Elevation of West Valley City
4,306ft
above sea level · 1,312 m
West Valley City is a city in Utah with 137,491 people, the 2nd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 14th highest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 40.69° N · 112.00° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 40° 41′ 30″ N · 112° 0′ 4″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 12T · 415,418 E · 4,505,006 N
- Zone 12 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Mountain Time
- UTC−7 · UTC−6 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 137,491 people
- 35.8 sq mi of land · 3,837 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
West Valley City had 137,491 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.0% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 140,237. Its 35.8 sq mi of land work out to 3,837 people/sq mi; the state average is 43 people/sq mi.
It’s the 2nd most populous of the 334 places the Census counts in Utah (cities, towns and CDPs), after Salt Lake City (218,428), and holds 3.9% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Salt Lake County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
West Valley City sits at 4,306 ft (1,312 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: West Valley City is 3,444 ft above it.
The state capital, Salt Lake City, is 7.5 mi away in a straight line and 42 ft lower than West Valley City.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is North Las Vegas (Nevada), 353 mi away in a straight line and 2,448 ft lower.
Of the 5 cities in Utah with a page, West Valley City is the 3rd highest. The others are Provo (4,553 ft), West Jordan (4,373 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: 9,222 ft above West Valley City, 85 mi away in a straight line.
- 14 West Valley City 4,306 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of West Valley City.
What is the elevation of West Valley City?
West Valley City is 4,306 feet (1,312 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 West Valley City?
Latitude 40.69161 and longitude -112.00105, in decimal degrees (40° 41′ 30″ N · 112° 0′ 4″ W). In UTM, zone 12: 415,418 E and 4,505,006 N, on NAD83.
How does West Valley City rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 14th 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 West Valley City in?
Salt Lake County, Utah.
Which is higher, West Valley City or Salt Lake City?
West Valley City. West Valley City sits at 4,306 ft and Salt Lake City at 4,264 ft: a difference of 42 ft, 7.5 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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