Map of Galveston, United States
Galveston is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 50,180. It lies at 29.3013°N, 94.7977°W, about 2 m above sea level. Galveston is about 1,947 km (1,210 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Texas City, 14 km to the northwest.
Galveston at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
50,180GeoNames
Coordinates
29.3013, -94.797729°18′05″N 94°47′52″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,947 km (1,210 mi)
Where is Galveston?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Galveston
- Texas City — 14 km northwest
- League City — 37 km northwest
- La Porte — 46 km northwest
- Friendswood — 47 km northwest
- Baytown — 51 km north
- Deer Park — 55 km northwest
- Pearland — 56 km northwest
- Pasadena — 59 km northwest
- Channelview — 61 km northwest
- Houston — 75 km northwest
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.