List of highest United States cities by state or territory
This is an incomplete list of the highest cities in each state or territory in the United States, which includes officially-recognized settlements of any size, whether incorporated or not. The District of Columbia is also included. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long are included, and only the highest in each state or territory is listed.
List
| Altitude | Name | State, district or territory | Comments | |
| Mentone | ||||
| Paxson | ||||
| A'oloau village | The highest village on Tutuila island is the village of A'oloau — A'oloau is at an elevation of 1,340 feet, 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. 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 is 1,143 as of 2010. | - | ||
| Hannagan Meadow | An unincorporated census-designated place in Greenlee County, in the White Mountains in the east central part of the state. | |||
| Compton | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Winslow at | |||
| Lake Mary | Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Mammoth Lakes at 7,920 feet | |||
| Alma | The town limits of Winter Park extend to. Leadville is the highest incorporated town at. Climax is at 11,362 feet and once was incorporated, but is no longer and doesn't have a permanent population. | |||
| Goshen | ||||
| Barkley | The city is closest to Ebright Azimuth, the highest point in the state | |||
| Washington DC | Fort Reno Park has the highest point in the District of Columbia. | |||
| Lakewood | Lowest natural high point in any state | |||
| Sky Valley | The elevation of the valley floor is approximately 3100 feet above sea level, while areas within the city limits on the slopes of Rabun Bald exceed 4200 feet. | |||
| Agat | Mount Lamlam is the highest mountain in Guam, 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. | - | ||
| Volcano | ||||
| Island Park | ||||
| Stockton | ||||
| Bethel | ||||
| Allendorf | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city or town is Melvin at. | |||
| Kanorado | ||||
| Payne Gap | ||||
| Arcadia | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city or town is Ruston at | |||
| Carrabassett Valley | ||||
| Keysers Ridge | Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Deer Park. | |||
| Peru | ||||
| Iron River | ||||
| Isabella | Unincorporated community | |||
| Iuka | ||||
| Cedar Gap | Unincorporated; highest incorporated town is Seymour at 1645 feet | |||
| Cooke City | ||||
| Harrison | - | |||
| Mount Charleston | Unincorporated town | |||
| Clarksville | ||||
| Montague | High Point, the highest point in the state, is located within the Montague township | |||
| Taos Ski Valley | ||||
| Knapp Creek | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Olean at. | |||
| Beech Mountain | ||||
| Rhame | ||||
| Rota municipality | Rota is the highest municipality in the Northern Mariana Islands with a permanent human population. An unnamed point on Agrihan island is higher 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. | - | ||
| Bellefontaine | Campbell Hill, the highest point in the state, is within the Bellefontaine city limits | |||
| Kenton | Unincorporated | |||
| Greenhorn | No year round population, but there are a handful of cabins which are semi-permanently populated | |||
| Seven Springs | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Hazleton at, one of the highest incorporated cities east of the Mississippi. | |||
| Aibonito | ||||
| Foster | Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in the state, is located in Foster | |||
| Rocky Bottom | Unincorporated, Pickens is the highest incorporated town at 1,120 feet | |||
| Custer | Most of Lead surpasses Custer in elevation | |||
| Trade | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Mountain City, elevation 2,418 feet | |||
| Fort Davis | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city is Marfa, elevation 4,685 feet | |||
| Brian Head | ||||
| Northside subdistrict, Saint Thomas | 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. | |||
| Woodford | - | |||
| Whitetop | Unincorporated | |||
| Waterville | Highest settlement is Paradise at 5,400 feet, but does not have any permanent population | |||
| Davis | The Snowshoe Mountain resort village is the second-highest point in the state at, but is neither incorporated nor permanently populated. | |||
| Star Lake | ||||
| Fox Park | Unincorporated; highest incorporated city or town is Encampment at. |