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Elevation

Elevation of Peoria, Illinois

502ft

above sea level · 153 m

Peoria is a city in Illinois with 110,920 people, the 8th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 121st highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
40.69° N · 89.59° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 41′ 37″ N · 89° 35′ 20″ W
UTM coordinates
16T · 281,246 E · 4,507,974 N
Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Peoria County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Illinois
IL · capital: Springfield
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
110,920 people
48.2 sq mi of land · 2,302 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from May 2022: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Peoria had 110,920 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.0% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 113,216. Its 48.2 sq mi of land work out to 2,302 people/sq mi; the state average is 229 people/sq mi.

It’s the 8th most populous of the 1,461 places the Census counts in Illinois (cities, towns and CDPs), after Chicago (2,731,585), and holds 0.9% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Peoria County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 4.3 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Peoria sits at 502 ft (153 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: Peoria is 360 ft below it.

The state capital, Springfield, is 62 mi away in a straight line and 98 ft higher than Peoria.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Chicago, 129 mi away in a straight line and 86 ft higher.

Of the 8 cities in Illinois with a page, Peoria is the lowest: 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: 733 ft above Peoria, 130 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 119 Grand Prairie 519 ft
  2. 120 Rochester 504 ft
  3. 121 Peoria 502 ft
  4. 122 Mesquite 499 ft
  5. 123 Cary 498 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

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Peoria.

What is the elevation of Peoria?

Peoria is 502 feet (153 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 Peoria?

Latitude 40.69365 and longitude -89.58899, in decimal degrees (40° 41′ 37″ N · 89° 35′ 20″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 281,246 E and 4,507,974 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 121st 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 Peoria in?

Peoria County, Illinois.

Which is higher, Peoria or Springfield?

Springfield. Peoria sits at 502 ft and Springfield at 600 ft: a difference of 98 ft, 62 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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