Rankin, TX Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rankin, Texas, shaded from 2,490 ft on the southwest side to 2,640 ft on the north side
Elevation
2,640 ft 805 m2,600 ft 795 m2,580 ft 785 m2,540 ft 775 m2,510 ft 765 m2,490 ft 760 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 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

Rankin sits at about 2,530 ft (770 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,530 ft 770 m
most residents: 2,500–2,560 ft
Lowest
2,490 ft 760 m
on the southwest side
Highest
2,640 ft 805 m
on the north side
Average
2,530 ft 775 m
all land inside city limits

Rankin spans about 150 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
2,530 ft770 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
2,640 ft805 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the southwest side
2,490 ft760 m
Town center
USGS map point for Rankin
2,510 ft765 m
Average of all land2,530 ft775 m

Elevation profile, south to north

1.1 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Rankin, Texas, shaded from 2,490 ft on the southwest side to 2,640 ft on the north side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Upton County, Texas, United States
Population
736 2024 est.
Land area
1.1 sq mi
Density
698 per sq mi
Coordinates
31.2226° N, 101.9379° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Great Plains
Drains to
Pecos River → Rio Grande → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
79778
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. West Odessa2,960 ft
  2. Odessa2,920 ft
  3. Midland2,820 ft
  4. Big Lake2,690 ft
  5. Garden City2,650 ft
  6. Crane2,590 ft
  7. Rankin2,530 ft
  8. McCamey2,440 ft
  9. Imperial2,390 ft
  10. Iraan2,220 ft
  11. Sheffield2,160 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Square Top Mountain3,030 ft
  • Noelke Hill3,020 ft
  • Table Top Mountain, Upton County3,020 ft
  • Cedar Hill, Upton County2,900 ft
  • Rattlesnake Butte2,670 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.