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Elevation of Elizabeth

19ft

above sea level · 6 m

Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey with 141,675 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 26th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
40.66° N · 74.21° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 39′ 50″ N · 74° 12′ 39″ W
UTM coordinates
18T · 566,718 E · 4,501,757 N
Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Union County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
New Jersey
NJ · capital: Trenton
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
141,675 people
12.3 sq mi of land · 11,500 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from August 2025: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Elizabeth had 141,675 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 3.2% more than in April 2020, when it had 137,306. Its 12.3 sq mi of land work out to 11,500 people/sq mi; the state average is 1,298 people/sq mi.

It’s the 4th most populous of the 700 places the Census counts in New Jersey (cities, towns and CDPs), after Newark (323,808), and holds 1.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Union County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.9 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Elizabeth sits at 19 ft (6 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: Elizabeth is 843 ft below it.

The state capital, Trenton, is 42 mi away in a straight line and 41 ft higher than Elizabeth.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Newark, 5.3 mi away in a straight line and 13 ft higher.

Of the 5 cities in New Jersey with a page, Elizabeth is the lowest. The others are Paterson (84 ft), Trenton (60 ft), Jersey City (33 ft), and Newark (32 ft).

The highest point in New Jersey is High Point, at 1,803 ft according to the USGS: 1,784 ft above Elizabeth, 51 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 221 Savannah 21 ft
  2. 222 Bridgeport 19 ft
  3. 223 Elizabeth 19 ft
  4. 224 League City 19 ft
  5. 225 Beaumont 18 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

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Elizabeth.

What is the elevation of Elizabeth?

Elizabeth is 19 feet (6 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 Elizabeth?

Latitude 40.66399 and longitude -74.21070, in decimal degrees (40° 39′ 50″ N · 74° 12′ 39″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 566,718 E and 4,501,757 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 26th lowest 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 Elizabeth in?

Union County, New Jersey.

Which is higher, Elizabeth or Trenton?

Trenton. Elizabeth sits at 19 ft and Trenton at 60 ft: a difference of 41 ft, 42 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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