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Elevation of Vancouver

191ft

above sea level · 58 m

Vancouver is a city in Washington with 199,698 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 94th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
45.64° N · 122.66° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 45° 38′ 19″ N · 122° 39′ 41″ W
UTM coordinates
10T · 526,382 E · 5,053,965 N
Zone 10 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Clark 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)
199,698 people
48.8 sq mi of land · 4,091 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 3 m grid
Data from December 2009: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Vancouver had 199,698 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 4.6% more than in April 2020, when it had 190,884. Its 48.8 sq mi of land work out to 4,091 people/sq mi; the state average is 120 people/sq mi.

It’s the 4th most populous of the 639 places the Census counts in Washington (cities, towns and CDPs), after Seattle (784,777), and holds 2.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Clark County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 3.1 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Vancouver sits at 191 ft (58 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: Vancouver is 671 ft below it.

The state capital, Olympia, is 97 mi away in a straight line and 95 ft lower than Vancouver.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Portland (Oregon), 8.0 mi away in a straight line and 159 ft lower.

Of the 10 cities in Washington with a page, Vancouver is the 4th highest: 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: 14,220 ft above Vancouver, 94 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 154 Lakeland 196 ft
  2. 155 Hillsboro 195 ft
  3. 156 Vancouver 191 ft
  4. 157 Orange 190 ft
  5. 158 Vacaville 179 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 Vancouver.

What is the elevation of Vancouver?

Vancouver is 191 feet (58 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 Vancouver?

Latitude 45.63873 and longitude -122.66149, in decimal degrees (45° 38′ 19″ N · 122° 39′ 41″ W). In UTM, zone 10: 526,382 E and 5,053,965 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 94th 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 Vancouver in?

Clark County, Washington.

Which is higher, Vancouver or Olympia?

Vancouver. Vancouver sits at 191 ft and Olympia at 96 ft: a difference of 95 ft, 97 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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