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Elevation

Elevation of Grand Prairie

519ft

above sea level · 158 m

Grand Prairie is a city in Texas with 209,434 people, the 16th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 119th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
32.75° N · 97.00° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 44′ 45″ N · 96° 59′ 52″ W
UTM coordinates
14S · 687,589 E · 3,624,898 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Dallas County
The city spans 4 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)
209,434 people
76.5 sq mi of land · 2,739 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Grand Prairie had 209,434 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.8% more than in April 2020, when it had 196,081. Its 76.5 sq mi of land work out to 2,739 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 16th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.7% of the state’s population.

The city spreads across 4 counties. By population: Dallas County (133,293), Tarrant County (76,110), Ellis County (26), and Johnson County (5). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Dallas County.

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

Grand Prairie sits at 519 ft (158 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: Grand Prairie is 343 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 177 mi away in a straight line and 32 ft lower than Grand Prairie.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Irving, 5.5 mi away in a straight line and 35 ft lower.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Grand Prairie is the 19th 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: 8,230 ft above Grand Prairie, 463 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 117 Glendale 521 ft
  2. 118 Lewisville 520 ft
  3. 119 Grand Prairie 519 ft
  4. 120 Rochester 504 ft
  5. 121 Peoria 502 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 Grand Prairie.

What is the elevation of Grand Prairie?

Grand Prairie is 519 feet (158 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 Grand Prairie?

Latitude 32.74597 and longitude -96.99779, in decimal degrees (32° 44′ 45″ N · 96° 59′ 52″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 687,589 E and 3,624,898 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 119th 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 Grand Prairie in?

Several: Dallas County, Tarrant County, Ellis County, and Johnson County. Most of its people live in Dallas County.

Which is higher, Grand Prairie or Austin?

Grand Prairie. Grand Prairie sits at 519 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 32 ft, 177 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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