Map of Houston, United States

Houston is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 2,314,157. It lies at 29.7633°N, 95.3633°W, about 12 m above sea level. Houston is about 1,960 km (1,218 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pasadena, 17 km to the southeast.

Houston at a glance

Where is Houston?

• The 6th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Texas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Houston

• Pasadena — 17 km southeast
• Missouri City — 23 km southwest
• Pearland — 23 km south
• Deer Park — 24 km east
• Channelview — 24 km east
• Mission Bend — 30 km west
• Friendswood — 30 km southeast
• Sugar Land — 31 km southwest
• La Porte — 35 km east
• Spring — 36 km north

Largest cities in Texas

• 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
• Lubbock — 249,042

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
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536
• San Diego — 1,404,452

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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.