Elevation of Murfreesboro
613ft
above sea level · 187 m
Murfreesboro is a city in Tennessee with 171,178 people, the 6th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 105th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 35.85° N · 86.39° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 35° 50′ 44″ N · 86° 23′ 25″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 16S · 555,061 E · 3,966,997 N
- Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 171,178 people
- 64.8 sq mi of land · 2,642 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Murfreesboro had 171,178 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 12% more than in April 2020, when it had 152,825. Its 64.8 sq mi of land work out to 2,642 people/sq mi; the state average is 177 people/sq mi.
It’s the 6th most populous of the 504 places the Census counts in Tennessee (cities, towns and CDPs), after Nashville (721,074), and holds 2.3% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Rutherford County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Murfreesboro sits at 613 ft (187 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: Murfreesboro is 249 ft below it.
The state capital, Nashville, is 31 mi away in a straight line and 58 ft lower than Murfreesboro.
Of the 6 cities in Tennessee with a page, Murfreesboro is the 3rd highest. The others are Knoxville (899 ft), Chattanooga (676 ft), Nashville (555 ft), Clarksville (474 ft), and Memphis (259 ft).
The highest point in Tennessee is Kuwohi, at 6,643 ft according to the USGS: 6,030 ft above Murfreesboro, 163 mi away in a straight line.
- 105 Murfreesboro 613 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Murfreesboro.
What is the elevation of Murfreesboro?
Murfreesboro is 613 feet (187 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 Murfreesboro?
Latitude 35.84562 and longitude -86.39027, in decimal degrees (35° 50′ 44″ N · 86° 23′ 25″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 555,061 E and 3,966,997 N, on NAD83.
How does Murfreesboro rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 105th 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 Murfreesboro in?
Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Which is higher, Murfreesboro or Nashville?
Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro sits at 613 ft and Nashville at 555 ft: a difference of 58 ft, 31 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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