Elevation of Augusta
123ft
above sea level · 37 m
Augusta is the capital of Maine. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 12th lowest. The state’s largest city is Portland.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 44.31° N · 69.78° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 18′ 38″ N · 69° 46′ 46″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 19T · 437,832 E · 4,906,670 N
- Zone 19 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 19,155 people
- 55.1 sq mi of land · 347 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from September 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Augusta had 19,155 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.3% more than in April 2020, when it had 18,913. Its 55.1 sq mi of land work out to 347 people/sq mi; the state average is 46 people/sq mi.
It’s the 10th most populous of the 155 places the Census counts in Maine (cities, towns and CDPs), after Portland (69,911), and holds 1.4% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Kennebec County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Augusta sits at 123 ft (37 m) above sea level. Of the 50 state capitals, the highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft). The average is 1,098 ft: Augusta is 975 ft below it.
The highest point in Maine is Mount Katahdin, at 5,268 ft according to the USGS: 5,145 ft above Augusta, 118 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Augusta.
What is the elevation of Augusta?
Augusta is 123 feet (37 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 Augusta?
Latitude 44.31062 and longitude -69.77949, in decimal degrees (44° 18′ 38″ N · 69° 46′ 46″ W). In UTM, zone 19: 437,832 E and 4,906,670 N, on NAD83.
How does Augusta rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 12th lowest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Augusta in?
Kennebec County, Maine.
Which is higher, Augusta or Concord?
Concord. Augusta sits at 123 ft and Concord at 274 ft: a difference of 151 ft, 116 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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