Houston
USA · Texas
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. The Greater Houston metropolitan area, at 7.8 million residents, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the nation and second-most populous in Texas. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the county seat of Harris County.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Texas
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 29.76° N, 95.37° W
Near Houston
- Galveston · 75 km away
- Austin · 235 km away
- Waco · 261 km away
- Port Aransas · 270 km away
- Marble Falls · 293 km away
- Corpus Christi · 295 km away
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Where to stay
The Lancaster Hotel
9.6/10 · 1164 reviews
Blossom Hotel Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton
9.4/10 · 3044 reviews
The Westin Houston Medical Center - Museum District
9.4/10 · 844 reviews
The Westin Houston Downtown
9.3/10 · 564 reviews
InterContinental Houston by IHG
9.2/10 · 793 reviews
Home2 Suites by Hilton Houston Medical Center, TX
9.2/10 · 619 reviews
Hilton Garden Inn Houston Medical Center, TX
9.2/10 · 610 reviews
JW Marriott Houston Downtown
9.2/10 · 389 reviews
Cambria Hotel Houston Downtown Convention Center
9/10 · 3039 reviews
The Whitehall Houston
9/10 · 1751 reviews