.
The state capital, Boise, is 9.4 mi away in a straight line and 93 ft higher than Meridian.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Reno (Nevada), 333 mi away in a straight line and 1,898 ft higher.
Of the 3 cities in Idaho with a page, Meridian is the 2nd highest. The others are Boise (2,700 ft) and Nampa (2,522 ft).
The highest point in Idaho is Borah Peak, at 12,662 ft according to the USGS: 10,055 ft above Meridian, 135 mi away in a straight line.
- 27 Meridian 2,607 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Meridian.
What is the elevation of Meridian?
Meridian is 2,607 feet (795 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 Meridian?
Latitude 43.61211 and longitude -116.39151, in decimal degrees (43° 36′ 44″ N · 116° 23′ 29″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 549,102 E and 4,828,972 N, on NAD83.
How does Meridian rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 27th highest 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 Meridian in?
Ada County, Idaho.
Which is higher, Meridian or Boise?
Boise. Meridian sits at 2,607 ft and Boise at 2,700 ft: a difference of 93 ft, 9.4 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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