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Elevation of an address or place

Type any address, place name or a raw lat, lon pair to find its elevation above sea level — shown in both meters and feet, with a map marker. Add more places to stack them on one map and compare their altitudes side by side.

Enter a street address, a place name, or latitude, longitude. Each lookup is added to the compare list below.

Elevation comes from a public digital elevation model (Open-Meteo / SRTM & ASTER GDEM). Geocoding is by OpenStreetMap Nominatim.

Runs in your browser — your location is never stored.

What is an elevation finder?

An elevation finder returns the height of a point above mean sea level — its altitude — for any address, place name or pair of coordinates. It samples a digital elevation model (a worldwide grid of ground heights) at that exact spot and reports the value in meters and feet.

How to find the elevation of an address

  1. Type an address or place name into the box — or paste coordinates as “lat, lon” to skip geocoding.
  2. Press Search. The place is located and its ground elevation is shown in meters and feet, with a map marker.
  3. Add more addresses to stack them on the same map and read each point's elevation in the compare list.
  4. Copy any coordinate or elevation value, or open the point in Google Maps.

Elevation accuracy by data source

SourceCoverageTypical vertical accuracy
SRTM (30 m)60°N to 56°S±16 m or better
ASTER GDEM83°N to 83°S±17 m (varies by terrain)
Local lidar DEMsSome countries/regions±1 m or better
Device GPS altitudeAnywhere, live±10–30 m, often worse

What you can use it for

Compare the altitude of two towns before a trip, check the elevation of a trailhead or campsite, gauge flood or drainage risk for a property, or set the height of a single waypoint. Elevation is height above sea level, not depth below ground — for your live altitude use what is my elevation, and to turn a place into coordinates use address to coordinates.

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Frequently asked questions

How accurate is the elevation for an address?
It is sampled from a global digital elevation model, so it is typically within about 16 meters vertically and reflects the ground, not buildings. Accuracy is best on open, gently sloped terrain and worst on cliffs, narrow valleys and tall urban areas where the grid can't resolve fine detail.

Can I look up elevation by coordinates instead of an address?
Yes. Paste a “lat, lon” pair such as 27.9881, 86.9250 and the tool skips geocoding and reads the elevation directly. To convert an address into coordinates first, use address to coordinates, or go the other way with coordinates to address.

Where does the elevation data come from?
Ground heights come from public digital elevation models — primarily SRTM and ASTER GDEM via the Open-Meteo elevation API — and place lookups use OpenStreetMap Nominatim. Both are open data sources, and the source is named on the page so you know exactly what you're reading.

Is the elevation height above sea level?
Yes. The value is meters and feet above mean sea level (the geoid), which is what people mean by elevation or altitude. It is not depth below ground and not the height of a building at that address — just the terrain surface at that point.

Can I compare the elevation of several places?
Yes. Each address or coordinate you search is added to the compare list and dropped as a marker on the same map, so you can quickly see which point sits higher. Use the clear button to start over, or remove a single point.

Is this elevation finder free and private?
Yes — it's free, needs no account, and only the point you look up is sent to the elevation and geocoding services to fetch the answer. Nothing about you is stored, and your compare list stays in your browser.