Map of Denver, United States

Denver is the administrative centre of Colorado, United States, with a population of about 729,019. It lies at 39.7392°N, 104.9847°W, about 1609 m above sea level. Denver is about 2,396 km (1,489 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Commerce City, 9 km to the northeast.

Denver at a glance

Where is Denver?

• The 23rd largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The 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 Denver

• Commerce City — 9 km northeast
• Lakewood — 9 km southwest
• Arvada — 11 km northwest
• Westminster — 12 km north
• Aurora — 13 km east
• Littleton — 14 km south
• Thornton — 14 km north
• Northglenn — 16 km north
• Centennial — 20 km southeast
• Highlands Ranch — 21 km south

Largest cities in Colorado

• Colorado Springs — 456,568
• Aurora — 359,407
• 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.