Elevation of Irving
484ft
above sea level · 148 m
Irving is a city in Texas with 257,076 people, the 12th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 43rd lowest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 32.81° N · 96.95° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 32° 48′ 50″ N · 96° 56′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 692,024 E · 3,632,532 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 257,076 people
- 67.0 sq mi of land · 3,838 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Irving had 257,076 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, about the same as in April 2020 (256,781). Its 67.0 sq mi of land work out to 3,838 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 12th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.8% of the state’s population.
It lies entirely within Dallas County. Its reference point in the USGS gazetteer is 3.3 mi from the geographic center the Census gives for the city.
About 7.85 million people live within 50 miles of Irving, with 209 cities, towns and CDPs. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 miles.
Compared with other big cities
Irving sits at 484 ft (148 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: Irving is 374 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 182 mi away in a straight line and 3 ft higher than Irving.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Irving is the 16th 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: 8,265 ft above Irving, 466 mi away in a straight line.
- 49 Irving 484 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Irving.
What is the elevation of Irving?
Irving is 484 feet (148 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 Irving?
Latitude 32.81402 and longitude -96.94890, in decimal degrees (32° 48′ 50″ N · 96° 56′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 692,024 E and 3,632,532 N, on NAD83.
How does Irving rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 43rd 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 Irving in?
Dallas County, Texas.
Which is higher, Irving or Austin?
Austin. Irving sits at 484 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 3 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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