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Elevation

Elevation of Lewisville

520ft

above sea level · 158 m

Lewisville is a city in Texas with 139,006 people, the 27th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 118th highest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
33.05° N · 96.99° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 2′ 46″ N · 96° 59′ 39″ W
UTM coordinates
14S · 687,294 E · 3,658,201 N
Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Denton County
The city spans 2 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)
139,006 people
40.7 sq mi of land · 3,419 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Lewisville had 139,006 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 11% more than in April 2020, when it had 125,664. Its 40.7 sq mi of land work out to 3,419 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 27th 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: Denton County (137,554) and Dallas County (1,452). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Denton County.

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

Lewisville sits at 520 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: Lewisville is 342 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 197 mi away in a straight line and 33 ft lower than Lewisville.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Irving, 16 mi away in a straight line and 36 ft lower.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Lewisville is the 20th 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: 8,229 ft above Lewisville, 465 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 116 Carrollton 528 ft
  2. 117 Glendale 521 ft
  3. 118 Lewisville 520 ft
  4. 119 Grand Prairie 519 ft
  5. 120 Rochester 504 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 Lewisville.

What is the elevation of Lewisville?

Lewisville is 520 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 Lewisville?

Latitude 33.04623 and longitude -96.99417, in decimal degrees (33° 2′ 46″ N · 96° 59′ 39″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 687,294 E and 3,658,201 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 118th 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 Lewisville in?

Several: Denton County and Dallas County. Most of its people live in Denton County.

Which is higher, Lewisville or Austin?

Lewisville. Lewisville sits at 520 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 33 ft, 197 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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