Pharr, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pharr, Texas, shaded from 77 ft on the south side to 140 ft near the middle
Elevation
140 ft 40 m120 ft 35 m110 ft 35 m99 ft 30 m84 ft 26 m77 ft 23 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
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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

Pharr sits at about 100 ft (30 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
100 ft 30 m
most residents: 87–110 ft
Lowest
77 ft 23 m
on the south side
Highest
140 ft 40 m
near the middle
Average
99 ft 30 m
all land inside city limits

Pharr spans about 63 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
100 ft30 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, near the middle
140 ft40 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the south side
77 ft23 m
Town center
USGS map point for Pharr
110 ft35 m
Airport (MFE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways, 1.9 mi west of the city limits
107 ft33 m
Average of all land99 ft30 m

Elevation profile, south to north

13 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Pharr, Texas, shaded from 77 ft on the south side to 140 ft near the middle
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Population
81,142 2024 est.
Land area
24.5 sq mi
Density
3,317 per sq mi
Coordinates
26.1948° N, 98.1836° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Coastal Plain
Drains to
Gulf of America
Airport
Mc Allen International (MFE) 107 ft
ZIP codes 1
78577
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. McAllen120 ft
  2. San Juan100 ft
  3. Pharr100 ft
  4. Lopezville100 ft
  5. North Alamo100 ft
  6. Alamo98 ft
  7. Hidalgo98 ft
  8. Edinburg96 ft
  9. Murillo95 ft
  10. South Alamo94 ft
  11. Muniz87 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Harmony Hill97 ft
  • Sunrise Hill79 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); FAA airport data; BTS time zones. All public domain.