Map of Fort Lee, United States
Fort Lee is a city in New Jersey, United States, with a population of about 36,672. It lies at 40.8509°N, 73.9701°W, about 87 m above sea level. Fort Lee is about 340 km (211 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Teaneck, 6 km to the northwest.
Fort Lee at a glance
Country
Region
New Jersey
Population
36,672GeoNames
Coordinates
40.8509, -73.970140°51′03″N 73°58′13″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
340 km (211 mi)
Where is Fort Lee?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Fort Lee
- Teaneck — 6 km northwest
- Hackensack — 7 km northwest
- Manhattan — 8 km south
- West New York — 8 km southwest
- The Bronx — 9 km east
- Union City — 9 km southwest
- Yonkers — 11 km northeast
- Hoboken — 13 km southwest
- Mount Vernon — 13 km northeast
- Passaic — 13 km west
Largest cities in New Jersey
- Newark — 281,944
- Jersey City — 264,290
- Paterson — 147,754
- Elizabeth — 129,007
- Edison — 102,548
- Trenton — 89,620
- Toms River — 88,791
- Clifton — 86,334
- Camden — 76,119
- Passaic — 71,085
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.