Elevation of Las Vegas
1,996ft
above sea level · 608 m
Las Vegas is a city in Nevada with 679,817 people, the most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 9th highest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 36.17° N · 115.14° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 36° 10′ 30″ N · 115° 8′ 14″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 11S · 667,525 E · 4,004,963 N
- Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 679,817 people
- 142 sq mi of land · 4,792 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from December 2021: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Las Vegas had 679,817 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 5.3% more than in April 2020, when it had 645,774. Its 142 sq mi of land work out to 4,792 people/sq mi; the state average is 30 people/sq mi.
It’s the most populous of the 132 places the Census counts in Nevada (cities, towns and CDPs), and holds 21% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Clark County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 8.1 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
About 2.33 million people live within 50 miles of Las Vegas, with 22 cities, towns and CDPs. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 miles.
Compared with other big cities
Las Vegas sits at 1,996 ft (608 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Las Vegas is 1,138 ft above it.
The state capital, Carson City, is 327 mi away in a straight line and 2,684 ft higher than Las Vegas.
Of the 6 cities in Nevada with a page, Las Vegas is the 3rd lowest. The others are Carson City (4,680 ft), Reno (4,505 ft), Sparks (4,413 ft), Henderson (1,869 ft), and North Las Vegas (1,858 ft).
The highest point in Nevada is Boundary Peak, at 13,140 ft according to the USGS: 11,144 ft above Las Vegas, 212 mi away in a straight line.
- 9 Las Vegas 1,996 ft
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Nearest cities with a page
Distances from Las Vegas
The 5 cities with a distance page from Las Vegas: by road, as the crow flies, driving (or flight) time and the midpoint.
- Las Vegas to Los Angeles 270 mi by road · 4 h 57 min · 229 mi as the crow flies
- Las Vegas to Phoenix 285 mi by road · 5 h 57 min · 256 mi as the crow flies
- Las Vegas to San Diego 331 mi by road · 6 h 6 min · 265 mi as the crow flies
- Las Vegas to San Francisco 568 mi by road · 10 h 33 min · 417 mi as the crow flies
- Las Vegas to Salt Lake City 420 mi by road · 7 h 6 min · 362 mi as the crow flies
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Las Vegas.
What is the elevation of Las Vegas?
Las Vegas is 1,996 feet (608 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 Las Vegas?
Latitude 36.17497 and longitude -115.13722, in decimal degrees (36° 10′ 30″ N · 115° 8′ 14″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 667,525 E and 4,004,963 N, on NAD83.
How does Las Vegas rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 9th highest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Las Vegas in?
Clark County, Nevada.
Which is higher, Las Vegas or Carson City?
Carson City. Las Vegas sits at 1,996 ft and Carson City at 4,680 ft: a difference of 2,684 ft, 327 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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