Map of Mesquite, United States
Mesquite is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 144,788. It lies at 32.7668°N, 96.5992°W, about 151 m above sea level. Mesquite is about 1,886 km (1,172 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rowlett, 15 km to the north.
Mesquite at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
144,788GeoNames
Coordinates
32.7668, -96.599232°46′00″N 96°35′57″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,886 km (1,172 mi)
Where is Mesquite?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Mesquite
- Rowlett — 15 km north
- Garland — 17 km north
- Dallas — 19 km west
- Rockwall — 22 km northeast
- Richardson — 24 km northwest
- Lancaster — 24 km southwest
- Wylie — 28 km north
- Plano — 30 km north
- DeSoto — 31 km southwest
- Duncanville — 32 km southwest
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.