Map of Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 3,820,914. It lies at 34.0522°N, 118.2437°W, about 89 m above sea level. Los Angeles is about 3,692 km (2,294 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is East Los Angeles, 7 km to the southeast.
Los Angeles at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
3,820,914GeoNames
Coordinates
34.0522, -118.243734°03′08″N 118°14′37″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,692 km (2,294 mi)
Where is Los Angeles?
- The 2nd largest city in United States by recorded population.
- The largest city in California on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Los Angeles
- East Los Angeles — 7 km southeast
- Florence-Graham — 9 km south
- Bell — 10 km southeast
- Glendale — 10 km north
- Monterey Park — 11 km east
- South Gate — 11 km south
- Alhambra — 12 km northeast
- Bell Gardens — 13 km southeast
- San Gabriel — 14 km east
- Lynwood — 14 km south
Largest cities in California
- San Diego — 1,404,452
- San Jose — 997,368
- San Francisco — 827,526
- Fresno — 542,107
- Sacramento — 524,943
- Long Beach — 474,140
- Oakland — 419,267
- Bakersfield — 373,640
- Anaheim — 350,742
- Riverside — 317,261
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- 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
- San Diego — 1,404,452
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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.