Elevation of Dallas
428ft
above sea level · 130 m
Dallas is a city in Texas with 1,329,491 people, the 3rd most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 40th lowest.
By the All Map Tools Team
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.78° N · 96.81° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 46′ 59″ N · 96° 48′ 24″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 705,413 E · 3,629,366 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 1,329,491 people
- 340 sq mi of land · 3,914 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Dallas had 1,329,491 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 1.9% more than in April 2020, when it had 1,304,341. Its 340 sq mi of land work out to 3,914 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 3rd most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 4.2% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 5 counties. By population: Dallas County (1,245,355), Collin County (54,266), Denton County (29,865), and Rockwall County (5); no one lives in its part of Kaufman County. Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Dallas County.
About 7.80 million people live within 50 miles of Dallas, with 208 cities, towns and CDPs. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 miles.
Compared with other big cities
Dallas sits at 428 ft (130 m) above sea level. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, the highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft). The average is 858 ft: Dallas is 430 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 182 mi away in a straight line and 59 ft higher than Dallas.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Dallas is the 14th 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: 8,321 ft above Dallas, 474 mi away in a straight line.
- 52 Dallas 428 ft
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Nearest cities with a page
Distances from Dallas
The 8 cities with a distance page from Dallas: by road, as the crow flies, driving (or flight) time and the midpoint.
- Dallas to New York 1,549 mi by road · 28 h 16 min · 1,371 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Los Angeles 1,438 mi by road · 24 h 44 min · 1,237 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Chicago 967 mi by road · 17 h 5 min · 802 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Houston 240 mi by road · 4 h 15 min · 225 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to San Antonio 273 mi by road · 4 h 55 min · 253 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Fort Worth 32 mi by road · 42 min · 30 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Austin 195 mi by road · 3 h 28 min · 182 mi as the crow flies
- Dallas to Oklahoma City 204 mi by road · 3 h 39 min · 190 mi as the crow flies
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Dallas.
What is the elevation of Dallas?
Dallas is 428 feet (130 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 Dallas?
Latitude 32.78306 and longitude -96.80667, in decimal degrees (32° 46′ 59″ N · 96° 48′ 24″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 705,413 E and 3,629,366 N, on NAD83.
How does Dallas rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 40th lowest of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people. The highest is Colorado Springs (6,009 ft) and the lowest is New Orleans (0 ft).
What county is Dallas in?
Several: Dallas County, Collin County, Denton County, Rockwall County, and Kaufman County. Most of its people live in Dallas County.
Which is higher, Dallas or Austin?
Austin. Dallas sits at 428 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 59 ft, 182 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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