Map of Carson, United States
Carson is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 93,281. It lies at 33.8314°N, 118.2820°W, about 12 m above sea level. Carson is about 3,704 km (2,302 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Torrance, 5 km to the west.
Carson at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
93,281GeoNames
Coordinates
33.8314, -118.282033°49′53″N 118°16′55″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,704 km (2,302 mi)
Where is Carson?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Carson
- Torrance — 5 km west
- Gardena — 7 km north
- Lawndale — 9 km northwest
- Compton — 9 km northeast
- Willowbrook — 10 km north
- Redondo Beach — 10 km west
- Long Beach — 11 km southeast
- Hawthorne — 11 km northwest
- Lynwood — 13 km northeast
- Paramount — 13 km northeast
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- San Diego — 1,404,452
- San Jose — 997,368
- San Francisco — 827,526
- Fresno — 542,107
- Sacramento — 524,943
- Long Beach — 474,140
- Oakland — 419,267
- Bakersfield — 373,640
- Anaheim — 350,742
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.