Map of Metairie, United States

Metairie is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 138,481. It lies at 29.9841°N, 90.1529°W, about 1 m above sea level. Metairie is about 1,555 km (967 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is New Orleans, 8 km to the southeast.

Metairie at a glance

Where is Metairie?

• The 4th largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Metairie

• New Orleans — 8 km southeast
• Kenner — 9 km west
• Houma — 70 km southwest
• Gulfport — 110 km northeast
• Baton Rouge — 112 km northwest
• Biloxi — 130 km east
• Hattiesburg — 171 km northeast
• Lafayette — 182 km west
• Mobile — 217 km east
• Alexandria — 264 km northwest

Largest cities in Louisiana

• New Orleans — 362,701
• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Lafayette — 121,374
• 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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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.