EPSG:2277 · Americas

Texas Central State Plane (US ft) to KML & KMZ

Convert Texas Central State Plane (US ft) eastings and northings to latitude and longitude, and save them as a Google Earth KML or KMZ. Try a single point here, or convert a whole spreadsheet in the web app.

  • Converter already set to EPSG:2277
  • Datum shift to WGS 84 applied automatically
  • Whole sheets with photos and boundaries in the web or Windows app
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About Texas Central State Plane (US ft)

Texas Central (zone 4203) is a Lambert conformal conic State Plane grid on NAD83, in US survey feet. NAD83 is treated as WGS 84 here, which is good to about a metre or two.

Where it's used: Central Texas including Austin and Waco.

Convert a whole spreadsheet

  1. Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
  2. Under Coordinate system, search for “2277” and pick NAD83 / Texas Central (ftUS).
  3. Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ (with photos) and open it in Google Earth.

This grid is in US survey feet. Enter coordinates in those units, not metres.

Before you rely on it

Houston is in the South Central zone (EPSG 2278) and Dallas–Fort Worth in North Central (EPSG 2276). Always check one known control point before sending a file out.