Elevation of High Point
922ft
above sea level · 281 m
High Point is a city in North Carolina with 120,571 people, the 9th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 65th highest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 35.96° N · 80.01° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 35° 57′ 20″ N · 80° 0′ 19″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17S · 589,700 E · 3,979,491 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 120,571 people
- 57.5 sq mi of land · 2,097 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 3 m grid
- Data from December 2002: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
High Point had 120,571 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 5.7% more than in April 2020, when it had 114,075. Its 57.5 sq mi of land work out to 2,097 people/sq mi; the state average is 230 people/sq mi.
It’s the 9th most populous of the 776 places the Census counts in North Carolina (cities, towns and CDPs), after Charlotte (964,784), and holds 1.1% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 4 counties. By population: Guilford County (112,858), Davidson County (7,254), Forsyth County (448), and Randolph County (11). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Guilford County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
High Point sits at 922 ft (281 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: High Point is 60 ft above it.
The state capital, Raleigh, is 78 mi away in a straight line and 607 ft lower than High Point.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Greensboro, 14 mi away in a straight line and 99 ft lower.
Of the 10 cities in North Carolina with a page, High Point is the highest: the highest is High Point (922 ft) and the lowest is Wilmington (37 ft).
The highest point in North Carolina is Mount Mitchell, at 6,684 ft according to the USGS: 5,762 ft above High Point, 127 mi away in a straight line.
- 65 High Point 922 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of High Point.
What is the elevation of High Point?
High Point is 922 feet (281 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 High Point?
Latitude 35.95569 and longitude -80.00532, in decimal degrees (35° 57′ 20″ N · 80° 0′ 19″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 589,700 E and 3,979,491 N, on NAD83.
How does High Point rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 65th 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 High Point in?
Several: Guilford County, Davidson County, Forsyth County, and Randolph County. Most of its people live in Guilford County.
Which is higher, High Point or Raleigh?
High Point. High Point sits at 922 ft and Raleigh at 315 ft: a difference of 607 ft, 78 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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