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Elevation of College Station

341ft

above sea level · 104 m

College Station is a city in Texas with 127,472 people, the 31st most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 114th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
30.63° N · 96.33° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 30° 37′ 41″ N · 96° 20′ 4″ W
UTM coordinates
14R · 755,501 E · 3,391,403 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Brazos 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)
127,472 people
51.2 sq mi of land · 2,492 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from April 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

College Station had 127,472 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 5.8% more than in April 2020, when it had 120,515. Its 51.2 sq mi of land work out to 2,492 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 31st 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 Brazos County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 3.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

College Station sits at 341 ft (104 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: College Station is 521 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 88 mi away in a straight line and 146 ft higher than College Station.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Houston, 83 mi away in a straight line and 305 ft lower.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, College Station is the 12th 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: 8,408 ft above College Station, 511 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 134 Clovis 360 ft
  2. 135 Allentown 342 ft
  3. 136 College Station 341 ft
  4. 137 Little Rock 337 ft
  5. 138 Visalia 331 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 College Station.

What is the elevation of College Station?

College Station is 341 feet (104 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 College Station?

Latitude 30.62798 and longitude -96.33441, in decimal degrees (30° 37′ 41″ N · 96° 20′ 4″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 755,501 E and 3,391,403 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 114th 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 College Station in?

Brazos County, Texas.

Which is higher, College Station or Austin?

Austin. College Station sits at 341 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 146 ft, 88 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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