Elevation of Eugene
430ft
above sea level · 131 m
Eugene is a city in Oregon with 178,618 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 122nd lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 44.05° N · 123.09° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 3′ 7″ N · 123° 5′ 12″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 10T · 493,051 E · 4,877,660 N
- Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 178,618 people
- 44.7 sq mi of land · 3,996 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 3 m grid
- Data from December 2008: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Eugene had 178,618 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 0.7% more than in April 2020, when it had 177,337. Its 44.7 sq mi of land work out to 3,996 people/sq mi; the state average is 45 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 426 places the Census counts in Oregon (cities, towns and CDPs), after Portland (635,109), and holds 4.2% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Lane County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Eugene sits at 430 ft (131 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: Eugene is 432 ft below it.
The state capital, Salem, is 62 mi away in a straight line and 273 ft lower than Eugene.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Portland, 104 mi away in a straight line and 398 ft lower.
Of the 6 cities in Oregon with a page, Eugene is the 2nd highest. The others are Bend (3,625 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: 10,809 ft above Eugene, 114 mi away in a straight line.
- 128 Eugene 430 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Eugene.
What is the elevation of Eugene?
Eugene is 430 feet (131 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 Eugene?
Latitude 44.05207 and longitude -123.08675, in decimal degrees (44° 3′ 7″ N · 123° 5′ 12″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 493,051 E and 4,877,660 N, on NAD83.
How does Eugene rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 122nd 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 Eugene in?
Lane County, Oregon.
Which is higher, Eugene or Salem?
Eugene. Eugene sits at 430 ft and Salem at 157 ft: a difference of 273 ft, 62 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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