Map of DeSoto, United States
DeSoto is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 52,486. It lies at 32.5899°N, 96.8569°W, about 203 m above sea level. DeSoto is about 1,916 km (1,191 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Duncanville, 8 km to the northwest.
DeSoto at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
52,486GeoNames
Coordinates
32.5899, -96.856932°35′23″N 96°51′25″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,916 km (1,191 mi)
Where is DeSoto?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near DeSoto
- Duncanville — 8 km northwest
- Cedar Hill — 9 km west
- Lancaster — 9 km east
- Grand Prairie — 22 km northwest
- Dallas — 22 km north
- Waxahachie — 23 km south
- Irving — 26 km north
- Mansfield — 27 km west
- Arlington — 29 km northwest
- Mesquite — 31 km northeast
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.