Elevation of Carrollton
528ft
above sea level · 161 m
Carrollton is a city in Texas with 134,562 people, the 28th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 116th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.95° N · 96.89° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 57′ 13″ N · 96° 53′ 25″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 697,202 E · 3,648,133 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 134,562 people
- 36.6 sq mi of land · 3,676 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Carrollton had 134,562 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 0.8% more than in April 2020, when it had 133,482. Its 36.6 sq mi of land work out to 3,676 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 28th 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.
The city spreads across 3 counties. By population: Denton County (83,033), Dallas County (50,838), and Collin County (691). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Dallas County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Carrollton sits at 528 ft (161 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: Carrollton is 334 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 192 mi away in a straight line and 41 ft lower than Carrollton.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Irving, 10 mi away in a straight line and 44 ft lower.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Carrollton is the 21st 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: 8,221 ft above Carrollton, 470 mi away in a straight line.
- 116 Carrollton 528 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Carrollton.
What is the elevation of Carrollton?
Carrollton is 528 feet (161 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 Carrollton?
Latitude 32.95374 and longitude -96.89028, in decimal degrees (32° 57′ 13″ N · 96° 53′ 25″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 697,202 E and 3,648,133 N, on NAD83.
How does Carrollton rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 116th 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 Carrollton in?
Several: Denton County, Dallas County, and Collin County. Most of its people live in Denton County.
Which is higher, Carrollton or Austin?
Carrollton. Carrollton sits at 528 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 41 ft, 192 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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