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Elevation of Dallas

428ft

above sea level · 130 m

Dallas is a city in Texas with 1,329,491 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 40th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.78° N · 96.81° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 46′ 59″ N · 96° 48′ 24″ W
UTM coordinates
14S · 705,413 E · 3,629,366 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Dallas County
The city spans 5 counties; its reference point is in this one
State
Texas
TX · capital: Austin
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
1,329,491 people
340 sq mi of land · 3,914 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Dallas had 1,329,491 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.9% more than in April 2020, when it had 1,304,341. Its 340 sq mi of land work out to 3,914 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 3rd most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 4.2% of the state’s population.

The city spreads across 5 counties. By population: Dallas County (1,245,355), Collin County (54,266), Denton County (29,865), and Rockwall County (5); no one lives in its part of Kaufman County. Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Dallas County.

Compared with other big cities

Dallas sits at 428 ft (130 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: Dallas is 430 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 182 mi away in a straight line and 59 ft higher than Dallas.

Of the 12 cities in Texas with a page, Dallas is the 4th 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: 8,321 ft above Dallas, 474 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 50 St. Louis 464 ft
  2. 51 Louisville 461 ft
  3. 52 Dallas 428 ft
  4. 53 Laredo 413 ft
  5. 54 Bakersfield 404 ft

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

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Tools for this place

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Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Dallas.

What is the elevation of Dallas?

Dallas is 428 feet (130 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 Dallas?

Latitude 32.78306 and longitude -96.80667, in decimal degrees (32° 46′ 59″ N · 96° 48′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 705,413 E and 3,629,366 N, on NAD83.

How does Dallas rank among the highest big cities?

It’s the 40th lowest 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 Dallas in?

Several: Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County, Rockwall County, and Kaufman County. Most of its people live in Dallas County.

Which is higher, Dallas or Austin?

Austin. Dallas sits at 428 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 59 ft, 182 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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