Map of Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Lafayette is a city in Indiana, United States, with a population of about 71,111. It lies at 40.4167°N, 86.8753°W, about 211 m above sea level. Lafayette is about 859 km (534 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is West Lafayette, 3 km to the west.

Lafayette at a glance

Where is Lafayette?

• The 10th largest city in Indiana on this site.
• 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 Lafayette

• West Lafayette — 3 km west
• Kokomo — 63 km east
• Westfield — 76 km southeast
• Carmel — 81 km southeast
• Noblesville — 84 km southeast
• Fishers — 89 km southeast
• Indianapolis — 94 km southeast
• Lawrence — 97 km southeast
• Anderson — 107 km east
• Greenwood — 111 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
• Muncie — 70,087

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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Other places named Lafayette

• Lafayette — Louisiana, United States

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.