List of highest United States cities by state
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- This list is about the highest cites 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.
| Rank | Altitude | Name | State, District or Territory | Comments |
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| 1 | 10578 feet (3,224.2 m) | Alma Alma, Colorado The historic Town of Alma is a Statutory Town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 179 at the U.S. Census 2000.... |
 Colorado |
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| 2 | 9055 feet (2,760 m) | Fox Farm-College Fox Farm-College, Wyoming Fox Farm-College is a census-designated place in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
 Wyoming |
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| 3 | 8663 feet (2,640.5 m) | Cloudcroft Cloudcroft, New Mexico Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico and is within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 749 at the 2000 census. Despite being located in an otherwise arid region, its extremely high elevation allows for a relatively mild summer that makes it a popular tourist attraction... |
 New Mexico |
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| 4 | 8583 feet (2,616.1 m) | Alta Alta, Utah Alta is a town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 370 at the 2000 census, a slight decrease from the 1990 figure of 397.... |
 Utah |
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| 5 | 8302 feet (2,530.4 m) | North Pinal |  Arizona |
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| 6 | 7608 feet (2,318.9 m) | Cooke City |  Montana |
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| 7 | 7510 feet (2,289 m) | Mount Charleston |  Nevada |
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| 8 | 6300 feet (1,920.2 m) | Greenhorn Greenhorn, Oregon Greenhorn is a small city in Baker and Grant Counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. It straddles the Blue Mountain ridge, so that it is located in both Grant County and Baker County... |
 Oregon |
highest incorporated city in Oregon |
| 9 | 5897 feet (1,797.4 m) | Mackay Mackay, Idaho Mackay is a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mackay is located at , at an elevation of 5,905 feet .... |
 Idaho |
called the Top of Idaho because it's the nearest city to Mount Borah Borah Peak Borah Peak is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located in the central section of the Lost River Range, within the Challis National Forest in eastern Custer County. The peak is named for William Borah , a prominent U.S... |
| 10 | 5506 feet (1,678.2 m) | Beech Mountain Beech Mountain, North Carolina For the geographical feature, see Beech MountainBeech Mountain is the highest town east of the Rocky Mountains, located in both Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 310 at the 2000 census... |
 North Carolina |
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| 11 | 5506 feet (1,678.2 m) | Fort Davis Fort Davis, Texas Fort Davis is a census-designated place in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2000 census and 1,041 according to a 2007 estimate. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County... |
 Republic of Texas |
Highest incorporated Texan city |
| 12 | 4979 feet (1,517.6 m) | Hill City Hill City, South Dakota Hill City is the oldest existing city in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. Hill City is located southwest of Rapid City on State Highway 16 and on U.S. Route 385 that connects Deadwood to Hot Springs... |
 South Dakota |
oldest existing city in Pennington County |
| 13 | 4979 feet (1,517.6 m) | Kenton Kenton, Oklahoma -History:Kenton was founded in 1893 and served as the county seat for Cimarron County until the citizens of the county voted to move it to Boise City soon after statehood... |
 Oklahoma |
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| 14 | 3638 feet (1,108.9 m) | Harrison Harrison, Nebraska Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.-Geography:Harrison is located at .... |
 Nebraska |
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| 15 | 3638 feet (1,108.9 m) | Whitetop Whitetop, Virginia Whitetop is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is currently the southern terminus of the Virginia Creeper Trail. Whitetop is named for nearby Whitetop Mountain, the second-tallest mountain in the State of Virginia, behind Mount Rogers.... |
 Virginia |
Unincorporated |
| 16 | 3192 feet (972.9 m) | Rhame Rhame, North Dakota Rhame is a city in Bowman County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 169 at the 2010 census. Rhame was founded in 1908.-History:... |
 North Dakota |
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| 17 | 3163 feet (964.1 m) | Ta'u | Highest peak in Samoa Lata Mountain. Island Population: 873 | |
| 18 | 3491 feet (1,064.1 m) | Adams Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,485 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
 Massachusetts |
The town includes the peak of Mt. Greylock - Highest point in MA |
| 19 | 3166 feet (965 m) | Agrihan Agrihan Agrihan is a stratovolcano which forms an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The entire island is a massive volcano which rises over from the ocean floor, and is the fifth largest in the Marianas volcanic arc. At , its summit is the highest point in Micronesia... |
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| 20 | 3100 feet (944.9 m) | Sky valley Sky Valley, Georgia Sky Valley is a town in Rabun County, Georgia, United States and is nestled in a scenic mountain valley on the northwest slopes of Rabun Bald, Georgia's second-highest peak. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 250.... |
 Georgia (country) |
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| 21 | 2790 feet (850.4 m) | Shady valley Shady Valley, Tennessee Shady Valley is an unincorporated community in Johnson County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is just outside of Cherokee National Forest. Shady Valley is also the name of the valley in which the town is located.-Natural history:... |
 Tennessee |
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| 22 | 2611 feet (795.8 m) | Bluefield Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:... |
 West Virginia |
Nicknamed "Summit City" |
| 23 | 2401 feet (731.8 m) | Aibonito Aibonito, Puerto Rico Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico located in the Mountain range of Cayey, north of Salinas; south of Barranquitas and Comerio; east of Coamo; and west of Cidra, and Cayey. Aibonito is spread over 8 wards and Aibonito Pueblo... |
