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.