Map of Denton, United States
Denton is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 131,044. It lies at 33.2148°N, 97.1331°W, about 201 m above sea level. Denton is about 1,909 km (1,186 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Little Elm, 19 km to the east.
Denton at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
131,044GeoNames
Coordinates
33.2148, -97.133133°12′53″N 97°07′59″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,909 km (1,186 mi)
Where is Denton?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 57 min on the shortest day to 14 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Denton
- Little Elm — 19 km east
- Flower Mound — 23 km south
- Lewisville — 23 km southeast
- The Colony — 27 km southeast
- Frisco — 30 km east
- Coppell — 31 km south
- Grapevine — 32 km south
- Keller — 33 km south
- Celina — 35 km east
- Carrollton — 37 km southeast
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.