What is the population of Houston?

2,314,157 people, per GeoNames.

HOUSTON

Texas · UNITED STATES (US) · 29.76°N / 95.36°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,699,066

Houston is a city in United States with a population of 2,314,157. It sits at 29.76/-95.36, runs on America/Chicago, is 8 km from West University Place.

Population 2,314,157

Place Type District Capital

Elevation 12m

Timezone America/Chicago

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Texas
Coords: 29.76°N / 95.36°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW West University Place Texas 15,741 8.5 km

SW Southside Place Texas 1,835 9.5 km

SW Bellaire Texas 18,518 11.2 km

E Jacinto City Texas 10,782 12.5 km

W Hilshire Village Texas 811 12.5 km

W Hunters Creek Village Texas 4,756 12.8 km

E Galena Park Texas 11,162 13.3 km

W Spring Valley Texas 3,611 13.9 km

W Piney Point Village Texas 3,376 14.9 km

W Hedwig Village Texas 2,557 15.0 km

Air access

nearby

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

Large airport

15.5 km

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Large airport

24.6 km

EFD

Ellington Airport

Medium airport

26.3 km

IWS

West Houston Airport

Small airport

30.5 km

SGR

Sugar Land Regional Airport

Medium airport

32.4 km

Universities

linked

Houston Baptist University

hbu.edu

Houston Community College

hccs.edu

Sam Houston State University

shsu.edu

University of Houston

uh.edu

University of Houston-Downtown

uhd.edu

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Houston?: 2,314,157 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Houston in?: America/Chicago.
Which country is Houston in?: United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4699066

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4699066,
    "name": "Houston",
    "ascii_name": "Houston",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 2314157,
    "elevation": 12,
    "timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 29.76328,
    "longitude": -95.36327
  }
}