Map of Johnson City, United States

Johnson City is a city in Tennessee, United States, with a population of about 66,027. It lies at 36.3134°N, 82.3535°W, about 498 m above sea level. Johnson City is about 549 km (341 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kingsport, 32 km to the northwest.

Johnson City at a glance

Where is Johnson City?

• The 11th largest city in Tennessee on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Johnson City

• Kingsport — 32 km northwest
• Asheville — 81 km south
• Hickory — 112 km southeast
• Knoxville — 146 km west
• Spartanburg — 156 km south
• Gastonia — 157 km southeast
• Mooresville — 161 km southeast
• Greenville — 162 km south
• Huntersville — 169 km southeast
• Kannapolis — 181 km southeast

Largest cities in Tennessee

• Nashville — 689,447
• Memphis — 633,104
• Knoxville — 190,740
• Chattanooga — 181,099
• Clarksville — 166,722
• Murfreesboro — 165,430
• East Chattanooga — 154,024
• Franklin — 72,639
• Cordova — 68,779
• Jackson — 66,975

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.