Elevation of Nampa
2,522ft
above sea level · 769 m
Nampa is a city in Idaho with 120,384 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 28th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 43.54° N · 116.56° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 43° 32′ 27″ N · 116° 33′ 48″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 11T · 535,268 E · 4,820,956 N
- Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 120,384 people
- 36.1 sq mi of land · 3,338 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from May 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Nampa had 120,384 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 20% more than in April 2020, when it had 100,414. Its 36.1 sq mi of land work out to 3,338 people/sq mi; the state average is 25 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 236 places the Census counts in Idaho (cities, towns and CDPs), after Boise (238,429), and holds 5.9% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Canyon County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 3.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Nampa sits at 2,522 ft (769 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: Nampa is 1,660 ft above it.
The state capital, Boise, is 19 mi away in a straight line and 178 ft higher than Nampa.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Reno (Nevada), 324 mi away in a straight line and 1,983 ft higher.
Of the 3 cities in Idaho with a page, Nampa is the lowest. The others are Boise (2,700 ft) and Meridian (2,607 ft).
The highest point in Idaho is Borah Peak, at 12,662 ft according to the USGS: 10,140 ft above Nampa, 145 mi away in a straight line.
- 28 Nampa 2,522 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Nampa.
What is the elevation of Nampa?
Nampa is 2,522 feet (769 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 Nampa?
Latitude 43.54072 and longitude -116.56346, in decimal degrees (43° 32′ 27″ N · 116° 33′ 48″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 535,268 E and 4,820,956 N, on NAD83.
How does Nampa rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 28th 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 Nampa in?
Canyon County, Idaho.
Which is higher, Nampa or Boise?
Boise. Nampa sits at 2,522 ft and Boise at 2,700 ft: a difference of 178 ft, 19 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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