EPSG systems

EPSG:32039 NAD27 / Texas Central

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: USA - Texas - SPCS - C. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:32039
NameNAD27 / Texas Central
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use USA - Texas - SPCS - C
United States (USA) - Texas - counties of Anderson; Angelina; Bastrop; Bell; Blanco; Bosque; Brazos; Brown; Burleson; Burnet; Cherokee; Coke; Coleman; Comanche; Concho; Coryell; Crane; Crockett; Culberson; Ector; El Paso; Falls; Freestone; Gillespie; Glasscock; Grimes; Hamilton; Hardin; Houston; Hudspeth; Irion; Jasper; Jeff Davis; Kimble; Lampasas; Lee; Leon; Liberty; Limestone; Llano; Loving; Madison; Mason; McCulloch; McLennan; Menard; Midland; Milam; Mills; Montgomery; Nacogdoches; Newton; Orange; Pecos; Polk; Reagan; Reeves; Robertson; Runnels; Sabine; San Augustine; San Jacinto; San Saba
Bounds W -106,66° · S 29,78° · E -93,50° · N 32,27°
Countries United States
DatumNorth American Datum 1927
Ellipsoid Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214
Base geographic system EPSG:4267 — NAD27
Unit US survey foot (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD27 to WGS 84 (6) (EPSG:1175) — accuracy 7 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin29.666666666666668degree
Longitude of false origin-100.33333333333333degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel30.116666666666667degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel31.883333333333333degree
Easting at false origin2000000US survey foot
Northing at false origin0US survey foot

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=29.6666666666667 +lon_0=-100.333333333333 +lat_1=30.1166666666667 +lat_2=31.8833333333333 +x_0=609601.219202438 +y_0=0 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=us-ft +towgs84=-8,159,175 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:32039.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1927_StatePlane_Texas_Central_FIPS_4203",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-100.333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",30.1166666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.8833333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",29.6666666666667],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

All systems — United States

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.