Map of Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 47,889. It lies at 31.3113°N, 92.4451°W, about 23 m above sea level. Alexandria is about 1,632 km (1,014 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lafayette, 128 km to the south.

Alexandria at a glance

Where is Alexandria?

• The 10th largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Alexandria

• Lafayette — 128 km south
• Monroe — 137 km north
• Lake Charles — 142 km southwest
• Baton Rouge — 154 km southeast
• Bossier City — 181 km northwest
• Shreveport — 183 km northwest
• Beaumont — 209 km southwest
• Nacogdoches — 212 km west
• Port Arthur — 214 km southwest
• Lufkin — 217 km west

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lafayette — 121,374
• Lake Charles — 76,070
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• Monroe — 49,598
• Houma — 34,287

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Alexandria

• Alexandria — Alexandria, Egypt
• Alexandria — Virginia, United States
• Alexandria — Teleorman County, Romania

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.