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Elevation of Fort Worth

653ft

above sea level · 199 m

Fort Worth is a city in Texas with 1,028,117 people, the 4th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 38th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.73° N · 97.32° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 43′ 31″ N · 97° 19′ 15″ W
UTM coordinates
14S · 657,353 E · 3,622,093 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Tarrant 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)
1,028,117 people
352 sq mi of land · 2,921 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Fort Worth had 1,028,117 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 12% more than in April 2020, when it had 918,892. Its 352 sq mi of land work out to 2,921 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 4th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 3.2% of the state’s population.

The city spreads across 5 counties. By population: Tarrant County (1,006,863), Denton County (19,577), and Parker County (1,677); no one lives in its part of Johnson County and Wise County. Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Tarrant County.

Compared with other big cities

Fort Worth sits at 653 ft (199 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: Fort Worth is 205 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 172 mi away in a straight line and 166 ft lower than Fort Worth.

Of the 12 cities in Texas with a page, Fort Worth is the 4th 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: 8,096 ft above Fort Worth, 444 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 36 Plano 668 ft
  2. 37 Cleveland 654 ft
  3. 38 Fort Worth 653 ft
  4. 39 San Antonio 649 ft
  5. 40 Milwaukee 615 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 Fort Worth.

What is the elevation of Fort Worth?

Fort Worth is 653 feet (199 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 Fort Worth?

Latitude 32.72541 and longitude -97.32085, in decimal degrees (32° 43′ 31″ N · 97° 19′ 15″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 657,353 E and 3,622,093 N, on NAD83.

How does Fort Worth rank among the highest big cities?

It’s the 38th 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 Fort Worth in?

Several: Tarrant County, Denton County, Parker County, Johnson County, and Wise County. Most of its people live in Tarrant County.

Which is higher, Fort Worth or Austin?

Fort Worth. Fort Worth sits at 653 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 166 ft, 172 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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