Elevation of Lubbock
3,203ft
above sea level · 976 m
Lubbock is a city in Texas with 273,071 people, the 10th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 7th highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.58° N · 101.86° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 34′ 40″ N · 101° 51′ 19″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 234,992 E · 3,719,006 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 273,071 people
- 143 sq mi of land · 1,907 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from September 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Lubbock had 273,071 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 6.2% more than in April 2020, when it had 257,240. Its 143 sq mi of land work out to 1,907 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 10th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.9% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Lubbock County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.2 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with other big cities
Lubbock sits at 3,203 ft (976 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: Lubbock is 2,345 ft above it.
The state capital, Austin, is 332 mi away in a straight line and 2,716 ft lower than Lubbock.
Of the 12 cities in Texas with a page, Lubbock is the 2nd 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: 5,546 ft above Lubbock, 210 mi away in a straight line.
- 7 Lubbock 3,203 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Lubbock.
What is the elevation of Lubbock?
Lubbock is 3,203 feet (976 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 Lubbock?
Latitude 33.57786 and longitude -101.85517, in decimal degrees (33° 34′ 40″ N · 101° 51′ 19″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 234,992 E and 3,719,006 N, on NAD83.
How does Lubbock rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 7th 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 Lubbock in?
Lubbock County, Texas.
Which is higher, Lubbock or Austin?
Lubbock. Lubbock sits at 3,203 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 2,716 ft, 332 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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