Map of La Porte, United States
La Porte is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 35,148. It lies at 29.6658°N, 95.0194°W, about 6 m above sea level. La Porte is about 1,940 km (1,205 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baytown, 9 km to the northeast.
La Porte at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
35,148GeoNames
Coordinates
29.6658, -95.019429°39′57″N 95°01′10″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,940 km (1,205 mi)
Where is La Porte?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near La Porte
- Baytown — 9 km northeast
- Deer Park — 11 km northwest
- Channelview — 15 km northwest
- Pasadena — 19 km west
- League City — 19 km southwest
- Friendswood — 23 km southwest
- Pearland — 28 km southwest
- Texas City — 33 km south
- Houston — 35 km west
- Galveston — 46 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.