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Elevation of Allen

659ft

above sea level · 201 m

Allen is a city in Texas with 113,447 people, the 39th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 97th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.10° N · 96.67° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 6′ 11″ N · 96° 40′ 14″ W
UTM coordinates
14S · 717,378 E · 3,665,139 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Collin County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Texas
TX · capital: Austin
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
113,447 people
26.4 sq mi of land · 4,299 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 10 m grid
Data from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Allen had 113,447 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 8.4% more than in April 2020, when it had 104,655. Its 26.4 sq mi of land work out to 4,299 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 39th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.4% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Collin County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 0.4 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000

Allen sits at 659 ft (201 m) above sea level. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, the highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft). The average is 862 ft: Allen is 203 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 206 mi away in a straight line and 172 ft lower than Allen.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Plano, 6.0 mi away in a straight line and 9 ft higher.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Allen is the 15th highest: the highest is El Paso (3,713 ft) and the lowest is Corpus Christi (7 ft).

The highest point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak, at 8,749 ft according to the USGS: 8,090 ft above Allen, 484 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 95 Aurora 675 ft
  2. 96 Denton 661 ft
  3. 97 Allen 659 ft
  4. 98 Escondido 648 ft
  5. 99 Grand Rapids 640 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

Nearest cities with a page

Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Allen.

What is the elevation of Allen?

Allen is 659 feet (201 m) above sea level. That’s the ground height from the USGS 3DEP elevation model at the city’s reference point in the official gazetteer (GNIS). The city doesn’t have a single elevation: it rises and falls from one neighborhood to another.

What are the coordinates of Allen?

Latitude 33.10317 and longitude -96.67055, in decimal degrees (33° 6′ 11″ N · 96° 40′ 14″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 717,378 E and 3,665,139 N, on NAD83.

How does Allen rank among the highest US cities of its size?

It’s the 97th highest of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people. The highest is Lakewood (5,520 ft) and the lowest is Fort Lauderdale (3 ft).

What county is Allen in?

Collin County, Texas.

Which is higher, Allen or Austin?

Allen. Allen sits at 659 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 172 ft, 206 mi apart in a straight line.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.

Sources

  • USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The elevation: the ground height at the reference point. Public domain.
  • USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The city’s reference point (“Populated Place”). Public domain.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimates Population, land area (2025 Gazetteer) and counties. Public domain.
  • TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
  • timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
  • Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).

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