Map of Cedar Rapids, United States

Cedar Rapids is a city in Iowa, United States, with a population of about 130,405. It lies at 42.0083°N, 91.6441°W, about 247 m above sea level. Cedar Rapids is about 1,282 km (796 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marion, 5 km to the northeast.

Cedar Rapids at a glance

Where is Cedar Rapids?

• The 2nd largest city in Iowa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cedar Rapids

• Marion — 5 km northeast
• Iowa City — 40 km south
• Waterloo — 79 km northwest
• Cedar Falls — 88 km northwest
• Dubuque — 97 km northeast
• Davenport — 104 km southeast
• Rock Island — 104 km southeast
• Bettendorf — 108 km southeast
• Moline — 109 km southeast
• La Crosse — 202 km north

Largest cities in Iowa

• Des Moines — 214,133
• Davenport — 102,582
• Sioux City — 82,821
• Iowa City — 74,220
• Waterloo — 68,460
• Ames — 65,060
• West Des Moines — 64,113
• Council Bluffs — 62,597
• Dubuque — 58,799
• Ankeny — 56,764

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.