Map of Burlington, North Carolina, United States

Burlington is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 52,472. It lies at 36.0957°N, 79.4378°W, about 198 m above sea level. Burlington is about 377 km (234 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Greensboro, 32 km to the west.

Burlington at a glance

Where is Burlington?

• The 18th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Burlington

• Greensboro — 32 km west
• Chapel Hill — 40 km southeast
• Durham — 50 km east
• High Point — 53 km west
• Danville — 55 km north
• Apex — 67 km southeast
• Cary — 68 km southeast
• Winston-Salem — 72 km west
• Raleigh — 80 km southeast
• Wake Forest — 84 km east

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056

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 Burlington

• Burlington — Ontario, Canada
• Burlington — Vermont, 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.