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Elevation of Green Bay

593ft

above sea level · 181 m

Green Bay is a city in Wisconsin with 106,675 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 110th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
44.52° N · 88.02° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 31′ 9″ N · 88° 1′ 11″ W
UTM coordinates
16T · 418,953 E · 4,930,043 N
Zone 16 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Brown County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Wisconsin
WI · capital: Madison
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
106,675 people
45.5 sq mi of land · 2,346 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from October 2020: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Green Bay had 106,675 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 0.6% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 107,367. Its 45.5 sq mi of land work out to 2,346 people/sq mi; the state average is 110 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 808 places the Census counts in Wisconsin (cities, towns and CDPs), after Milwaukee (562,407), and holds 1.8% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Brown County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 1.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Green Bay sits at 593 ft (181 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: Green Bay is 269 ft below it.

The state capital, Madison, is 121 mi away in a straight line and 282 ft higher than Green Bay.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Milwaukee, 102 mi away in a straight line and 22 ft higher.

Of the 3 cities in Wisconsin with a page, Green Bay is the lowest. The others are Madison (875 ft) and Milwaukee (615 ft).

The highest point in Wisconsin is Timms Hill, at 1,951 ft according to the USGS: 1,358 ft above Green Bay, 124 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 108 Burbank 606 ft
  2. 109 Springfield 600 ft
  3. 110 Green Bay 593 ft
  4. 111 Dearborn 591 ft
  5. 112 Davenport 588 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 Green Bay.

What is the elevation of Green Bay?

Green Bay is 593 feet (181 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 Green Bay?

Latitude 44.51916 and longitude -88.01983, in decimal degrees (44° 31′ 9″ N · 88° 1′ 11″ W). In UTM, zone 16: 418,953 E and 4,930,043 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 110th 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 Green Bay in?

Brown County, Wisconsin.

Which is higher, Green Bay or Madison?

Madison. Green Bay sits at 593 ft and Madison at 875 ft: a difference of 282 ft, 121 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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