Map of The Colony, United States
The Colony is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 41,779. It lies at 33.0890°N, 96.8864°W, about 180 m above sea level. The Colony is about 1,894 km (1,177 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Frisco, 9 km to the northeast.
The Colony at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
41,779GeoNames
Coordinates
33.0890, -96.886433°05′20″N 96°53′11″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
180 m (591 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,894 km (1,177 mi)
Where is The Colony?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 58 min on the shortest day to 14 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near The Colony
- Frisco — 9 km northeast
- Little Elm — 9 km northwest
- Lewisville — 11 km southwest
- Carrollton — 15 km south
- Plano — 19 km southeast
- Coppell — 19 km southwest
- Allen — 20 km east
- Flower Mound — 21 km southwest
- Richardson — 21 km southeast
- Grapevine — 25 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.