Elevation of Minneapolis
830ft
above sea level · 253 m
Minneapolis is a city in Minnesota with 430,324 people, the most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 26th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 44.98° N · 93.26° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 58′ 48″ N · 93° 15′ 50″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15T · 479,198 E · 4,980,759 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 430,324 people
- 54.0 sq mi of land · 7,969 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Minneapolis had 430,324 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (429,984). Its 54.0 sq mi of land work out to 7,969 people/sq mi; the state average is 73 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 916 places the Census counts in Minnesota (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 7.4% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Hennepin County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Minneapolis sits at 830 ft (253 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: Minneapolis is 28 ft below it.
The state capital, St. Paul, is 8.7 mi away in a straight line and 41 ft lower than Minneapolis.
The highest point in Minnesota is Eagle Mountain, at 2,301 ft according to the USGS: 1,471 ft above Minneapolis, 239 mi away in a straight line.
- 26 Minneapolis 830 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Minneapolis.
What is the elevation of Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 830 feet (253 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 Minneapolis?
Latitude 44.97997 and longitude -93.26384, in decimal degrees (44° 58′ 48″ N · 93° 15′ 50″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 479,198 E and 4,980,759 N, on NAD83.
How does Minneapolis rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 26th highest 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 Minneapolis in?
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Which is higher, Minneapolis or St. Paul?
Minneapolis. Minneapolis sits at 830 ft and St. Paul at 789 ft: a difference of 41 ft, 8.7 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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