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Elevation

Elevation of Hillsboro

195ft

above sea level · 59 m

Hillsboro is a city in Oregon with 111,126 people, the 5th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 95th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
45.52° N · 122.99° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 45° 31′ 22″ N · 122° 59′ 23″ W
UTM coordinates
10T · 500,794 E · 5,041,040 N
Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Washington 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)
111,126 people
26.4 sq mi of land · 4,203 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from August 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Hillsboro had 111,126 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 4.4% more than in April 2020, when it had 106,490. Its 26.4 sq mi of land work out to 4,203 people/sq mi; the state average is 45 people/sq mi.

It’s the 5th most populous of the 426 places the Census counts in Oregon (cities, towns and CDPs), after Portland (635,109), and holds 2.6% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Washington County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Hillsboro sits at 195 ft (59 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: Hillsboro is 667 ft below it.

The state capital, Salem, is 40 mi away in a straight line and 38 ft lower than Hillsboro.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Portland, 15 mi away in a straight line and 163 ft lower.

Of the 6 cities in Oregon with a page, Hillsboro is the 3rd lowest. The others are Bend (3,625 ft), Eugene (430 ft), Gresham (319 ft), Salem (157 ft), and Portland (32 ft).

The highest point in Oregon is Mount Hood, at 11,239 ft according to the USGS: 11,044 ft above Hillsboro, 64 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 153 Chico 198 ft
  2. 154 Lakeland 196 ft
  3. 155 Hillsboro 195 ft
  4. 156 Vancouver 191 ft
  5. 157 Orange 190 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 Hillsboro.

What is the elevation of Hillsboro?

Hillsboro is 195 feet (59 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 Hillsboro?

Latitude 45.52289 and longitude -122.98983, in decimal degrees (45° 31′ 22″ N · 122° 59′ 23″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 500,794 E and 5,041,040 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 95th 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 Hillsboro in?

Washington County, Oregon.

Which is higher, Hillsboro or Salem?

Hillsboro. Hillsboro sits at 195 ft and Salem at 157 ft: a difference of 38 ft, 40 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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