Map of Merced, United States
Merced is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 82,436. It lies at 37.3022°N, 120.4830°W, about 52 m above sea level. Merced is about 3,770 km (2,342 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Turlock, 39 km to the northwest.
Merced at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
82,436GeoNames
Coordinates
37.3022, -120.483037°18′08″N 120°28′59″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,770 km (2,342 mi)
Where is Merced?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 35 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Merced
- Turlock — 39 km northwest
- Los Banos — 42 km southwest
- Ceres — 53 km northwest
- Madera — 53 km southeast
- Modesto — 59 km northwest
- Manteca — 85 km northwest
- Clovis — 87 km southeast
- Fresno — 88 km southeast
- Hollister — 96 km southwest
- Tracy — 96 km northwest
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- 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
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.