[ANGGAPO]

Because it is 5280 feet above sea level.

[Disambiguator]

Because it is 5280 feet above sea level.

That's my take, too. Why do they get so wrapped around the axle about this stuff?

[Flycatcher]

But the whole city is not at 5,280 ft. Guaranteed. There are acclivities and declivities that are higher and lower than that.

I'm a maniacal stickler for detail. The tiny hamlet I live in claims to sit at 3,400 ft. above sea level. Yet my compound (haha!) sits at 3,470 ft. I know this because I have a fancy GPS hand-held unit.

So what is my point?

Frankly, I've forgotten...