Map of Louisville, United States

Louisville is a city in Kentucky, United States, with a population of about 624,444. It lies at 38.2542°N, 85.7594°W, about 142 m above sea level. Louisville is about 761 km (473 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jeffersonville, 3 km to the northeast.

Louisville at a glance

Where is Louisville?

• The 33rd largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kentucky on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 30 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Louisville

• Jeffersonville — 3 km northeast
• New Albany — 7 km northwest
• Columbus — 106 km north
• Lexington — 116 km east
• Lexington-Fayette — 116 km east
• Bloomington — 121 km northwest
• Richmond — 140 km southeast
• Covington — 142 km northeast
• Cincinnati — 145 km northeast
• Greenwood — 154 km north

Largest cities in Kentucky

• Lexington — 320,347
• Lexington-Fayette — 314,488
• Meads — 288,649
• Bowling Green — 63,616
• Owensboro — 59,042
• Covington — 40,997
• Richmond — 33,533

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.