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Elevation of Naperville

709ft

above sea level · 216 m

Naperville is a city in Illinois with 153,114 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 88th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
41.79° N · 88.15° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 47′ 9″ N · 88° 8′ 50″ W
UTM coordinates
16T · 404,666 E · 4,626,637 N
Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
DuPage County
The city spans 2 counties; its reference point is in this one
State
Illinois
IL · capital: Springfield
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
153,114 people
39.4 sq mi of land · 3,889 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from May 2022: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Naperville had 153,114 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.4% more than in April 2020, when it had 149,535. Its 39.4 sq mi of land work out to 3,889 people/sq mi; the state average is 229 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 1,461 places the Census counts in Illinois (cities, towns and CDPs), after Chicago (2,731,585), and holds 1.2% of the state’s population.

The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: DuPage County (100,678) and Will County (52,436). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in DuPage County.

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

Naperville sits at 709 ft (216 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: Naperville is 153 ft below it.

The state capital, Springfield, is 158 mi away in a straight line and 109 ft lower than Naperville.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Chicago, 26 mi away in a straight line and 121 ft lower.

Of the 8 cities in Illinois with a page, Naperville is the 3rd highest: the highest is Elgin (740 ft) and the lowest is Peoria (502 ft).

The highest point in Illinois is Charles Mound, at 1,235 ft according to the USGS: 526 ft above Naperville, 118 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 86 Round Rock 732 ft
  2. 87 Rockford 717 ft
  3. 88 Naperville 709 ft
  4. 89 Columbia 707 ft
  5. 90 Concord 706 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 Naperville.

What is the elevation of Naperville?

Naperville is 709 feet (216 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 Naperville?

Latitude 41.78586 and longitude -88.14729, in decimal degrees (41° 47′ 9″ N · 88° 8′ 50″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 404,666 E and 4,626,637 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 88th 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 Naperville in?

Several: DuPage County and Will County. Most of its people live in DuPage County.

Which is higher, Naperville or Springfield?

Naperville. Naperville sits at 709 ft and Springfield at 600 ft: a difference of 109 ft, 158 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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