List of highest United States cities by state

This list is about the highest cities in the United States; for a list of highest cities in the world, see List of highest cities in the world.

This is an incomplete list of the highest United States cities by state. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long are included, and only the highest in each state is listed.

Altitude	Name	State, District or Territory	Comments
10,200 feet (3109 m)	Leadville	Colorado	Leadville is the highest city. The towns of Montezuma at 10,335 feet (3150 m) and Alma at 10,355 feet (3156 m) are higher. The town limits of Winter Park (9052 feet (2759 m)) extend to 12,060 feet (3676 m).[1]
9800 feet (2987 m)	Brian Head	Utah	[2] Town Offices elevation 9,656'
9321 feet (2841 m)	Taos Ski Valley	New Mexico	[3] Some homes and businesses above 10,000'
9062 feet (2762 m)	Fox Park	Wyoming	Highest incorporated city or town is Encampment at 7,277 feet.
8356 feet (2547 m)	Greer	Arizona	[4] An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States, in the White Mountains in the east central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 41.[5]
7920 feet (2414 m)	Mammoth Lakes	California	[6]
7608 feet (2319 m)	Cooke City	Montana	[7] Larger community Big Sky, surpassing 8,700', is unincorporated[8]
7510 feet (2289 m)	Mount Charleston	Nevada	[9] Unincorporated towb
7325 feet (2233 m)	Los Alamos	New Mexico	Elevation measured at the US post office on Central Avenue, and is based on a 2001 lidar survey (vertical datum NAVD88).
7198 feet (2194 m)	Santa Fe	New Mexico	Santa Fe is the capital of the State of New Mexico and the highest capital city in the United States. The population is 70,297.
7000 feet (2134 m)	Flagstaff, Arizona	Arizona	Flagstaff Arizona is at 7,000 feet above sea level, with a population of 66,000 and the home of Northern Arizona University. Looking at cities with a population of 25,000 or more, Flagstaff Arizona is the 2nd highest above sea level in the United States.
6253 feet (1906 m)	Stanley	Idaho	Stanley was the 2000 Census Center of Population in Idaho.[10]
5817 feet (1773 m)	Truckee	California	[11] Truckee was named after a Paiute chief. His assumed Paiute name was Tru-ki-zo. He was the father of Chief Winnemucca and grandfather of Sarah Winnemucca.
5506 feet (1678 m)	Beech Mountain	North Carolina	[12] Some private roads above 5200'; town center is at 5075'
5315 feet (1620 m)	Custer	South Dakota	Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation
4900 feet (1494 m)	Fort Davis	Texas	[13]
4802 feet (1464 m)	Lakeview	Oregon	[14]
4702 feet (1433 m)	Sun Valley	Nevada	[15]Unincorporated
4353 feet (1327 m)	Kenton	Oklahoma	[16]Unincorporated
3907 feet (1191 m)	Kanorado	Kansas
3750 feet (1143 m)	Volcano	Hawaii	Unincorporated
3638 feet (1109 m)	Whitetop	Virginia	[17] Unincorporated
3396 feet (1035 m)	Paxson	Alaska	Unincorporated
3192 feet (973 m)	Rhame	North Dakota	[18]
3166 feet (965 m)	Agrihan	Northern Mariana Islands	[19] Currently uninhabited.
3163 feet (964 m)	Ta'u	American Samoa	Highest peak in Samoa Lata Mountain. Island Population: 873
3100 feet (945 m)	Davis	West Virginia	Davis is incorporated as a town. The highest place incorporated as a city is Bluefield, elevation 2611 feet (796 m), nicknamed "Summit City".[20] The Snowshoe Mountain resort village is the second-highest point in the state at 4848 feet (1478 m), but is neither incorporated nor permanently populated.
3100 feet (945 m)	Sky Valley	Georgia	[21]
2790 feet (850 m)	Shady Valley	Tennessee
2622 feet (799 m)	Waterville	Washington	[22]
2530 feet (771 m)	Seven Springs	Pennsylvania	Highest incorporated city is Hazleton at 1,866 ft,[23] one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi
2401 feet (732 m)	Aibonito	Puerto Rico	[24]
2349 feet (716 m)	Knapp Creek	New York	[25] Unincorporated. Highest incorporated city is Olean at 1,447 ft[26]
2215 feet (675 m)	Woodford	Vermont	[27]
2162 feet (659 m)	Compton	Arkansas	Highest incorporated city is Winslow at 1,729 ft.
2070 feet (631 m)	Frostburg	Maryland	[28]
2064 feet (629 m)	Peru	Massachusetts
2000 feet (610 m)	Isabella	Minnesota	[29] Unincorporated community
1980 feet (604 m)	Clarksville	New Hampshire	[30]
1762 feet (537 m)	Payne Gap	Kentucky	[31]
1736 feet (529 m)	Star Lake	Wisconsin	[32]
1708 feet (521 m)	Mentone	Alabama	[33]
1645 feet (501 m)	Seymour	Missouri	Cedar Gap is the highest unincorporated community at 1705 feet.
1614 feet (492 m)	Rangeley	Maine
1598 feet (487 m)	Allendorf	Iowa	Highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at 1,581 ft.[31]
1555 feet (474 m)	Saint Thomas	United States Virgin Islands	Population: 51,634 about 48.5% of US Virgin Island total
1550 feet (472 m)	Bellefontaine	Ohio	The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits
1348 feet (411 m)	Gaylord	Michigan
1319 feet (402 m)	Goshen	Connecticut
1211 feet (369 m)	Bethel	Indiana	[31]
1120 feet (341 m)	Pickens	South Carolina	[34]
1033 feet (315 m)	Waddams Grove	Illinois
812 feet (247 m)	Foster	Rhode Island	[35]Jerimoth Hill, highest point in Rhode Island, is located in Foster
561 feet (171 m)	Iuka	Mississippi
420 feet (128 m)	Barkley	Delaware	[36] City closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in Delaware.
384 feet (117 m)	Arcadia	Louisiana	[37] Ruston is the highest incorporated city at 331 feet.
380 feet (116 m)	Washington DC	District of Columbia	[38]
345 feet (105 m)	Lakewood	Florida	[39] Lowest natural high point in any state.

See also

• List of highest towns by country
• List of capital cities by altitude

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