Regional position

Plano, Texas (code 58016, estimate 293,028), appears at inventory rank 74; its city label and reference are tied to place 58016. Place code 58016 makes the location reproducible; the locator assigns Plano, Texas (rank 74) coordinates 33 degrees 3 minutes 3 seconds north and 96 degrees 44 minutes 53 seconds west. The 2025 estimate for Plano, Texas (latitude 33.05077) is 293,028; rank 74 turns that figure into countrywide scale without drawing an edge. Read Plano, Texas (FIPS 48-58016) against Texas's Gulf coastal plain, prairies, Hill Country, High Plains, and desert mountains; identifier 48-58016 preserves local identity as the view widens.

Water and drainage

Code 58016 keeps the context from becoming generic; the statewide drainage around Plano, Texas (code 58016, estimate 293,028) is represented by Gulf rivers, playas, springs, reservoirs, and large interior watersheds. One state-scale observation behind Plano, Texas (rank 74) is that the Pecos and Staked Plains extend across the Texas Panhandle and into neighboring states; identifier 48-58016 prevents ambiguous attribution. Neither becomes a complete local survey; the point for Plano, Texas (latitude 33.05077), 48-58016, may be compared with the drainage layer. Code 58016 cannot by itself define jurisdiction; Near Plano, Texas (FIPS 48-58016), water may separate natural edges from built labels.

Relief and elevation

Rank 74 identifies the chosen city entry; for Plano, Texas (code 58016, estimate 293,028), coastal plain, prairies, Hill Country, plains, and desert ranges gives the guide a landform story outside streets. For Plano, Texas (rank 74), the plotted marker is most informative when the terrain remains visible; rank 74 names the entry. The terrain reading for Plano, Texas (latitude 33.05077) is supported by this state observation: playas are temporary wetland features of the High Plains region; rank 74 marks the entry. Place code 58016 preserves identity; use paired water and terrain setting to keep Plano, Texas (FIPS 48-58016) in Texas.

Settlement pattern

For Plano, Texas (code 58016), the municipal name is one layer of a statewide picture that includes water, open ground, and adjoining jurisdictions. Population does not draw a municipal edge near code 58016; the 2025 estimate of 293,028 gives Plano, Texas (rank 74) relative scale. Identifier 48-58016 preserves municipal identity; Human geography near Plano, Texas (latitude 33.05077) is connected to water and terrain. Plano, Texas (FIPS 48-58016) is part of its Texas setting; identifier 48-58016 prevents setting from replacing city identity. Together, these layers place Plano, Texas (estimate 293,028) in a wider settlement field while 58016 preserves its named identity.

Reading the city map

To find Plano, Texas (code 58016), recognize Texas initial; the entry key 48-58016 confirms the chosen city entry. Environmental systems explain the wider setting outside rank 74; for Plano, Texas (rank 74), the plotted reference answers where. Code 48-58016 stays factual; Compare drainage with terrain, keeping both wide clues separate from live navigation near Plano, Texas (latitude 33.05077). Rank 74 marks the chosen entry; when Plano, Texas (FIPS 48-58016) is read at state scale, evidence includes the Trans-Pecos combines desert and mountain habitats. Rank 74, code 48-58016, and the landscape together provide a durable reference for Plano, Texas (estimate 293,028).