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Elevation of Lynn

36ft

above sea level · 11 m

Lynn is a city in Massachusetts with 104,236 people, the 7th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 37th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
42.47° N · 70.95° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 28′ 0″ N · 70° 56′ 58″ W
UTM coordinates
19T · 339,730 E · 4,703,444 N
Zone 19 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Essex County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Massachusetts
MA · capital: Boston
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
104,236 people
10.7 sq mi of land · 9,705 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from March 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Lynn had 104,236 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.9% more than in April 2020, when it had 101,259. Its 10.7 sq mi of land work out to 9,705 people/sq mi; the state average is 917 people/sq mi.

It’s the 7th most populous of the 248 places the Census counts in Massachusetts (cities, towns and CDPs), after Boston (672,973), and holds 1.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Essex County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Lynn sits at 36 ft (11 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: Lynn is 826 ft below it.

The state capital, Boston, is 9.4 mi away in a straight line and 12 ft higher than Lynn.

Of the 9 cities in Massachusetts with a page, Lynn is the 3rd lowest: the highest is Worcester (484 ft) and the lowest is Cambridge (21 ft).

The highest point in Massachusetts is Mount Greylock, at 3,491 ft according to the USGS: 3,455 ft above Lynn, 113 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 211 Wilmington 37 ft
  2. 212 Alexandria 36 ft
  3. 213 Lynn 36 ft
  4. 214 Brownsville 35 ft
  5. 215 Quincy 35 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 Lynn.

What is the elevation of Lynn?

Lynn 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 Lynn?

Latitude 42.46676 and longitude -70.94949, in decimal degrees (42° 28′ 0″ N · 70° 56′ 58″ W). In UTM, zone 19: 339,730 E and 4,703,444 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 37th 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 Lynn in?

Essex County, Massachusetts.

Which is higher, Lynn or Boston?

Boston. Lynn sits at 36 ft and Boston at 48 ft: a difference of 12 ft, 9.4 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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