Map of Lake Charles, United States

Lake Charles is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 76,070. It lies at 30.2131°N, 93.2044°W, about 4 m above sea level. Lake Charles is about 1,763 km (1,096 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Port Arthur, 80 km to the southwest.

Lake Charles at a glance

Where is Lake Charles?

• The 6th largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 12 min on the shortest day to 14 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lake Charles

• Port Arthur — 80 km southwest
• Beaumont — 87 km west
• Lafayette — 114 km east
• Alexandria — 142 km northeast
• Baytown — 179 km west
• Galveston — 184 km southwest
• La Porte — 185 km west
• Texas City — 188 km southwest
• Channelview — 190 km west
• Lufkin — 192 km northwest

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lafayette — 121,374
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• Monroe — 49,598
• Alexandria — 47,889
• Houma — 34,287

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.