Solar Panel Tilt Angle Calculator

The table provided showcases the recommended tilt angles and direction for fixed solar panels across various cities and regions in the United States, organized by zip codes.

It’s important to note that the optimal tilt angle remains constant for different zip codes within the same city or region. Additionally, the recommended direction for fixed solar panels is uniformly south across the entire US.

If your specific city isn’t included in the table, Solarsarena offers an optimal tilt angle calculator. This tool enables you to determine the ideal angle for your desired location, ensuring maximum solar panel efficiency.

Tilt angles for solar panels

CITY (OR REGION)	STATE	TILT ANGLE	DIRECTION	ZIP CODES
Providence	Rhode Island	42°	South	02901–02940
Boston	Massachusetts	42°	South	02108–021298
Worcester	Massachusetts	42°	South	01601–01655
Springfield	Massachusetts	42°	South	01101–01199
Cambridge	Massachusetts	42°	South	02138–02142
Lowell	Massachusetts	43°	South	01850–01854
Manchester	New Hampshire	43°	South	03101–03111
Bridgeport	Connecticut	41°	South	06601–06699
New Haven	Connecticut	41°	South	06501–06540
Stamford	Connecticut	41°	South	06901–06927
Hartford	Connecticut	42°	South	06101–06199
Waterbury	Connecticut	42°	South	06701–06749
Newark	New Jersey	41°	South	07101–07199
Jersey City	New Jersey	41°	South	07302–07399
Paterson	New Jersey	41°	South	07501–07544
Elizabeth	New Jersey	41°	South	07201–07208
Lakewood	New Jersey	40°	South	08701
Woodbridge	New Jersey	41°	South	07095
New York City	New York	41°	South	10001–10286
Buffalo	New York	43°	South	14201–14280
Rochester	New York	43°	South	14602–14653
Yonkers	New York	41°	South	10701–10710
Syracuse	New York	43°	South	13201–13252
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	40°	South	19019–19255
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	41°	South	15201–15295
Allentown	Pennsylvania	41°	South	18101–18195
Washington	District of Columbia	39°	South	20001–20599
Baltimore	Maryland	39°	South	21201–21298
Virginia Beach	Virginia	37°	South	23450–23479
Chesapeake	Virginia	37°	South	23320–23328
Norfolk	Virginia	37°	South	23501–23551
Richmond	Virginia	38°	South	23173–23298
Newport News	Virginia	37°	South	23601–23628
Alexandria	Virginia	39°	South	22301–22350
Hampton	Virginia	37°	South	23630–23681
Charlotte	North Carolina	35°	South	28201–28299
Raleigh	North Carolina	36°	South	27601–27699
Greensboro	North Carolina	36°	South	27401–27499
Durham	North Carolina	36°	South	27701–27722
Winston–Salem	North Carolina	36°	South	27101–27199
Fayetteville	North Carolina	35°	South	28301–28314
Cary	North Carolina	36°	South	27511–27519
Wilmington	North Carolina	34°	South	19801–19899
High Point	North Carolina	36°	South	27260–27268
Charleston	South Carolina	33°	South	29401–29425
Columbia	South Carolina	34°	South	29201–29292
North Charleston	South Carolina	33°	South	29405–29420
Atlanta	Georgia	34°	South	30301–30398
Augusta	Georgia	33°	South	30901–30999
Columbus	Georgia	33°	South	31901–31999
Macon	Georgia	33°	South	31201–31297
Savannah	Georgia	32°	South	31401–31421
Athens	Georgia	34°	South	30601–30612
Sandy Springs	Georgia	34°	South	30068–31158
Jacksonville	Florida	30°	South	32099–32277
Miami	Florida	26°	South	33101–33299
Tampa	Florida	28°	South	33601–33694
Orlando	Florida	28°	South	32801–32899
St. Petersburg	Florida	28°	South	33701–33784
Hialeah	Florida	26°	South	33002–33018
Port St. Lucie	Florida	27°	South	34952–34988
Tallahassee	Florida	30°	South	32301–32399
Cape Coral	Florida	27°	South	33904–33993
