Map of Port Arthur, United States
Port Arthur is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 55,340. It lies at 29.8852°N, 93.9423°W, about 2 m above sea level. Port Arthur is about 1,842 km (1,145 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Beaumont, 27 km to the northwest.
Port Arthur at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
55,340GeoNames
Coordinates
29.8852, -93.942329°53′07″N 93°56′32″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,842 km (1,145 mi)
Where is Port Arthur?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Port Arthur
- Beaumont — 27 km northwest
- Lake Charles — 80 km northeast
- Baytown — 101 km west
- Galveston — 105 km southwest
- La Porte — 107 km west
- Texas City — 108 km southwest
- Channelview — 114 km west
- Deer Park — 116 km west
- League City — 119 km west
- Pasadena — 124 km west
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.