Elevation of Montpelier
522ft
above sea level · 159 m
Montpelier is the capital of Vermont. Of the 50 state capitals, it’s the 25th highest. The state’s largest city is Burlington.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 44.26° N · 72.58° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 15′ 36″ N · 72° 34′ 31″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 18T · 693,542 E · 4,903,617 N
- Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 7,823 people
- 10.1 sq mi of land · 778 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2023: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Montpelier had 7,823 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 3.1% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 8,075. Its 10.1 sq mi of land work out to 778 people/sq mi; the state average is 70 people/sq mi.
It’s the 8th most populous of the 180 places the Census counts in Vermont (cities, towns and CDPs), after Burlington (44,019), and holds 1.2% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Washington County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.5 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other state capitals
Montpelier sits at 522 ft (159 m) above sea level. Of the 50 state capitals, the highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft). The average is 1,098 ft: Montpelier is 576 ft below it.
The highest point in Vermont is Mount Mansfield, at 4,393 ft according to the USGS: 3,871 ft above Montpelier, 23 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Montpelier.
What is the elevation of Montpelier?
Montpelier is 522 feet (159 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 Montpelier?
Latitude 44.26006 and longitude -72.57539, in decimal degrees (44° 15′ 36″ N · 72° 34′ 31″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 693,542 E and 4,903,617 N, on NAD83.
How does Montpelier rank among the highest state capitals?
It’s the 25th highest of the 50 state capitals. The highest is Santa Fe (6,997 ft) and the lowest is Providence (9 ft).
What county is Montpelier in?
Washington County, Vermont.
Which is higher, Montpelier or Concord?
Montpelier. Montpelier sits at 522 ft and Concord at 274 ft: a difference of 248 ft, 89 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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