Fort Lauderdale	Florida	26°	South	33301–33394
Pembroke Pines	Florida	26°	South	33028, 33082
Hollywood	Florida	26°	South	33019–33084
Miramar	Florida	26°	South	33023–33029
Gainesville	Florida	30°	South	32601–32653
Coral Springs	Florida	26°	South	33075
Clearwater	Florida	28°	South	33755–33769
Palm Bay	Florida	30°	South	32905–32911
Lakeland	Florida	28°	South	33801–33815
Pompano Beach	Florida	26°	South	33060–33077
West Palm Beach	Florida	27°	South	33401–33422
Miami Gardens	Florida	26°	South	33056
Davie	Florida	26°	South	33314–33355
Birmingham	Alabama	34°	South	35201–35298
Huntsville	Alabama	35°	South	35801–35899
Montgomery	Alabama	32°	South	36101–36191
Mobile	Alabama	31°	South	36601–36695
Tuscaloosa	Alabama	33°	South	35401–35490
Nashville	Tennessee	36°	South	37201–37255
Memphis	Tennessee	35°	South	37501–38197
Knoxville	Tennessee	36°	South	37901–37998
Chattanooga	Tennessee	35°	South	37401–37450
Clarksville	Tennessee	37°	South	37040–37044
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	36°	South	37127–37133
Jackson	Mississippi	32°	South	39201–39296
Louisville	Kentucky	38°	South	40201–40299
Lexington	Kentucky	38°	South	40502–40598
Columbus	Ohio	40°	South	43085–43291
Cleveland	Ohio	42°	South	44101–44199
Cincinnati	Ohio	39°	South	45201–45299
Toledo	Ohio	42°	South	43601–43699
Akron	Ohio	41°	South	44301–44398
Dayton	Ohio	40°	South	45401–45490
Indianapolis	Indiana	40°	South	46201–46298
Fort Wayne	Indiana	41°	South	46801–46899
Evansville	Indiana	38°	South	47701–47750
South Bend	Indiana	42°	South	46601–46699
Carmel	Indiana	40°	South	46032, 46033
Detroit	Michigan	42°	South	48201–48288
Grand Rapids	Michigan	43°	South	49501–49599
Warren	Michigan	43°	South	48088–48097
Sterling Heights	Michigan	43°	South	48310–48314
Ann Arbor	Michigan	42°	South	48103–48113
Lansing	Michigan	43°	South	48901–48980
Clinton	Michigan	43°	South	48035–48038
Des Moines	Iowa	42°	South	50301–50383
Cedar Rapids	Iowa	42°	South	52401–52499
Davenport	Iowa	42°	South	52801–52809
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	43°	South	53201–53295
Madison	Wisconsin	43°	South	53701–53794
Green Bay	Wisconsin	45°	South	54301–54344
Minneapolis	Minnesota	45°	South	55401–55488
Saint Paul	Minnesota	45°	South	55101–55188
Rochester	Minnesota	44°	South	55901–55906
Sioux Falls	South Dakota	44°	South	57101–57198
Fargo	North Dakota	47°	South	58102–58126
Billings	Montana	46°	South	59101–59117
Chicago	Illinois	42°	South	60601–60701
Aurora	Illinois	42°	South	60502–60598
Naperville	Illinois	42°	South	60540–60567
Joliet	Illinois	42°	South	60431–60436
Rockford	Illinois	42°	South	61101–61126
Springfield	Illinois	40°	South	65801–65899
Elgin	Illinois	42°	South	60120–60124
Peoria	Illinois	41°	South	61601–61656
Kansas City	Missouri	39°	South	64101–64199
St. Louis	Missouri	39°	South	63101–63199
Springfield	Missouri	37°	South	65801–65899
Columbia	Missouri	39°	South	65201–65218
Independence	Missouri	39°	South	64050–64058
Wichita	Kansas	38°	South	67201–67278
Overland Park	Kansas	39°	South	66204–66283
Kansas City	Kansas	39°	South	66012–66160
Olathe	Kansas	39°	South	66051–66063
Topeka	Kansas	39°	South	66601–66699
Omaha	Nebraska	41°	South	68101–68198
Lincoln	Nebraska	41°	South	68501–68588
New Orleans	Louisiana	30°	South	70112–70195
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	31°	South	70801–70898
Shreveport	Louisiana	33°	South	71101–71166
Lafayette	Louisiana	30°	South	70501–70598
Little Rock	Arkansas	35°	South	72201–72295
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	35°	South	73101–73196
Tulsa	Oklahoma	36°	South	74101–74193
