Elevation of Fort Wayne
810ft
above sea level · 247 m
Fort Wayne is a city in Indiana with 275,203 people, the 2nd most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 29th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 41.13° N · 85.13° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 7′ 50″ N · 85° 7′ 44″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 16T · 657,059 E · 4,554,943 N
- Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 275,203 people
- 112 sq mi of land · 2,462 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from October 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Fort Wayne had 275,203 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 4.3% more than in April 2020, when it had 263,918. Its 112 sq mi of land work out to 2,462 people/sq mi; the state average is 195 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 974 places the Census counts in Indiana (cities, towns and CDPs), after Indianapolis (901,116), and holds 3.9% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Allen County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 3.0 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Fort Wayne sits at 810 ft (247 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Fort Wayne is 48 ft below it.
The state capital, Indianapolis, is 109 mi away in a straight line and 80 ft lower than Fort Wayne.
The highest point in Indiana is Hoosier Hill, at 1,257 ft according to the USGS: 447 ft above Fort Wayne, 79 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Fort Wayne.
What is the elevation of Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 810 feet (247 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 Fort Wayne?
Latitude 41.13060 and longitude -85.12886, in decimal degrees (41° 7′ 50″ N · 85° 7′ 44″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 657,059 E and 4,554,943 N, on NAD83.
How does Fort Wayne rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 29th highest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Fort Wayne in?
Allen County, Indiana.
Which is higher, Fort Wayne or Indianapolis?
Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne sits at 810 ft and Indianapolis at 730 ft: a difference of 80 ft, 109 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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