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Elevation of Akron

960ft

above sea level · 293 m

Akron is a city in Ohio with 189,691 people, the 5th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 62nd highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
41.08° N · 81.52° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 41° 4′ 53″ N · 81° 31′ 8″ W
UTM coordinates
17T · 456,405 E · 4,547,928 N
Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Summit County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Ohio
OH · capital: Columbus
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
189,691 people
61.9 sq mi of land · 3,063 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Akron had 189,691 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (190,434). Its 61.9 sq mi of land work out to 3,063 people/sq mi; the state average is 291 people/sq mi.

It’s the 5th most populous of the 1,265 places the Census counts in Ohio (cities, towns and CDPs), after Columbus (938,396), and holds 1.6% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Summit County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.1 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Akron sits at 960 ft (293 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: Akron is 98 ft above it.

The state capital, Columbus, is 110 mi away in a straight line and 180 ft lower than Akron.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Cleveland, 30 mi away in a straight line and 306 ft lower.

Of the 6 cities in Ohio with a page, Akron is the highest. The others are Columbus (780 ft), Dayton (740 ft), Cleveland (654 ft), Toledo (611 ft), and Cincinnati (552 ft).

The highest point in Ohio is Campbell Hill, at 1,550 ft according to the USGS: 590 ft above Akron, 125 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 60 Avondale 973 ft
  2. 61 Goodyear 965 ft
  3. 62 Akron 960 ft
  4. 63 Wichita Falls 949 ft
  5. 64 Topeka 948 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

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Akron.

What is the elevation of Akron?

Akron is 960 feet (293 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 Akron?

Latitude 41.08145 and longitude -81.51901, in decimal degrees (41° 4′ 53″ N · 81° 31′ 8″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 456,405 E and 4,547,928 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 62nd 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 Akron in?

Summit County, Ohio.

Which is higher, Akron or Columbus?

Akron. Akron sits at 960 ft and Columbus at 780 ft: a difference of 180 ft, 110 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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