Map of McAllen, United States
McAllen is a city in Texas, United States, with a population of about 140,269. It lies at 26.2034°N, 98.2300°W, about 37 m above sea level. McAllen is about 2,427 km (1,508 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pharr, 5 km to the east.
McAllen at a glance
Country
Region
Texas
Population
140,269GeoNames
Coordinates
26.2034, -98.230026°12′12″N 98°13′48″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
2,427 km (1,508 mi)
Where is McAllen?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 30 min on the shortest day to 13 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near McAllen
- Pharr — 5 km east
- San Juan — 8 km east
- Mission — 10 km west
- Edinburg — 13 km northeast
- Reynosa — 15 km southwest, Mexico
- Weslaco — 24 km east
- Ciudad Río Bravo — 28 km southeast, Mexico
- Harlingen — 53 km east
- Valle Hermoso — 72 km southeast, Mexico
- Brownsville — 80 km southeast
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.