Map of Waco, United States
Waco is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 132,356. It lies at 31.5493°N, 97.1467°W, about 143 m above sea level. Waco is about 1,995 km (1,240 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Temple, 54 km to the south.
Waco at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
132,356GeoNames
Coordinates
31.5493, -97.146731°32′58″N 97°08′48″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,995 km (1,240 mi)
Where is Waco?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Waco
- Temple — 54 km south
- Killeen — 73 km southwest
- Waxahachie — 97 km north
- Burleson — 112 km north
- Mansfield — 113 km north
- Georgetown — 114 km southwest
- Cedar Hill — 117 km north
- DeSoto — 119 km north
- Lancaster — 122 km north
- Bryan — 122 km southeast
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.