List of highest United States cities by state or territory

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This article is about the highest cities and towns in each state and territory in the United States. For the list of highest cities in the world, see List of highest cities.

This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in each state or territory in the United States, as well as the District of Columbia. These settlements may be cities, towns, census-designated places or other unincorporated communities. Only settlements that are permanently occupied year-round are included.

In some cases, the elevation provided is the highest point within the limits of the settlement, while in others it is the average elevation or the elevation of the settlement's central point. As such, the different settlements listed may not be directly comparable. Some unincorporated communities, such as Lakewood, Florida, lack official boundaries; it is therefore subjective whether a specific high point can be said to be located within these settlements.

List

Elevation Name State, district or territory Ref. Comments
1708 feet (521 m) Mentone  Alabama
3396 feet (1035 m) Paxson  Alaska
1340 feet (408 m) A'oloau village  American Samoa The highest village on Tutuila island (and American Samoa) is the village of A'oloau — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1,340 feet (410 meters), and had a population of 615 as of 2010. The highest peak in American Samoa is Lata Mountain at an elevation of 3,163 feet (964 meters). Lata Mountain is located in the Manu'a District on Ta‘ū island. There are no human settlements on the highest elevations of Lata Mountain. The population of the Manu'a Islands (which includes Ta'u) is 1,143 as of 2010.
8356 feet (2547 m) Greer  Arizona Greer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Located within the White Mountains of Arizona and surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Greer is the highest town in the state at an elevation of approximately 8,400 feet (2,600 m). The highest incorporated town in Arizona is Eagar at an elevation of 7,080 feet (2,160 m). Eagar lies 20 minutes northeast of Greer along the New Mexico border.
2339 feet (713 m) Deer  Arkansas Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Winslow at 1,729 feet (527 m)
7920 feet (2414 m) Mammoth Lakes  California Highest incorporated town in California is Mammoth Lakes at an elevation of 7,920 feet (2,410 m)
10,578 feet (3224 m) Alma  Colorado The town limits of Winter Park (9052 feet (2759 m)) extend to 12,060 feet (3676 m). Alma is the highest incorporated city at 10,578 feet (3224 m). Climax is at 11,362 feet (3,463 m) and once was incorporated, but is no longer and doesn't have a permanent population.
1319 feet (402 m) Goshen  Connecticut
420 feet (128 m) Barkley  Delaware The city is closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in the state
409 feet (125 m) Washington DC  District of Columbia Fort Reno Park has the highest point in the District of Columbia.
345 feet (105 m) Lakewood  Florida Unincorporated settlement by Britton Hill, the highest natural point in Florida. Britton Hill is the lowest high point in any state. The highest incorporated town is nearby Paxton, at 318 feet (97 m).
3297 feet (1005 m) Sky Valley  Georgia The elevation of the valley floor is approximately 3,100 feet, while areas within the city limits on the slopes of Rabun Bald exceed 4,200 feet.
1332 feet (406 m) Agat  Guam Mount Lamlam is the highest mountain in Guam (1,332 ft/406 meters), and it is located within the boundaries of the village of Agat. However, most of the village's population lives near sea level. The village of Umatac is also at a high elevation.
3750 feet (1143 m) Volcano  Hawaii
6290 feet (1917 m) Island Park  Idaho
994 feet (303 m) Stockton  Illinois
1211 feet (369 m) Bethel  Indiana
1598 feet (487 m) Allendorf  Iowa Unincorporated; highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at 1,581 feet (482 m).
3907 feet (1191 m) Kanorado  Kansas
1762 feet (537 m) Payne Gap  Kentucky
384 feet (117 m) Arcadia  Louisiana
1795 feet (547 m) Carrabassett Valley  Maine
2894 feet (882 m) Keysers Ridge  Maryland Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Deer Park.
2064 feet (629 m) Peru  Massachusetts
1473 feet (449 m) Iron River  Michigan
2000 feet (610 m) Isabella  Minnesota Unincorporated community
643 feet (196 m) Ashland  Mississippi
1694 feet (516 m) Cedar Gap  Missouri Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Seymour at 1,645 feet (501 m)[citation needed]
7608 feet (2319 m) Cooke City  Montana
4876 feet (1486 m) Harrison  Nebraska
7510 feet (2289 m) Mount Charleston  Nevada Unincorporated town
1980 feet (604 m) Clarksville  New Hampshire
1066 feet (325 m) Montague  New Jersey High Point, the highest point in the state, is located within the Montague township
9321 feet (2841 m) Taos Ski Valley  New Mexico
2349 feet (716 m) Knapp Creek  New York Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Olean at 1,447 feet (441 m).
5506 feet (1678 m) Beech Mountain  North Carolina
3192 feet (973 m) Rhame  North Dakota
1627 feet (496 m) Rota municipality  Northern Mariana Islands Rota is the highest municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands with a permanent human population. An unnamed point on Agrihan island is higher (3,166 feet/965 meters) but Agrihan island has no permanent human population. Agrihan island is located within the Northern Islands Municipality, which also has no permanent human population. Rota had a population of 2,527 in 2010.
1550 feet (472 m) Bellefontaine  Ohio Campbell Hill, the highest point in the state, is within the Bellefontaine city limits
4353 feet (1327 m) Kenton  Oklahoma
6306 feet (1922 m) Greenhorn  Oregon No year round population, but there are a handful of cabins which are semi-permanently populated
2530 feet (771 m) Seven Springs  Pennsylvania Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Hazleton at 1,886 feet (575 m), one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi.
2401 feet (732 m) Aibonito  Puerto Rico Aibonito has the highest central plaza of any municipality in Puerto Rico at 2,401 feet (732 m). The highest point in Puerto Rico is Cerro de Punta in Ponce municipality at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
812 feet (247 m) Foster  Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in the state, is located in Foster
1750 feet (533 m) Rocky Bottom  South Carolina Unincorporated, Pickens is the highest incorporated town at 1,120 feet (340 m). A golf resort development on top of Glassy Mountain in Greenville County exists at 2,760 feet, but it is not considered a community by the Geographic Names Information System, which documents communities in the United States.
5315 feet (1620 m) Custer  South Dakota Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation[citation needed]
3133 feet (955 m) Trade  Tennessee Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Mountain City, elevation 2,418 feet
4900 feet (1494 m) Fort Davis  Texas Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Marfa, elevation 4,685 feet
9800 feet (2987 m) Brian Head  Utah
1555 feet (474 m) Northside subdistrict, Saint Thomas  U.S. Virgin Islands

The highest point of the U.S. Virgin Islands is Crown Mountain, located in the Northside subdistrict on Saint Thomas island. The population of the Northside subdistrict was 10,049 in 2010. The settlement of Zambee is near the highest point. The population of Saint Thomas island in 2010 was 51,634 (about 48.5% of US Virgin Islands total).

2215 feet (675 m) Woodford  Vermont
3638 feet (1109 m) Whitetop  Virginia Unincorporated. The Town of Troutdale, Virginia is an incorporated community with a population of 140 and an elevation of 3,120 feet.
2622 feet (799 m) Waterville  Washington Highest settlement is Paradise at 5,400 feet (1,600 m), but does not have any permanent population
3751 feet (1143 m) Flat Top  West Virginia Unincorporated. The highest incorporated town is Davis at 3,100 feet (940 m) 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.
1736 feet (529 m) Star Lake  Wisconsin
9728 feet (2965 m) Jay's Roost  Wyoming Not a census-designated place; highest census-designated place is Fox Park at 9,062 feet (2,762 m).[citation needed]

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