Map of Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Bloomington is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 78,292. It lies at 40.4842°N, 88.9937°W, about 243 m above sea level. Bloomington is about 1,037 km (645 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Normal, 3 km to the north.

Bloomington at a glance

Where is Bloomington?

• The 12th largest city in Illinois on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bloomington

• Normal — 3 km north
• Peoria — 55 km northwest
• Pekin — 55 km west
• Decatur — 72 km south
• Champaign — 76 km southeast
• Urbana — 79 km southeast
• Springfield — 94 km southwest
• Joliet — 139 km northeast
• Plainfield — 143 km northeast
• Oswego — 144 km north

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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Other places named Bloomington

• Bloomington — Minnesota, United States
• Bloomington — Indiana, 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.