Map of La Crosse, United States

La Crosse is a city in Wisconsin, United States, with a population of about 52,306. It lies at 43.8014°N, 91.2396°W, about 204 m above sea level. La Crosse is about 1,303 km (810 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is North La Crosse, 5 km to the north.

La Crosse at a glance

Where is La Crosse?

• The 12th largest city in Wisconsin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 54 min on the shortest day to 15 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near La Crosse

• North La Crosse — 5 km north
• Rochester — 102 km west
• Eau Claire — 114 km north
• Dubuque — 152 km south
• Waterloo — 171 km southwest
• Cedar Falls — 172 km southwest
• Cottage Grove — 177 km northwest
• Woodbury — 185 km northwest
• Maplewood — 189 km northwest
• Marion — 199 km south

Largest cities in Wisconsin

• Milwaukee — 563,531
• Madison — 280,305
• Green Bay — 105,207
• Kenosha — 99,858
• Racine — 77,742
• Appleton — 74,139
• Waukesha — 71,970
• Eau Claire — 67,778
• Oshkosh — 66,555
• Janesville — 64,123

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.