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Elevation of Kent

43ft

above sea level · 13 m

Kent is a city in Washington with 134,871 people, the 6th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 44th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
47.38° N · 122.23° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 47° 22′ 51″ N · 122° 14′ 5″ W
UTM coordinates
10T · 557,757 E · 5,247,781 N
Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
King County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Washington
WA · capital: Olympia
Time zone
Pacific Time
UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
134,871 people
33.6 sq mi of land · 4,016 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from June 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Kent had 134,871 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (135,371). Its 33.6 sq mi of land work out to 4,016 people/sq mi; the state average is 120 people/sq mi.

It’s the 6th most populous of the 639 places the Census counts in Washington (cities, towns and CDPs), after Seattle (784,777), and holds 1.7% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within King County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Kent sits at 43 ft (13 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: Kent is 819 ft below it.

The state capital, Olympia, is 39 mi away in a straight line and 53 ft higher than Kent.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Seattle, 16 mi away in a straight line and 130 ft higher.

Of the 10 cities in Washington with a page, Kent is the lowest: the highest is Spokane Valley (2,013 ft) and the lowest is Kent (43 ft).

The highest point in Washington is Mount Rainier, at 14,411 ft according to the USGS: 14,368 ft above Kent, 43 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 204 San Mateo 45 ft
  2. 205 Richmond 44 ft
  3. 206 Kent 43 ft
  4. 207 Antioch 41 ft
  5. 208 New Haven 39 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 Kent.

What is the elevation of Kent?

Kent is 43 feet (13 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 Kent?

Latitude 47.38093 and longitude -122.23484, in decimal degrees (47° 22′ 51″ N · 122° 14′ 5″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 557,757 E and 5,247,781 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 44th 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 Kent in?

King County, Washington.

Which is higher, Kent or Olympia?

Olympia. Kent sits at 43 ft and Olympia at 96 ft: a difference of 53 ft, 39 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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