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Elevations of the 50 Largest Cities (by population, 1980 Census)

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City State Rank High Feet Low Feet
New York New York 1 410 Sea Level
Chicago Illinois 2 673 1579
Los Angeles California 3 5,074 Sea Level
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 4 441 Sea Level
Houston Texas 5 83 Sea Level
Detroit Michigan 6 672 1575
Dallas Texas 7 686 390
San Diego California 8 823 Sea Level
Phoenix Arizona 9 1,160 1,058
Baltimore Maryland 10 489 Sea Level
San Antonio Texas 11 1,000 505
Indianapolis Indiana 12 845 664
San Francisco California 13 934 Sea Level
Memphis Tennessee 14 335 195
Washington D.C. 15 410 1
Milwaukee Wisconsin 16 799 1579
San Jose California 17 2,125 Sea Level
Cleveland Ohio 18 1,050 1571
Columbus Ohio 19 893 685
Boston Massachusetts 20 330 Sea Level
New Orleans Louisiana 21 25 -8
Jacksonville Florida 22 40 Sea Level
Seattle Washington 23 520 Sea Level
Denver Colorado 24 5,470 5,130
Nashville-Davidson County Tennessee 25 1,160 385
St. Louis Missouri 26 614 385
Kansas City Missouri 27 1,020 720
El Paso Texas 28 4,080 3,695
Atlanta Georgia 29 1,086 738
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 30 1,370 710
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 31 1,334 1,050
Cincinnati Ohio 32 960 433
Fort Worth Texas 33 766 513
Minneapolis Minnesota 34 980 687
Portland Oregon 35 1,073 Sea Level
Honolulu Hawaii 36 4,020 Sea Level
Long Beach California 37 360 -7
Tulsa Oklahoma 38 810 620
Buffalo NewYork 39 699 1571
Toledo Ohio 40 627 1571
Miami Florida 41 30 Sea Level
Austin Texas 42 1,080 406
Oakland California 43 1,754 Sea Level
Albuquerque New Mexico 44 6,120 4,946
Tucson Arizona 45 2,950 2,250
Newark New Jersey 46 278 Sea Level
Charlotte North Carolina 47 784 519
Omaha Nebraska 48 1,272 960
Louisville Kentucky 49 761 382
Birmingham Alabama 50 1,060 496

1Water level, International Great Lakes Datum.

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