Map of Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison is the administrative centre of Wisconsin, United States, with a population of about 280,305. It lies at 43.0731°N, 89.4012°W, about 267 m above sea level. Madison is about 1,136 km (706 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Janesville, 53 km to the southeast.

Madison at a glance

Where is Madison?

• The 2nd largest city in Wisconsin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Madison

• Janesville — 53 km southeast
• Beloit — 70 km southeast
• Rockford — 93 km south
• Waukesha — 95 km east
• Menomonee Falls — 105 km east
• Brookfield — 105 km east
• New Berlin — 106 km east
• Fond du Lac — 110 km northeast
• Franklin — 113 km east
• Wauwatosa — 113 km east

Largest cities in Wisconsin

• Milwaukee — 563,531
• Green Bay — 105,207
• Kenosha — 99,858
• Racine — 77,742
• Appleton — 74,139
• Waukesha — 71,970
• Eau Claire — 67,778
• Oshkosh — 66,555
• Janesville — 64,123
• West Allis — 60,620

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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Other places named Madison

• Madison — Alabama, United States

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.