Peoria, AZ Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Peoria, Arizona, shaded from 1,030 ft on the southwest side to 2,800 ft at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Mountains
Elevation
2,800 ft 855 m2,360 ft 720 m2,140 ft 650 m1,690 ft 515 m1,250 ft 380 m1,030 ft 315 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Peoria sits at about 1,210 ft (370 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,210 ft 370 m
most residents: 1,110–1,410 ft
Lowest
1,030 ft 315 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,800 ft 855 m
at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Mountains
Average
1,600 ft 490 m
all land inside city limits

Peoria spans about 1,770 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,210 ft370 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Mountains
2,800 ft855 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
1,030 ft315 m
Town center
USGS map point for Peoria
1,140 ft350 m
Airport (GEU)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.6 mi southwest of the city limits
1,071 ft326 m
Average of all land1,600 ft490 m

Elevation profile, south to north

18 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Peoria, Arizona, shaded from 1,030 ft on the southwest side to 2,800 ft at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Mountains
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
City in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Population
199,924 2024 est.
Land area
177.4 sq mi + 3.2 sq mi water
Density
1,127 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.5806° N, 112.2374° W
Time zone
Mountain UTC−7, no daylight saving
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Gila River → Colorado River → Gulf of California
Airport
Glendale Regional (GEU) 1,071 ft
ZIP codes 10
85086 85087 85303 85324 85342 85345 85373 85381 85382 85383
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Sun City West1,260 ft
  2. Surprise1,240 ft
  3. Peoria1,210 ft
  4. Glendale1,170 ft
  5. Sun City1,170 ft
  6. Citrus Park1,150 ft
  7. El Mirage1,130 ft
  8. Youngtown1,120 ft
  9. Litchfield Park1,030 ft
  10. Tolleson1,020 ft
  11. Avondale990 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Towers Mountain7,632 ft
  • Benchmark Mountain5,920 ft
  • Quien Sabe Peak4,870 ft
  • Camelback Mountain2,708 ft
  • Mount Suappoa2,703 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 1,000 ft at 33.5546° N, 112.3054° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.