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Elevation of Pearland

47ft

above sea level · 14 m

Pearland is a city in Texas with 129,930 people, the 30th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 49th lowest.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
29.56° N · 95.29° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 29° 33′ 49″ N · 95° 17′ 10″ W
UTM coordinates
15R · 278,527 E · 3,272,607 N
Zone 15 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Brazoria County
The city spans 3 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)
129,930 people
49.2 sq mi of land · 2,640 people/sq mi
Elevation model
USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
Lidar from December 2024: the ground height at the city’s reference point.

Population

Pearland had 129,930 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.8% more than in April 2020, when it had 127,624. Its 49.2 sq mi of land work out to 2,640 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.

It’s the 30th 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 3 counties. By population: Brazoria County (115,821), Harris County (8,219), and Fort Bend County (5,890). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Brazoria County.

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

Pearland sits at 47 ft (14 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: Pearland is 815 ft below it.

The state capital, Austin, is 155 mi away in a straight line and 440 ft higher than Pearland.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Houston, 15 mi away in a straight line and 11 ft lower.

Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Pearland is the 7th 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: 8,702 ft above Pearland, 591 mi away in a straight line.

  1. 199 Suffolk 50 ft
  2. 200 Elk Grove 49 ft
  3. 201 Pearland 47 ft
  4. 202 Baton Rouge 46 ft
  5. 203 Renton 46 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 Pearland.

What is the elevation of Pearland?

Pearland is 47 feet (14 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 Pearland?

Latitude 29.56357 and longitude -95.28605, in decimal degrees (29° 33′ 49″ N · 95° 17′ 10″ W). In UTM, zone 15: 278,527 E and 3,272,607 N, on NAD83.

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

It’s the 49th 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 Pearland in?

Several: Brazoria County, Harris County, and Fort Bend County. Most of its people live in Brazoria County.

Which is higher, Pearland or Austin?

Austin. Pearland sits at 47 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 440 ft, 155 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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