Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. The Greater Houston metropolitan area, at 7.8 million residents, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the nation and second-most populous in Texas. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the county seat of Harris County. Covering a total area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), it is the ninth largest city in the country and the largest whose municipal government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Although primarily located within Harris County, portions of the city extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Houston also functions as the southeastern anchor of the Texas Triangle megaregion.
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 2,314,157
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Coordinates
- 29.76, -95.36
How far Houston is from other cities in United States
- San Antonio305 km✈ 1 h 7 min · 🚗 5 h 5 min
- Dallas363 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 3 min
- Fort Worth378 km✈ 1 h 13 min · 🚗 6 h 18 min
- Nueva Orleans510 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 30 min
- Jacksonville1,320 km✈ 2 h 22 min · 🚗 22 h
- Chicago1,512 km✈ 2 h 36 min · 🚗 25 h 12 min
- Miami1,556 km✈ 2 h 39 min · 🚗 25 h 56 min
- Phoenix1,633 km✈ 2 h 44 min · 🚗 27 h 13 min
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