Elevation of Cape Coral
5ft
above sea level · 2 m
Cape Coral is a city in Florida with 236,264 people, the 7th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 2nd lowest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 26.56° N · 81.95° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 26° 33′ 46″ N · 81° 56′ 58″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17R · 405,428 E · 2,938,369 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 236,264 people
- 106 sq mi of land · 2,223 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from September 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Cape Coral had 236,264 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 22% more than in April 2020, when it had 194,004. Its 106 sq mi of land work out to 2,223 people/sq mi; the state average is 437 people/sq mi.
It’s the 7th most populous of the 956 places the Census counts in Florida (cities, towns and CDPs), after Jacksonville (1,017,689), and holds 1.0% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Lee County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 6.3 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
About 1.65 million people live within 50 miles of Cape Coral, with 84 cities, towns and CDPs. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 miles.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Cape Coral sits at 5 ft (2 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: Cape Coral is 857 ft below it.
The state capital, Tallahassee, is 303 mi away in a straight line and 199 ft higher than Cape Coral.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is St. Petersburg, 95 mi away in a straight line and 37 ft higher.
Of the 26 cities in Florida with a page, Cape Coral is the 2nd lowest: the highest is Tallahassee (204 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).
The highest point in Florida is Britton Hill, at 345 ft according to the USGS: 340 ft above Cape Coral, 403 mi away in a straight line.
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Cape Coral.
What is the elevation of Cape Coral?
Cape Coral is 5 feet (2 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 Cape Coral?
Latitude 26.56285 and longitude -81.94953, in decimal degrees (26° 33′ 46″ N · 81° 56′ 58″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 405,428 E and 2,938,369 N, on NAD83.
How does Cape Coral rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 2nd 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 Cape Coral in?
Lee County, Florida.
Which is higher, Cape Coral or Tallahassee?
Tallahassee. Cape Coral sits at 5 ft and Tallahassee at 204 ft: a difference of 199 ft, 303 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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