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.
| Elevation | Name | State, district or territory | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1708comma=50comma=5 | Mentone | [1] | ||
| 3396comma=50comma=5 | Paxson | |||
| 1340comma=50comma=5 | A'oloau village[2] | The highest village on Tutuila island (and American Samoa) is the village of A'oloau — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1340abbr=offNaNabbr=off,[3] and had a population of 615 as of 2010.[4] The highest peak in American Samoa is Lata Mountain at an elevation of 3163abbr=offNaNabbr=off.[5] 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.[6] | ||
| 8356comma=50comma=5 | Greer | 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 8400feet. The highest incorporated town in Arizona is Eagar at an elevation of 7080feet. Eagar lies 20 minutes northeast of Greer along the New Mexico border. | ||
| 2339comma=50comma=5 | Deer | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Winslow at 1729feet | ||
| 7920comma=50comma=5 | Mammoth Lakes | [7] | Highest incorporated town in California is Mammoth Lakes at an elevation of 7920feet | |
| 10578comma=50comma=5 | Alma | The town limits of Winter Park (9052feet) extend to 12060feet.[8] Alma is the highest incorporated city at 10578feet.[9] Climax is at 11362feet and once was incorporated, but is no longer and doesn't have a permanent population. | ||
| 1319comma=50comma=5 | Goshen | |||
| 420comma=50comma=5 | Barkley | The city is closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in the state | ||
| 409comma=50comma=5 | Washington DC | [10] | Fort Reno Park has the highest point in the District of Columbia. | |
| 345comma=50comma=5 | Lakewood | [11] | 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). | |
| 3297comma=50comma=5 | Sky Valley | [12] | 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.[13] | |
| 1332comma=50comma=5 | Agat | [14] | Mount Lamlam is the highest mountain in Guam (1332feet), and it is located within the boundaries of the village of Agat.[15] However, most of the village's population lives near sea level. The village of Umatac is also at a high elevation. | |
| 3750comma=50comma=5 | Volcano | |||
| 6290comma=50comma=5 | Island Park | [16] | ||
| 994comma=50comma=5 | Stockton | |||
| 1211comma=50comma=5 | Bethel | |||
| 1598comma=50comma=5 | Allendorf | [17] | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at 1581feet. | |
| 3907comma=50comma=5 | Kanorado | |||
| 1762comma=50comma=5 | Payne Gap | |||
| 384comma=50comma=5 | Arcadia | [18] | ||
| 1795comma=50comma=5 | Carrabassett Valley | |||
| 2894comma=50comma=5 | Keysers Ridge | [19] | Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Deer Park. | |
| 2064comma=50comma=5 | Peru | |||
| 1473comma=50comma=5 | Iron River | [20] | ||
| 2000comma=50comma=5 | Isabella | [21] | Unincorporated community | |
| 643comma=50comma=5 | Ashland | |||
| 1694feet | Cedar Gap | Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Seymour at 1645feet | ||
| 7608comma=50comma=5 | Cooke City | [22] | ||
| 4876comma=50comma=5 | Harrison | |||
| 7510comma=50comma=5 | Mount Charleston | [23] | Unincorporated town | |
| 1980comma=50comma=5 | Clarksville | [24] | ||
| 1066comma=50comma=5 | Montague | High Point, the highest point in the state, is located within the Montague township | ||
| 9321comma=50comma=5 | Taos Ski Valley | [25] | ||
| 2349comma=50comma=5 | Knapp Creek | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Olean at 1447feet. | ||
| 5506comma=50comma=5 | Beech Mountain | [26] | ||
| 3192comma=50comma=5 | Rhame | [27] | ||
| 1627comma=50comma=5 | Rota municipality | [28] | Rota is the highest municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands with a permanent human population. An unnamed point on Agrihan island is higher (3166feet)[29] 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. | |
| 1550comma=50comma=5 | Bellefontaine | Campbell Hill, the highest point in the state, is within the Bellefontaine city limits | ||
| 4353comma=50comma=5 | Kenton | [30] | ||
| 6306comma=50comma=5 | Greenhorn | No year round population, but there are a handful of cabins which are semi-permanently populated[31] | ||
| 2530comma=50comma=5 | Seven Springs | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Hazleton at 1886feet,[32] one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi. | ||
| 2401comma=50comma=5 | Aibonito | [33] | 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). | |
| 812comma=50comma=5 | Foster | [34] | Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in the state, is located in Foster | |
| 1750feet | Rocky Bottom | Unincorporated, Pickens is the highest incorporated town at 1120feet. A golf resort development on top of Glassy Mountain in Greenville County exists at 2,760 feet,[35] but it is not considered a community by the Geographic Names Information System, which documents communities in the United States. | ||
| 5315comma=50comma=5 | Custer | [36] | Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation | |
| 3133comma=50comma=5 | Trade | [37] | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Mountain City, elevation 2,418 feet | |
| 4900comma=50comma=5 | Fort Davis | [38] | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Marfa, elevation 4,685 feet | |
| 9800comma=50comma=5 | Brian Head | [39] | ||
| 1555comma=50comma=5 | Northside subdistrict, Saint Thomas | [40] [41] | 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.[42] 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).[43] | |
| 2215comma=50comma=5 | Woodford | [44] | ||
| 3638comma=50comma=5 | Whitetop | [45] | Unincorporated. The Town of Troutdale, Virginia is an incorporated community with a population of 140 and an elevation of 3,120 feet. | |
| 2622comma=50comma=5 | Waterville | [46] | Highest settlement is Paradise at 5400feet, but does not have any permanent population | |
| 3751comma=50comma=5 | Unincorporated. The highest incorporated town is Davis at 3100feet The Snowshoe Mountain resort village is the second-highest point in the state at 4848feet, but is neither incorporated nor permanently populated. | |||
| 1736comma=50comma=5 | Star Lake | [47] | ||
| 9728comma=50comma=5 | Jay's Roost | [48] | Not a census-designated place; highest census-designated place is Fox Park at 9062feet. | |