 Puerto Rico |
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| 24 | 2400 feet (731.5 m) | Cheney Cheney, Washington Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The full time resident population was 10,590 as of 2010 census. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, and its population grows to approximately 17,600 people on a temporary basis when classes at Eastern Washington... |
 Washington |
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| 25 | 2215 feet (675.1 m) | Woodford Woodford, Vermont Woodford is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.6 square miles , of which 47.5 square miles is land and 0.1 square mile is... |
 Vermont |
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| 26 | 2070 feet (630.9 m) | Frostburg Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
 Maryland |
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| 27 | 2000 feet (609.6 m) | Isabella Isabella, Minnesota Isabella is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located north of Silver Bay and southeast of Ely on Minnesota Highway 1.Isabella is located within the Superior National Forest.... |
 Minnesota |
Unincorporated community |
| 28 | 1866 feet (568.8 m) | Hazleton Hazleton, Pennsylvania Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:... |
 Pennsylvania |
one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi |
| 29 | 1803 feet (549.6 m) | Montague Township Montague Township, New Jersey -Transportation:One U.S., state, and county route traverse the township. U.S. Route 206 passes through in the western part and crosses the Delaware River at the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge. Route 23 passes through the eastern part and serves as the entrance road to High Point State Park and ends... |
 New Jersey |
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| 30 | 1708 feet (520.6 m) | Mentone Mentone, Alabama Mentone is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 451.Mentone is home to many private summer camps, including Camp Desoto for girls, Camp Riverview for girls, Camp Laney for boys, Alpine Camp for boys, Camp Skyline Ranch for girls, Lookout... |
 Alabama |
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| 31 | 1555 feet (474 m) | Saint Thomas Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of... |
Population: 51,634 about 48.5% of US Virgin Island total |
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| 32 | 1550 feet (472.4 m) | Bellefontaine Bellefontaine, Ohio Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003... |
 Ohio |
The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits |
| 33 | 1439 feet (438.6 m) | Dublin Dublin, New Hampshire Dublin is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,597 at the 2010 census. It is home to both the Dublin School and Yankee Magazine.-History:... |
 New Hampshire |
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| 34 | 1375 feet (419.1 m) | Jackman Jackman, Maine Jackman is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 718 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... |
 Maine |
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| 35 | 1348 feet (410.9 m) | Gaylord Gaylord, Michigan Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman... |
 Michigan |
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| 36 | 1332 feet (406 m) | Agat Agat, Guam Agat is a village on the island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located south of Apra Harbor on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2000 census.... |
 Guam |
Village located on Lamlam, highest mountain in Guam |
| 37 | 1293 feet (394.1 m) | Viroqua Viroqua, Wisconsin Viroqua is the county seat of Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,079 at the 2010 census. The city is located within the Town of Viroqua.-History:... |
 Wisconsin |
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| 38 | 1130 feet (344.4 m) | Cortland Cortland, New York Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville.... |
 New York |
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| 39 | 966 feet (294.4 m) | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
 South Carolina |
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| 40 | 885 feet (269.7 m) | St. Joseph |  Missouri |
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| 41 | 812 feet (247.5 m) | Foster Foster, Rhode Island Foster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community... |
 Rhode Island |
Jerimoth Hill Jerimoth Hill Jerimoth Hill is the name of the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, at 812 feet above sea level. It was once one of the most controversial U.S. highpoints due to property complications, but it is now accessible to the public 7 days a week 8AM to 4PM... , highest point in Rhode Island, is located in Foster |
| 42 | 561 feet (171 m) | Iuka Iuka, Mississippi Iuka is a city in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tishomingo County. Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, is located just south of Iuka.- History :... |
 Mississippi |
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| 43 | 420 feet (128 m) | Barkley Barkley, Delaware Barkley is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located between Dartmouth Woods and Ebright Road .- References :... |
 Delaware |
City closest to Ebright Azimuth Ebright Azimuth The Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest benchmark monument elevation in Delaware. It is marked with a geodetic benchmark monument and has an elevation of above sea level... , the highest point in Delaware. |
| 44 | 380 feet (115.8 m) | Washington |  Washington, D.C. |
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| 45 | 345 feet (105.2 m) | Lakewood Lakewood, Florida Lakewood, Florida is a small unincorporated community in Walton County, North Florida, USA. It is in the Florida panhandle. Lakewood is on the Florida/Alabama border near Florida's highest point, Britton Hill . Lakewood and most of Walton County are different from the rest of Florida in terms of... |
 Florida |
Lowest natural high point in any state. |
| 46 | 308 feet (93.9 m) | Bryceland Bryceland, Louisiana Bryceland is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bryceland is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of... |
 Louisiana |
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