Norman	Oklahoma	35°	South	73019–73072
Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	36°	South	74011–74014
Houston	Texas	30°	South	77001–77299
San Antonio	Texas	29°	South	78201–78299
Dallas	Texas	33°	South	75201–75398
Austin	Texas	30°	South	73301–78799
Fort Worth	Texas	33°	South	76101–76199
El Paso	Texas	32°	South	79901–79999, 88510–88595
Arlington	Texas	33°	South	76001–76096
Corpus Christi	Texas	28°	South	78401–78480
Plano	Texas	33°	South	75023–75094
Laredo	Texas	28°	South	78040–78046
Lubbock	Texas	34°	South	79401–79499
Garland	Texas	33°	South	75040–75049
Irving	Texas	33°	South	75014–75063
Frisco	Texas	33°	South	75033–75036
Amarillo	Texas	35°	South	79101–79189
McKinney	Texas	33°	South	75069–75072
Grand Prairie	Texas	33°	South	75050–75054
Brownsville	Texas	26°	South	78520–78526
Killeen	Texas	31°	South	76540–76549
Pasadena	Texas	30°	South	77501–77508
Midland	Texas	32°	South	79701–79712
McAllen	Texas	26°	South	78501–78505
Denton	Texas	33°	South	76201–76210
Mesquite	Texas	33°	South	75149–75187
Carrollton	Texas	33°	South	75006–75011
Waco	Texas	31°	South	76701–76799
Round Rock	Texas	31°	South	78664–78683
Abilene	Texas	33°	South	79601–79699
Odessa	Texas	32°	South	79760–79769
Pearland	Texas	30°	South	77581–77588
Richardson	Texas	33°	South	75080–75085
Sugar Land	Texas	30°	South	77478–77498
College Station	Texas	31°	South	77840–77845
Beaumont	Texas	30°	South	77701–77726
Lewisville	Texas	33°	South	75029–75077
League City	Texas	30°	South	77573, 77573
Tyler	Texas	32°	South	75701–75799
Allen	Texas	33°	South	75002, 75003
Wichita Falls	Texas	34°	South	76301–76311
Edinburg	Texas	26°	South	78539–78542
San Angelo	Texas	32°	South	76901–76909
Denver	Colorado	40°	South	80201–80299
Colorado Springs	Colorado	39°	South	80901–80997
Aurora	Colorado	40°	South	80010–80047
Fort Collins	Colorado	41°	South	80521–80553
Lakewood	Colorado	40°	South	80214–80235
Thornton	Colorado	40°	South	80241
Arvada	Colorado	40°	South	80001–80007
Westminster	Colorado	40°	South	80030–80036
Pueblo	Colorado	38°	South	81001–81012
Centennial	Colorado	40°	South	80111–80161
Greeley	Colorado	40°	South	80631–80639
Boulder	Colorado	40°	South	80301–80314
Boise	Idaho	44°	South	83701–83799
Meridian	Idaho	44°	South	83642, 83680
Salt Lake City	Utah	41°	South	84101–84199
West Valley City	Utah	41°	South	84119–84128
Provo	Utah	40°	South	84601–84606
West Jordan	Utah	41°	South	84081–84088
Phoenix	Arizona	33°	South	85001–85098
Tucson	Arizona	32°	South	85701–85775
Mesa	Arizona	33°	South	85201–85216
Chandler	Arizona	33°	South	85224–85286
Scottsdale	Arizona	34°	South	85250–85271
Gilbert	Arizona	33°	South	85233–85299
Glendale	Arizona	34°	South	85301–85318
Tempe	Arizona	33°	South	85280–85287
Peoria	Arizona	34°	South	85301–85387
Surprise	Arizona	34°	South	85374–85388
Albuquerque	New Mexico	35°	South	87101–87199
Las Cruces	New Mexico	32°	South	88001–88013
Las Vegas	Nevada	36°	South	89101–89199
Henderson	Nevada	36°	South	89002–89077
Reno	Nevada	40°	South	89501–89599
North Las Vegas	Nevada	36°	South	89030–89131
Sparks	Nevada	40°	South	89431–89441
Los Angeles	California	34°	South	90001–90099
San Diego	California	33°	South	92101–92199
San Jose	California	37°	South	95101–95196
San Francisco	California	38°	South	94102–94188
Fresno	California	37°	South	93701–93888
Sacramento	California	39°	South	94203–94299, 95811–95899
Long Beach	California	34°	South	90801–90853
Oakland	California	38°	South	94601–94666
Bakersfield	California	35°	South	93301–93390
Anaheim	California	34°	South	92801–92899
Santa Ana	California	34°	South	92701–92799
Riverside	California	34°	South	92501–92521
