Elevation of Mesquite
499ft
above sea level · 152 m
Mesquite is a city in Texas with 150,693 people, the 21st most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 122nd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.77° N · 96.60° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 46′ 0″ N · 96° 35′ 57″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 724,892 E · 3,627,985 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 150,693 people
- 49.1 sq mi of land · 3,069 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Mesquite had 150,693 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (150,232). Its 49.1 sq mi of land work out to 3,069 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 21st 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.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Dallas County (150,483) and Kaufman County (210). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Dallas County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Mesquite sits at 499 ft (152 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: Mesquite is 363 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 185 mi away in a straight line and 12 ft lower than Mesquite.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Dallas, 12 mi away in a straight line and 71 ft lower.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Mesquite is the 18th 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: 8,250 ft above Mesquite, 486 mi away in a straight line.
- 122 Mesquite 499 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mesquite.
What is the elevation of Mesquite?
Mesquite is 499 feet (152 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 Mesquite?
Latitude 32.76680 and longitude -96.59916, in decimal degrees (32° 46′ 0″ N · 96° 35′ 57″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 724,892 E and 3,627,985 N, on NAD83.
How does Mesquite rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 122nd 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 Mesquite in?
Several: Dallas County and Kaufman County. Most of its people live in Dallas County.
Which is higher, Mesquite or Austin?
Mesquite. Mesquite sits at 499 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 12 ft, 185 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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