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El Paso

Texas · United States
City population
678,815
#27
in United States
#6
in Texas
#818
worldwide
WashingtonEl Paso
31.759, -106.487 · 2,773 km from Washington
City population
678,815
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#27
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#818
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.2%
of the national population

About El Paso

The 27th largest city in the United States, El Paso holds a population of 678,815 and accounts for 0.2% of the national total. Situated 2,773 km from Washington, the city sits at an elevation of 1,133 m. Ciudad Juárez, with a population of 1,512,450, lies 5 km away; Sunland Park (15,940) is 10 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in United States
#27of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Texas
#6of 187
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
United States
Region
Texas
Rank in region
#6of 187
Distance to capital
2,773 km
to Washington
Elevation
1,133 m
Time zone
America/Denver
Coordinates
31.759, -106.487
Record updated
2025-06-25
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

Nearby Cities

All 3,112 in United States

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMCiudad Juárez1.51M people · Mexico21KMSocorro33K people23KMSocorro Mission Number 1 Colonia29K people27KMHorizon City19K people67KMLas Cruces102K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. El Paso679K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
El Paso compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
El Paso679K

El Paso Population FAQ

What is the population of El Paso?

El Paso has a city population of 678,815. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is El Paso?

El Paso is in Texas, United States, 2,773 km from the capital, Washington. Its coordinates are 31.759, -106.487.

How big is El Paso compared with other cities in United States?

It is the 27th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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