Elevation of McKinney
630ft
above sea level · 192 m
McKinney is a city in Texas with 236,001 people, the 15th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 101st highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.20° N · 96.62° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 11′ 51″ N · 96° 36′ 55″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 722,300 E · 3,675,729 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 236,001 people
- 68.7 sq mi of land · 3,436 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 10 m grid
- Data from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
McKinney had 236,001 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 21% more than in April 2020, when it had 195,331. Its 68.7 sq mi of land work out to 3,436 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 15th 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.
It lies entirely within Collin County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 2.8 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
McKinney sits at 630 ft (192 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: McKinney is 232 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 213 mi away in a straight line and 143 ft lower than McKinney.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Plano, 13 mi away in a straight line and 38 ft higher.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, McKinney is the 18th 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: 8,119 ft above McKinney, 489 mi away in a straight line.
- 101 McKinney 630 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of McKinney.
What is the elevation of McKinney?
McKinney is 630 feet (192 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 McKinney?
Latitude 33.19762 and longitude -96.61527, in decimal degrees (33° 11′ 51″ N · 96° 36′ 55″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 722,300 E and 3,675,729 N, on NAD83.
How does McKinney rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 101st 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 McKinney in?
Collin County, Texas.
Which is higher, McKinney or Austin?
McKinney. McKinney sits at 630 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 143 ft, 213 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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