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Elevation of Pasadena, Texas

28ft

above sea level · 9 m

Pasadena is a city in Texas with 148,539 people, the 23rd most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 31st lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
29.69° N · 95.21° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 29° 41′ 28″ N · 95° 12′ 33″ W
UTM coordinates
15R · 286,253 E · 3,286,595 N
Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Harris County
Where the city’s reference point falls
State
Texas
TX · capital: Austin
Time zone
Central Time
UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
Population (2025)
148,539 people
43.7 sq mi of land · 3,400 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from December 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Pasadena had 148,539 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.2% fewer than in April 2020, when it had 151,938. Its 43.7 sq mi of land work out to 3,400 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 23rd 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.

It lies entirely within Harris County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 4.3 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.

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

Pasadena sits at 28 ft (9 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: Pasadena is 834 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 157 mi away in a straight line and 459 ft higher than Pasadena.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Houston, 11 mi away in a straight line and 8 ft higher.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Pasadena is the 4th 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: 8,721 ft above Pasadena, 592 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 217 Deltona 32 ft
  2. 218 Clearwater 31 ft
  3. 219 Pasadena 28 ft
  4. 220 Cambridge 21 ft
  5. 221 Savannah 21 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 Pasadena.

What is the elevation of Pasadena?

Pasadena is 28 feet (9 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 Pasadena?

Latitude 29.69106 and longitude -95.20910, in decimal degrees (29° 41′ 28″ N · 95° 12′ 33″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 286,253 E and 3,286,595 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 31st 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 Pasadena in?

Harris County, Texas.

Which is higher, Pasadena or Austin?

Austin. Pasadena sits at 28 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 459 ft, 157 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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