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Elevation of Warren

623ft

above sea level · 190 m

Warren is a city in Michigan with 137,138 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 104th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
42.50° N · 83.01° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 42° 29′ 59″ N · 83° 0′ 20″ W
UTM coordinates
17T · 335,214 E · 4,707,222 N
Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Macomb County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Michigan
MI · capital: Lansing
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
137,138 people
34.4 sq mi of land · 3,989 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from February 2017: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Warren had 137,138 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.6% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 139,397. Its 34.4 sq mi of land work out to 3,989 people/sq mi; the state average is 179 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 745 places the Census counts in Michigan (cities, towns and CDPs), after Detroit (649,095), and holds 1.4% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Macomb County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.1 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Warren sits at 623 ft (190 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: Warren is 239 ft below it.

The state capital, Lansing, is 80 mi away in a straight line and 230 ft higher than Warren.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Detroit, 12 mi away in a straight line and 25 ft lower.

Of the 7 cities in Michigan with a page, Warren is the 4th highest: the highest is Ann Arbor (881 ft) and the lowest is Dearborn (591 ft).

The highest point in Michigan is Mount Arvon, at 1,979 ft according to the USGS: 1,356 ft above Warren, 388 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 102 New Braunfels 630 ft
  2. 103 Richardson 629 ft
  3. 104 Warren 623 ft
  4. 105 Murfreesboro 613 ft
  5. 106 Sterling Heights 613 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 Warren.

What is the elevation of Warren?

Warren is 623 feet (190 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 Warren?

Latitude 42.49982 and longitude -83.00549, in decimal degrees (42° 29′ 59″ N · 83° 0′ 20″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 335,214 E and 4,707,222 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 104th highest 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 Warren in?

Macomb County, Michigan.

Which is higher, Warren or Lansing?

Lansing. Warren sits at 623 ft and Lansing at 853 ft: a difference of 230 ft, 80 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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