Elevation of Omaha
1,056ft
above sea level · 322 m
Omaha is a city in Nebraska with 488,797 people, the most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 20th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 41.26° N · 95.94° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 15′ 31″ N · 95° 56′ 16″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15T · 253,881 E · 4,571,629 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 488,797 people
- 143 sq mi of land · 3,419 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from February 2017: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Omaha had 488,797 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 0.6% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 491,867. Its 143 sq mi of land work out to 3,419 people/sq mi; the state average is 26 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 593 places the Census counts in Nebraska (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 24% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Douglas County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 6.0 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Omaha sits at 1,056 ft (322 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: Omaha is 198 ft above it.
The state capital, Lincoln, is 49 mi away in a straight line and 146 ft higher than Omaha.
The highest point in Nebraska is Panorama Point, at 5,424 ft according to the USGS: 4,368 ft above Omaha, 421 mi away in a straight line.
- 20 Omaha 1,056 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Omaha.
What is the elevation of Omaha?
Omaha is 1,056 feet (322 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 Omaha?
Latitude 41.25861 and longitude -95.93779, in decimal degrees (41° 15′ 31″ N · 95° 56′ 16″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 253,881 E and 4,571,629 N, on NAD83.
How does Omaha rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 20th 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 Omaha in?
Douglas County, Nebraska.
Which is higher, Omaha or Lincoln?
Lincoln. Omaha sits at 1,056 ft and Lincoln at 1,202 ft: a difference of 146 ft, 49 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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