Lowest Points
- Badwater Basin, Death Valley, California 36°14′23″N 116°50′5″W / 36.23972°N 116.83472°W / 36.23972; -116.83472 (Badwater Basin) — lowest surface point in all U.S. territory and North America at −282 feet (−86 m)
- Salton Sea, California 33°19′59″N 115°50′3″W / 33.33306°N 115.83417°W / 33.33306; -115.83417 (Salton Sea) — lowest lake in all U.S. territory and North America at −226 feet (−69 m)
- Furnace Creek Airport, California 36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W / 36.46389; -116.88139 (Furnace Creek Airport) — lowest airfield in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere at −210 feet (−64 m)
- Furnace Creek, California 36°27′29″N 116°52′15″W / 36.45806°N 116.87083°W / 36.45806; -116.87083 (Furnace Creek, California) — lowest settlement in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere at −190 feet (−58 m)
- Calipatria, California 33°07′32″N 115°30′51″W / 33.12556°N 115.51417°W / 33.12556; -115.51417 (Calipatria, California) — lowest city in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere at −184 feet (−56 m)
- Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Lousiana 30°02′40″N 89°56′47″W / 30.04444°N 89.94639°W / 30.04444; -89.94639 (Ninth Ward of New Orleans, LA) — lowest surface point in eastern United States at −7 feet (−2 m)
- New Orleans, Lousiana 29°58′N 90°03′W / 29.96667°N 90.05°W / 29.96667; -90.05 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — lowest city over 250,000 population in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere with an average elevation of −1.5 feet (−0.5 m)
- State of Delaware 39°0′17″N 75°32′46″W / 39.00472°N 75.54611°W / 39.00472; -75.54611 (State of Delaware) — lowest U.S. state with an average elevation of 60 feet (18 m)
- Britton Hill, Florida 30°59′18″N 86°16′55″W / 30.98833°N 86.28194°W / 30.98833; -86.28194 (Britton Hill, FL) — lowest U.S. state high point at 345 feet (105 m)
- Lake Superior bottom, Michigan 46°54′31″N 86°35′52″W / 46.90861°N 86.59778°W / 46.90861; -86.59778 (Deepest Point in Lake Superior) — lowest fresh water point in all U.S. territory at −732 feet (−223 m)
- Puget Sound bottom, Washington 47°44.9′N 122°25.7′W / 47.7483°N 122.4283°W / 47.7483; -122.4283 (Deepest Point in Puget Sound) — lowest sea water point in the interior of the United States at −956 feet (−291 m)
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