Map of West Lafayette, United States
West Lafayette is a city in Indiana, United States, with a population of about 45,550. It lies at 40.4259°N, 86.9081°W, about 186 m above sea level. West Lafayette is about 862 km (535 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lafayette, 3 km to the east.
West Lafayette at a glance
Country
Region
Indiana
Population
45,550GeoNames
Coordinates
40.4259, -86.908140°25′33″N 86°54′29″W
Time zone
America/Indiana/IndianapolisUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
862 km (535 mi)
Where is West Lafayette?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 17 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near West Lafayette
- Lafayette — 3 km east
- Kokomo — 66 km east
- Westfield — 79 km southeast
- Carmel — 84 km southeast
- Noblesville — 87 km southeast
- Fishers — 92 km southeast
- Indianapolis — 97 km southeast
- Lawrence — 99 km southeast
- Anderson — 110 km east
- Greenwood — 113 km southeast
Largest cities in Indiana
- Indianapolis — 887,642
- Fort Wayne — 260,326
- Evansville — 119,943
- South Bend — 101,516
- Carmel — 88,713
- Bloomington — 84,067
- Hammond — 77,614
- Gary — 77,156
- Fishers — 76,794
- Lafayette — 71,111
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.