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Elevation of Beaumont

18ft

above sea level · 5 m

Beaumont is a city in Texas with 112,967 people, the 40th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 22nd lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
30.09° N · 94.10° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 30° 5′ 10″ N · 94° 6′ 7″ W
UTM coordinates
15R · 393,818 E · 3,328,832 N
Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Jefferson 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)
112,967 people
82.1 sq mi of land · 1,375 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from August 2017: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Beaumont had 112,967 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.8% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 115,070. Its 82.1 sq mi of land work out to 1,375 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 40th 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 Jefferson County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.6 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Beaumont sits at 18 ft (5 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: Beaumont is 844 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 218 mi away in a straight line and 469 ft higher than Beaumont.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Houston, 79 mi away in a straight line and 18 ft higher.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Beaumont is the 2nd lowest: 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: 8,731 ft above Beaumont, 649 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 223 Elizabeth 19 ft
  2. 224 League City 19 ft
  3. 225 Beaumont 18 ft
  4. 226 Newport News 18 ft

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Beaumont.

What is the elevation of Beaumont?

Beaumont is 18 feet (5 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 Beaumont?

Latitude 30.08605 and longitude -94.10185, in decimal degrees (30° 5′ 10″ N · 94° 6′ 7″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 393,818 E and 3,328,832 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 22nd lowest 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 Beaumont in?

Jefferson County, Texas.

Which is higher, Beaumont or Austin?

Austin. Beaumont sits at 18 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 469 ft, 218 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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