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Elevation of Shreveport

150ft

above sea level · 46 m

Shreveport is a city in Louisiana with 175,902 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 85th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.53° N · 93.75° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 31′ 31″ N · 93° 45′ 1″ W
UTM coordinates
15S · 429,548 E · 3,598,895 N
Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Caddo Parish
The city spans 2 counties; its reference point is in this one
State
Louisiana
LA · capital: Baton Rouge
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
175,902 people
108 sq mi of land · 1,626 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from September 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Shreveport had 175,902 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.2% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 187,548. Its 108 sq mi of land work out to 1,626 people/sq mi; the state average is 107 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 482 places the Census counts in Louisiana (cities, towns and CDPs), after New Orleans (362,154), and holds 3.8% of the state’s population.

The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Caddo Parish (173,180) and Bossier Parish (2,722). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Caddo Parish.

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

Shreveport sits at 150 ft (46 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: Shreveport is 712 ft below it.

The state capital, Baton Rouge, is 210 mi away in a straight line and 104 ft lower than Shreveport.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Plano (Texas), 175 mi away in a straight line and 518 ft higher.

Of the 4 cities in Louisiana with a page, Shreveport is the highest. The others are Baton Rouge (46 ft), Lafayette (37 ft), and New Orleans (0 ft).

The highest point in Louisiana is Driskill Mountain, at 535 ft according to the USGS: 385 ft above Shreveport, 50 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 163 Roseville 164 ft
  2. 164 Salem 157 ft
  3. 165 Shreveport 150 ft
  4. 166 Albany 143 ft
  5. 167 Yuma 141 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 Shreveport.

What is the elevation of Shreveport?

Shreveport is 150 feet (46 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 Shreveport?

Latitude 32.52515 and longitude -93.75018, in decimal degrees (32° 31′ 31″ N · 93° 45′ 1″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 429,548 E and 3,598,895 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 85th lowest 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 Shreveport in?

Several: Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish. Most of its people live in Caddo Parish.

Which is higher, Shreveport or Baton Rouge?

Shreveport. Shreveport sits at 150 ft and Baton Rouge at 46 ft: a difference of 104 ft, 210 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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