Map of Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Lafayette is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 121,374. It lies at 30.2241°N, 92.0198°W, about 11 m above sea level. Lafayette is about 1,673 km (1,040 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baton Rouge, 84 km to the east.

Lafayette at a glance

Where is Lafayette?

• The 5th largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 12 min on the shortest day to 14 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lafayette

• Baton Rouge — 84 km east
• Lake Charles — 114 km west
• Alexandria — 128 km north
• Houma — 143 km southeast
• Kenner — 173 km east
• Metairie — 182 km east
• Port Arthur — 189 km west
• New Orleans — 189 km east
• Beaumont — 201 km west
• Monroe — 254 km north

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lake Charles — 76,070
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• Monroe — 49,598
• Alexandria — 47,889
• Houma — 34,287

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 — Indiana, 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.