Map of East Lansing, United States
East Lansing is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 48,471. It lies at 42.7370°N, 84.4839°W, about 261 m above sea level. East Lansing is about 758 km (471 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lansing, 6 km to the west.
East Lansing at a glance
Country
Region
Michigan
Population
48,471GeoNames
Coordinates
42.7370, -84.483942°44′13″N 84°29′02″W
Time zone
America/DetroitUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
758 km (471 mi)
Where is East Lansing?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near East Lansing
- Lansing — 6 km west
- Flint — 72 km northeast
- Battle Creek — 74 km southwest
- Ann Arbor — 79 km southeast
- Novi — 87 km east
- Saginaw — 87 km northeast
- Waterford — 88 km east
- West Bloomfield Township — 92 km east
- Farmington Hills — 95 km east
- Canton — 95 km southeast
Largest cities in Michigan
- Detroit — 645,705
- Grand Rapids — 195,097
- Warren — 134,056
- Sterling Heights — 132,052
- Ann Arbor — 117,070
- Lansing — 112,644
- Clinton Township — 99,753
- Flint — 98,310
- Dearborn — 95,171
- Livonia — 94,635
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.