Map of Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 207,627. It lies at 38.8810°N, 77.1043°W, about 71 m above sea level. Arlington is about 6 km (4 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Washington, 6 km to the east.

Arlington at a glance

Where is Arlington?

• The 4th largest city in Virginia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Arlington

• Washington — 6 km east
• McLean — 9 km northwest
• Annandale — 10 km southwest
• Alexandria — 10 km southeast
• Bethesda — 11 km north
• Chillum — 13 km northeast
• Silver Spring — 14 km northeast
• Oxon Hill-Glassmanor — 15 km southeast
• Suitland-Silver Hill — 16 km east
• Oakton — 17 km west

Largest cities in Virginia

• Virginia Beach — 454,808
• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Newport News — 186,247
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Portsmouth — 96,201
• Suffolk — 88,161

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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Other places named Arlington

• Arlington — Texas, United States
• Arlington — Massachusetts, United States

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.