Stockton	California	38°	South	95201–95297
Irvine	California	34°	South	92602–92697
Chula Vista	California	33°	South	91909–91921
Fremont	California	38°	South	94536–94555
San Bernardino	California	34°	South	92401–92427
Modesto	California	38°	South	95350–95358
Fontana	California	34°	South	92316–92337
Moreno Valley	California	34°	South	92551–92557
Santa Clarita	California	35°	South	91350–91390
Oxnard	California	34°	South	93030–93036
Glendale	California	34°	South	91201–91226
Huntington Beach	California	34°	South	92605–92649
Ontario	California	34°	South	91710–91764
Rancho Cucamonga	California	34°	South	91701–91739
Santa Rosa	California	39°	South	95401–95409
Oceanside	California	33°	South	92049–92058
Elk Grove	California	39°	South	95757–95759
Garden Grove	California	34°	South	92840–92846
Corona	California	34°	South	92877–92883
Hayward	California	38°	South	94540–94557
Lancaster	California	35°	South	93534–93586
Salinas	California	37°	South	93901–93915
Palmdale	California	35°	South	93550–93599
Sunnyvale	California	37°	South	94085–94089
Pomona	California	34°	South	91766–91769
Escondido	California	33°	South	92025–92046
Torrance	California	34°	South	90501–90510
Roseville	California	39°	South	95661, 95678, 95747
Pasadena	California	34°	South	91101–91199
Orange	California	34°	South	92856–92869
Fullerton	California	34°	South	92831–92838
Visalia	California	36°	South	93277–93292
Santa Clara	California	37°	South	95050–95056
Concord	California	38°	South	94518–94529
Thousand Oaks	California	34°	South	91358–91362
Simi Valley	California	34°	South	93062–93099
Victorville	California	35°	South	92392–92395
Vallejo	California	38°	South	94589–94592
Berkeley	California	38°	South	94701–94720
Fairfield	California	38°	South	94533, 94534
Murrieta	California	34°	South	92562–92564
El Monte	California	34°	South	91731–91735
Carlsbad	California	33°	South	92008–92018
Temecula	California	34°	South	92589–92593
Clovis	California	37°	South	93611–93619
Costa Mesa	California	34°	South	92626–92628
Antioch	California	38°	South	94509, 94531
Downey	California	34°	South	90239–90242
Richmond	California	38°	South	94801–94850
Jurupa Valley	California	34°	South	91505–91519
Ventura	California	34°	South	93001–93009
Inglewood	California	34°	South	90301–90312
Santa Maria	California	35°	South	93454–93458
Daly City	California	38°	South	94014–94017
West Covina	California	34°	South	91790–91793
San Mateo	California	38°	South	94401–94404
Norwalk	California	34°	South	90650–90652
Rialto	California	34°	South	92376, 92377
Chico	California	40°	South	95926–95929
El Cajon	California	33°	South	92019–92022
Burbank	California	34°	South	91501–91526
Vista	California	33°	South	92081–92085
Vacaville	California	38°	South	95687–95696
Portland	Oregon	46°	South	97201–97298
Salem	Oregon	45°	South	97301–97317
Eugene	Oregon	44°	South	97401–97440
Gresham	Oregon	46°	South	97030, 97080
Hillsboro	Oregon	46°	South	97123, 97124
Bend	Oregon	44°	South	97701–97709
Seattle	Washington	48°	South	98101–98199
Spokane	Washington	48°	South	99201–99260
Tacoma	Washington	47°	South	98401–98493
Vancouver	Washington	46°	South	98660–98687
Bellevue	Washington	48°	South	98004–98015
Kent	Washington	47°	South	98030–98089
Everett	Washington	48°	South	98201–98213
Renton	Washington	48°	South	98055–98059
Spokane Valley	Washington	48°	South	99201–99260
Honolulu	Hawaii	21°	South	96801–96850
Anchorage	Alaska	61°	South	99501–99695

These are the best solar panel angle and direction by zip code.

Tilt angles for solar panels

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