Elevation of League City
19ft
above sea level · 6 m
League City is a city in Texas with 119,905 people, the 35th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 26th lowest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 29.51° N · 95.09° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 29° 30′ 27″ N · 95° 5′ 42″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 15R · 296,935 E · 3,266,038 N
- Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 119,905 people
- 51.4 sq mi of land · 2,335 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from December 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
League City had 119,905 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 4.9% more than in April 2020, when it had 114,332. Its 51.4 sq mi of land work out to 2,335 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 35th 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.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Galveston County (117,255) and Harris County (2,650). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Galveston County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
League City sits at 19 ft (6 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: League City is 843 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 167 mi away in a straight line and 468 ft higher than League City.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Houston, 24 mi away in a straight line and 17 ft higher.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, League City is the 3rd 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: 8,730 ft above League City, 603 mi away in a straight line.
- 224 League City 19 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of League City.
What is the elevation of League City?
League City is 19 feet (6 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 League City?
Latitude 29.50745 and longitude -95.09493, in decimal degrees (29° 30′ 27″ N · 95° 5′ 42″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 296,935 E and 3,266,038 N, on NAD83.
How does League City rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 26th 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 League City in?
Several: Galveston County and Harris County. Most of its people live in Galveston County.
Which is higher, League City or Austin?
Austin. League City sits at 19 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 468 ft, 167 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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