Map of Brownsville, United States

Brownsville is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 186,738. It lies at 25.9017°N, 97.4975°W, about 10 m above sea level. Brownsville is about 2,394 km (1,488 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Heroica Matamoros, 3 km to the south.

Brownsville at a glance

Where is Brownsville?

• The 17th largest city in Texas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 31 min on the shortest day to 13 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brownsville

• Heroica Matamoros — 3 km south, Mexico
• Harlingen — 38 km northwest
• Valle Hermoso — 41 km southwest, Mexico
• Weslaco — 57 km northwest
• Ciudad Río Bravo — 60 km west, Mexico
• San Juan — 73 km northwest
• Pharr — 76 km northwest
• Edinburg — 80 km northwest
• McAllen — 80 km northwest
• Reynosa — 82 km west, Mexico

Largest cities in Texas

• Houston — 2,314,157
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Dallas — 1,326,087
• Fort Worth — 1,008,106
• Austin — 974,447
• El Paso — 678,815
• Arlington — 388,125
• Corpus Christi — 316,239
• Plano — 283,558
• Laredo — 256,153

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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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.