Map of Arlington Heights, United States

Arlington Heights is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 75,926. It lies at 42.0884°N, 87.9806°W, about 214 m above sea level. Arlington Heights is about 990 km (615 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mount Prospect, 4 km to the southeast.

Arlington Heights at a glance

Where is Arlington Heights?

• The 13th largest city in Illinois on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 06 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Arlington Heights

• Mount Prospect — 4 km southeast
• Palatine — 5 km northwest
• Buffalo Grove — 7 km north
• Elk Grove Village — 9 km south
• Hoffman Estates — 10 km southwest
• Des Plaines — 10 km southeast
• Schaumburg — 10 km southwest
• Northbrook — 13 km east
• Park Ridge — 14 km southeast
• Glenview — 16 km east

Largest cities in Illinois

• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Aurora — 200,661
• Rockford — 148,278
• Joliet — 147,861
• Naperville — 147,100
• Peoria — 115,070
• Springfield — 114,394
• Elgin — 112,111
• Waukegan — 88,475
• Champaign — 86,096

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.