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Elevation

Elevation of Davenport

588ft

above sea level · 179 m

Davenport is a city in Iowa with 100,358 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 112th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
41.52° N · 90.58° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 31′ 25″ N · 90° 34′ 39″ W
UTM coordinates
15T · 702,111 E · 4,599,722 N
Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Scott County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Iowa
IA · capital: Des Moines
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
100,358 people
64.2 sq mi of land · 1,563 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from October 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Davenport had 100,358 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.3% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 101,728. Its 64.2 sq mi of land work out to 1,563 people/sq mi; the state average is 58 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 1,026 places the Census counts in Iowa (cities, towns and CDPs), after Des Moines (212,086), and holds 3.1% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Scott County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Davenport sits at 588 ft (179 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: Davenport is 274 ft below it.

The state capital, Des Moines, is 157 mi away in a straight line and 284 ft higher than Davenport.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Madison (Wisconsin), 123 mi away in a straight line and 287 ft higher.

Of the 3 cities in Iowa with a page, Davenport is the lowest. The others are Des Moines (872 ft) and Cedar Rapids (808 ft).

The highest point in Iowa is Hawkeye Point, at 1,670 ft according to the USGS: 1,082 ft above Davenport, 294 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 110 Green Bay 593 ft
  2. 111 Dearborn 591 ft
  3. 112 Davenport 588 ft
  4. 113 Garland 554 ft
  5. 114 Joliet 541 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 Davenport.

What is the elevation of Davenport?

Davenport is 588 feet (179 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 Davenport?

Latitude 41.52364 and longitude -90.57764, in decimal degrees (41° 31′ 25″ N · 90° 34′ 39″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 702,111 E and 4,599,722 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 112th 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 Davenport in?

Scott County, Iowa.

Which is higher, Davenport or Des Moines?

Des Moines. Davenport sits at 588 ft and Des Moines at 872 ft: a difference of 284 ft, 157 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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