Elevation of Baltimore
36ft
above sea level · 11 m
Baltimore is a city in Maryland with 569,997 people, the most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 18th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 39.29° N · 76.61° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 39° 17′ 25″ N · 76° 36′ 44″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 18S · 360,966 E · 4,350,241 N
- Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 569,997 people
- 80.9 sq mi of land · 7,041 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Baltimore had 569,997 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.7% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 585,729. Its 80.9 sq mi of land work out to 7,041 people/sq mi; the state average is 645 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 536 places the Census counts in Maryland (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 9.1% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Baltimore city. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Baltimore sits at 36 ft (11 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: Baltimore is 822 ft below it.
The state capital, Annapolis, is 22 mi away in a straight line and 8 ft higher than Baltimore.
The highest point in Maryland is Hoye-Crest, at 3,360 ft according to the USGS: 3,324 ft above Baltimore, 154 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Baltimore.
What is the elevation of Baltimore?
Baltimore is 36 feet (11 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 Baltimore?
Latitude 39.29039 and longitude -76.61219, in decimal degrees (39° 17′ 25″ N · 76° 36′ 44″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 360,966 E and 4,350,241 N, on NAD83.
How does Baltimore rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 18th lowest 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 Baltimore in?
Baltimore city, Maryland.
Which is higher, Baltimore or Annapolis?
Annapolis. Baltimore sits at 36 ft and Annapolis at 44 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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