The area of the urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) . The city land area is 5.39 sq mi (13.96 km 2 ) . The area of the metro region is 474.649 sq mi (1,229.34 km2) . The area of the city is 6.07 sq mi (15.73 km 2 ) . The water area of the city is 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km 2 ) . Ithaca is at an elevation of 123 m
The metro region is less than 98 sq mi