Elevation of Provo
4,553ft
above sea level · 1,388 m
Provo is a city in Utah with 114,527 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 11th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 40.23° N · 111.66° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 14′ 2″ N · 111° 39′ 31″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 12T · 443,980 E · 4,453,920 N
- Zone 12 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 114,527 people
- 41.9 sq mi of land · 2,734 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2014: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Provo had 114,527 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 0.6% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 115,193. Its 41.9 sq mi of land work out to 2,734 people/sq mi; the state average is 43 people/sq mi.
It’s the 4th most populous of the 334 places the Census counts in Utah (cities, towns and CDPs), after Salt Lake City (218,428), and holds 3.2% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Utah County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.1 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Provo sits at 4,553 ft (1,388 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: Provo is 3,691 ft above it.
The state capital, Salt Lake City, is 38 mi away in a straight line and 289 ft lower than Provo.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is North Las Vegas (Nevada), 336 mi away in a straight line and 2,695 ft lower.
Of the 5 cities in Utah with a page, Provo is the highest. The others are West Jordan (4,373 ft), West Valley City (4,306 ft), Salt Lake City (4,264 ft), and St. George (2,696 ft).
The highest point in Utah is Kings Peak, at 13,528 ft according to the USGS: 8,975 ft above Provo, 77 mi away in a straight line.
- 11 Provo 4,553 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Provo.
What is the elevation of Provo?
Provo is 4,553 feet (1,388 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 Provo?
Latitude 40.23384 and longitude -111.65853, in decimal degrees (40° 14′ 2″ N · 111° 39′ 31″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 443,980 E and 4,453,920 N, on NAD83.
How does Provo rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 11th 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 Provo in?
Utah County, Utah.
Which is higher, Provo or Salt Lake City?
Provo. Provo sits at 4,553 ft and Salt Lake City at 4,264 ft: a difference of 289 ft, 38 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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