Murphy, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Murphy, Texas, shaded from 510 ft on the southeast side to 610 ft on the north side
Elevation
610 ft 185 m590 ft 180 m580 ft 175 m550 ft 170 m520 ft 160 m510 ft 155 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
City area
Fades everything outside the official city limits (US Census).

Elevation Data

Murphy sits at about 570 ft (175 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
570 ft 175 m
most residents: 550–600 ft
Lowest
510 ft 155 m
on the southeast side
Highest
610 ft 185 m
on the north side
Average
570 ft 175 m
all land inside city limits

Murphy spans about 100 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
570 ft175 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
610 ft185 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southeast side
510 ft155 m
Town center
USGS map point for Murphy
580 ft175 m
Average of all land570 ft175 m

Elevation profile, west to east

2.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Murphy, Texas, shaded from 510 ft on the southeast side to 610 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Collin County, Texas, United States
Population
21,109 2024 est.
Land area
5.7 sq mi
Density
3,705 per sq mi
Coordinates
33.0151° N, 96.6130° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
East Fork Trinity River → Trinity River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
75094
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Plano690 ft
  2. Allen650 ft
  3. Richardson620 ft
  4. Parker610 ft
  5. Lucas590 ft
  6. Murphy570 ft
  7. Seis Lagos560 ft
  8. St. Paul550 ft
  9. Garland540 ft
  10. Wylie530 ft
  11. Sachse530 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Hays Hills650 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.