Elevation of Plano
668ft
above sea level · 204 m
Plano is a city in Texas with 293,028 people, the 9th most populous in the state. Of the 91 US cities with more than 250,000 people, it’s the 36th highest.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 33.02° N · 96.70° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 33° 1′ 11″ N · 96° 41′ 56″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 14S · 714,936 E · 3,655,840 N
- Zone 14 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Central Time
- UTC−6 · UTC−5 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Population (2025)
- 293,028 people
- 71.7 sq mi of land · 4,087 people/sq mi
- Elevation model
- USGS 3DEP, 1 m grid
- Lidar from November 2019: the ground height at the city’s reference point.
Population
Plano had 293,028 residents on July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates, 2.6% more than in April 2020, when it had 285,465. Its 71.7 sq mi of land work out to 4,087 people/sq mi; the state average is 121 people/sq mi.
It’s the 9th most populous of the 1,862 places the Census counts in Texas (cities, towns and CDPs), after Houston (2,397,315), and holds 0.9% of the state’s population.
The city spreads across 2 counties. By population: Collin County (287,323) and Denton County (5,705). Its reference point, where we measure the elevation, is in Collin County.
About 7.65 million people live within 50 miles of Plano, with 204 cities, towns and CDPs. See what’s within 5, 10, 25, and 50 miles.
Compared with other big cities
Plano sits at 668 ft (204 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: Plano is 190 ft below it.
The state capital, Austin, is 200 mi away in a straight line and 181 ft lower than Plano.
Of the 44 cities in Texas with a page, Plano is the 13th 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: 8,081 ft above Plano, 482 mi away in a straight line.
- 36 Plano 668 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Plano.
What is the elevation of Plano?
Plano is 668 feet (204 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 Plano?
Latitude 33.01984 and longitude -96.69889, in decimal degrees (33° 1′ 11″ N · 96° 41′ 56″ W). In UTM, zone 14: 714,936 E and 3,655,840 N, on NAD83.
How does Plano rank among the highest big cities?
It’s the 36th highest 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 Plano in?
Several: Collin County and Denton County. Most of its people live in Collin County.
Which is higher, Plano or Austin?
Plano. Plano sits at 668 ft and Austin at 487 ft: a difference of 181 ft, 200 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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