Map of Evanston, United States
Evanston is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 75,527. It lies at 42.0411°N, 87.6901°W, about 187 m above sea level. Evanston is about 966 km (600 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Skokie, 4 km to the west.
Evanston at a glance
Country
Region
Illinois
Population
75,527GeoNames
Coordinates
42.0411, -87.690142°02′28″N 87°41′24″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
966 km (600 mi)
Where is Evanston?
- The 14th largest city in Illinois on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 06 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Evanston
- Skokie — 4 km west
- Glenview — 9 km west
- Park Ridge — 13 km west
- Northbrook — 15 km northwest
- Des Plaines — 16 km west
- Mount Prospect — 21 km west
- Chicago — 22 km south
- Cicero — 22 km south
- Berwyn — 23 km south
- Elk Grove Village — 24 km west
Largest cities in Illinois
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Aurora — 200,661
- Rockford — 148,278
- Joliet — 147,861
- Naperville — 147,100
- Peoria — 115,070
- Springfield — 114,394
- Elgin — 112,111
- Waukegan — 88,475
- Champaign — 86,096
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.