Elevation of Annapolis
44ft
above sea level · 13 m
Annapolis is the capital of Maryland. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 6th lowest. The state’s largest city is Baltimore.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 38.98° N · 76.49° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 58′ 42″ N · 76° 29′ 32″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 18S · 370,747 E · 4,315,443 N
- Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 40,634 people
- 7.21 sq mi of land · 5,636 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Annapolis had 40,634 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (40,798). Its 7.21 sq mi of land work out to 5,636 people/sq mi; the state average is 645 people/sq mi.
It’s the 24th most populous of the 536 places the Census counts in Maryland (cities, towns and CDPs), after Baltimore (569,997), and holds 0.6% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Anne Arundel County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Annapolis sits at 44 ft (13 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: Annapolis is 1,054 ft below it.
The highest point in Maryland is Hoye-Crest, at 3,360 ft according to the USGS: 3,316 ft above Annapolis, 161 mi away in a straight line.
- 45 Annapolis 44 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Annapolis.
What is the elevation of Annapolis?
Annapolis is 44 feet (13 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 Annapolis?
Latitude 38.97845 and longitude -76.49218, in decimal degrees (38° 58′ 42″ N · 76° 29′ 32″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 370,747 E and 4,315,443 N, on NAD83.
How does Annapolis rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 6th lowest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Annapolis in?
Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Which is higher, Annapolis or Baltimore?
Annapolis. Annapolis sits at 44 ft and Baltimore at 36 ft: a difference of 8 ft, 22 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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