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Elevation of Bend

3,625ft

above sea level · 1,105 m

Bend is a city in Oregon with 107,342 people, the 6th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 18th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
44.06° N · 121.32° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 3′ 29″ N · 121° 18′ 55″ W
UTM coordinates
10T · 634,937 E · 4,879,714 N
Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Deschutes County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Oregon
OR · capital: Salem
Time zone
Pacific Time
UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
107,342 people
35.2 sq mi of land · 3,049 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 3 m grid
Data from December 2013: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Bend had 107,342 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 8.2% more than in April 2020, when it had 99,232. Its 35.2 sq mi of land work out to 3,049 people/sq mi; the state average is 45 people/sq mi.

It’s the 6th most populous of the 426 places the Census counts in Oregon (cities, towns and CDPs), after Portland (635,109), and holds 2.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Deschutes County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.4 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Bend sits at 3,625 ft (1,105 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: Bend is 2,763 ft above it.

The state capital, Salem, is 104 mi away in a straight line and 3,468 ft lower than Bend.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Portland, 121 mi away in a straight line and 3,593 ft lower.

Of the 6 cities in Oregon with a page, Bend is the highest. The others are Eugene (430 ft), Gresham (319 ft), Hillsboro (195 ft), Salem (157 ft), and Portland (32 ft).

The highest point in Oregon is Mount Hood, at 11,239 ft according to the USGS: 7,614 ft above Bend, 93 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 16 Las Cruces 3,910 ft
  2. 17 Amarillo 3,670 ft
  3. 18 Bend 3,625 ft
  4. 19 Hesperia 3,178 ft
  5. 20 Billings 3,122 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 Bend.

What is the elevation of Bend?

Bend is 3,625 feet (1,105 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 Bend?

Latitude 44.05817 and longitude -121.31531, in decimal degrees (44° 3′ 29″ N · 121° 18′ 55″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 634,937 E and 4,879,714 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 18th 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 Bend in?

Deschutes County, Oregon.

Which is higher, Bend or Salem?

Bend. Bend sits at 3,625 ft and Salem at 157 ft: a difference of 3,468 ft, 104 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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