Elevation of Lee's Summit
1,039ft
above sea level · 317 m
Lee's Summit is a city in Missouri with 107,514 people, the 6th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 53rd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 38.91° N · 94.38° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 38° 54′ 39″ N · 94° 22′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15S · 380,163 E · 4,307,791 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 107,514 people
- 63.9 sq mi of land · 1,683 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Lee's Summit had 107,514 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.3% more than in April 2020, when it had 101,127. Its 63.9 sq mi of land work out to 1,683 people/sq mi; the state average is 91 people/sq mi.
It’s the 6th most populous of the 1,081 places the Census counts in Missouri (cities, towns and CDPs), after Kansas City (521,220), and holds 1.7% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Jackson County (104,697) and Cass County (2,817). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Jackson County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Lee's Summit sits at 1,039 ft (317 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: Lee's Summit is 177 ft above it.
The state capital, Jefferson City, is 121 mi away in a straight line and 409 ft lower than Lee's Summit.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Kansas City, 17 mi away in a straight line and 141 ft lower.
Of the 7 cities in Missouri with a page, Lee's Summit is the 2nd highest: the highest is Springfield (1,303 ft) and the lowest is St. Louis (464 ft).
The highest point in Missouri is Taum Sauk Mountain, at 1,772 ft according to the USGS: 733 ft above Lee's Summit, 219 mi away in a straight line.
- 53 Lee's Summit 1,039 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Lee's Summit.
What is the elevation of Lee's Summit?
Lee's Summit is 1,039 feet (317 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 Lee's Summit?
Latitude 38.91084 and longitude -94.38217, in decimal degrees (38° 54′ 39″ N · 94° 22′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 380,163 E and 4,307,791 N, on NAD83.
How does Lee's Summit rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 53rd 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 Lee's Summit in?
Several: Jackson County and Cass County. Most of its people live in Jackson County.
Which is higher, Lee's Summit or Jefferson City?
Lee's Summit. Lee's Summit sits at 1,039 ft and Jefferson City at 630 ft: a difference of 409 ft, 121 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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