Elevation of Springfield, Missouri
1,303ft
above sea level · 397 m
Springfield is a city in Missouri with 169,847 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 38th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 37.22° N · 93.30° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 12′ 55″ N · 93° 17′ 54″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15S · 473,538 E · 4,118,801 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 169,847 people
- 83.3 sq mi of land · 2,038 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Springfield had 169,847 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (169,143). Its 83.3 sq mi of land work out to 2,038 people/sq mi; the state average is 91 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 1,081 places the Census counts in Missouri (cities, towns and CDPs), after Kansas City (521,220), and holds 2.7% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Greene County (169,845) and Christian County (2). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Greene County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Springfield sits at 1,303 ft (397 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: Springfield is 441 ft above it.
The state capital, Jefferson City, is 112 mi away in a straight line and 673 ft lower than Springfield.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Kansas City, 148 mi away in a straight line and 405 ft lower.
Of the 7 cities in Missouri with a page, Springfield is the 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: 469 ft above Springfield, 143 mi away in a straight line.
- 38 Springfield 1,303 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Springfield.
What is the elevation of Springfield?
Springfield is 1,303 feet (397 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 Springfield?
Latitude 37.21533 and longitude -93.29824, in decimal degrees (37° 12′ 55″ N · 93° 17′ 54″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 473,538 E and 4,118,801 N, on NAD83.
How does Springfield rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 38th 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 Springfield in?
Several: Greene County and Christian County. Most of its people live in Greene County.
Which is higher, Springfield or Jefferson City?
Springfield. Springfield sits at 1,303 ft and Jefferson City at 630 ft: a difference of 673 ft, 112 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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