Map of San Marcos, Texas, United States

San Marcos is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 60,684. It lies at 29.8833°N, 97.9414°W, about 188 m above sea level. San Marcos is about 2,157 km (1,340 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kyle, 13 km to the northeast.

San Marcos at a glance

Where is San Marcos?

• 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 San Marcos

• Kyle — 13 km northeast
• New Braunfels — 27 km southwest
• Cibolo — 45 km southwest
• Austin — 47 km northeast
• Schertz — 49 km southwest
• Pflugerville — 69 km northeast
• Cedar Park — 70 km north
• San Antonio — 74 km southwest
• Round Rock — 74 km north
• Leander — 78 km north

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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Other places named San Marcos

• San Marcos — California, United States
• San Marcos — Sucre Department, Colombia
• San Marcos — San Salvador Department, El Salvador
• San Marcos — San Marcos, Guatemala

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.