Elevation of Wichita Falls
949ft
above sea level · 289 m
Wichita Falls is a city in Texas with 101,951 people, the 44th most populous in the state. Of the 249 US cities with 100,000 to 250,000 people, it’s the 63rd highest.
By the Mapsfera Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.91° N · 98.49° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 54′ 49″ N · 98° 29′ 36″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 546,832 E · 3,752,704 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 101,951 people
- 72.2 sq mi of land · 1,412 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from April 2018: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Wichita Falls had 101,951 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (102,283). Its 72.2 sq mi of land work out to 1,412 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 44th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.3% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Wichita County (101,949) and Clay County (2). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Wichita County.
Compared with US cities of 100,000 to 250,000
Wichita Falls sits at 949 ft (289 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: Wichita Falls is 87 ft above it.
The state capital, Austin, is 256 mi away in a straight line and 462 ft lower than Wichita Falls.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Fort Worth, 106 mi away in a straight line and 296 ft lower.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Wichita Falls is the 8th 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: 7,800 ft above Wichita Falls, 395 mi away in a straight line.
- 63 Wichita Falls 949 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Wichita Falls.
What is the elevation of Wichita Falls?
Wichita Falls is 949 feet (289 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 Wichita Falls?
Latitude 33.91371 and longitude -98.49339, in decimal degrees (33° 54′ 49″ N · 98° 29′ 36″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 546,832 E and 3,752,704 N, on NAD83.
How does Wichita Falls rank among the highest US cities of its size?
It’s the 63rd 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 Wichita Falls in?
Several: Wichita County and Clay County. Most of its people live in Wichita County.
Which is higher, Wichita Falls or Austin?
Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls sits at 949 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 462 ft, 256 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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