Elevation of Arlington
603ft
above sea level · 184 m
Arlington is a city in Texas with 402,134 people, the 7th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 42nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.74° N · 97.11° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 44′ 8″ N · 97° 6′ 29″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 677,275 E · 3,623,569 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 402,134 people
- 95.8 sq mi of land · 4,197 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Arlington had 402,134 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.0% more than in April 2020, when it had 394,387. Its 95.8 sq mi of land work out to 4,197 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 7th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 1.3% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Tarrant County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Arlington sits at 603 ft (184 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Arlington is 255 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 175 mi away in a straight line and 116 ft lower than Arlington.
Of the 12 cities in Texas with a page, Arlington is the 6th 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: 8,146 ft above Arlington, 456 mi away in a straight line.
- 42 Arlington 603 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Arlington.
What is the elevation of Arlington?
Arlington is 603 feet (184 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 Arlington?
Latitude 32.73569 and longitude -97.10807, in decimal degrees (32° 44′ 8″ N · 97° 6′ 29″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 677,275 E and 3,623,569 N, on NAD83.
How does Arlington rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 42nd highest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Arlington in?
Tarrant County, Texas.
Which is higher, Arlington or Austin?
Arlington. Arlington sits at 603 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 116 ft, 175 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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