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Elevation

Elevation of Killeen

822ft

above sea level · 251 m

Killeen is a city in Texas with 161,883 people, the 20th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 77th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
31.12° N · 97.73° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 31° 7′ 2″ N · 97° 43′ 40″ W
UTM coordinates
14R · 621,308 E · 3,443,278 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Bell 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)
161,883 people
54.6 sq mi of land · 2,964 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 3 m grid
Data from June 2011: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Killeen had 161,883 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 5.7% more than in April 2020, when it had 153,186. Its 54.6 sq mi of land work out to 2,964 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 20th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.5% of the state’s population.

It lies entirely within Bell County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.7 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Killeen sits at 822 ft (251 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: Killeen is 40 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 59 mi away in a straight line and 335 ft lower than Killeen.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Killeen is the 9th 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: 7,927 ft above Killeen, 424 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 75 Lansing 853 ft
  2. 76 Pomona 849 ft
  3. 77 Killeen 822 ft
  4. 78 Fishers 816 ft
  5. 79 Cedar Rapids 808 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 Killeen.

What is the elevation of Killeen?

Killeen is 822 feet (251 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 Killeen?

Latitude 31.11712 and longitude -97.72780, in decimal degrees (31° 7′ 2″ N · 97° 43′ 40″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 621,308 E and 3,443,278 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 77th 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 Killeen in?

Bell County, Texas.

Which is higher, Killeen or Austin?

Killeen. Killeen sits at 822 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 335 ft, 59 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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