Map of Aurora, Colorado, United States
Aurora is a city in Colorado, United States, with a population of about 359,407. It lies at 39.7294°N, 104.8319°W, about 1648 m above sea level. Aurora is about 2,384 km (1,481 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Commerce City, 12 km to the northwest.
Aurora at a glance
Country
Region
Colorado
Population
359,407GeoNames
Coordinates
39.7294, -104.831939°43′46″N 104°49′55″W
Time zone
America/DenverUTC−07:00 / UTC−06:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
1648 m (5,407 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
2,384 km (1,481 mi)
Where is Aurora?
- The 3rd largest city in Colorado on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Aurora
- Commerce City — 12 km northwest
- Denver — 13 km west
- Centennial — 17 km south
- Thornton — 20 km northwest
- Littleton — 20 km southwest
- Westminster — 21 km northwest
- Lakewood — 22 km west
- Northglenn — 22 km northwest
- Highlands Ranch — 23 km southwest
- Arvada — 23 km west
Largest cities in Colorado
- Denver — 729,019
- Colorado Springs — 456,568
- Fort Collins — 170,924
- Lakewood — 152,597
- Thornton — 133,451
- Westminster — 116,317
- Arvada — 115,368
- Centennial — 109,741
- Pueblo — 109,412
- Greeley — 108,795
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.