Map of Petaluma, United States
Petaluma is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 60,438. It lies at 38.2324°N, 122.6367°W, about 9 m above sea level. Petaluma is about 3,923 km (2,438 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rohnert Park, 13 km to the northwest.
Petaluma at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
60,438GeoNames
Coordinates
38.2324, -122.636738°13′57″N 122°38′12″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,923 km (2,438 mi)
Where is Petaluma?
- 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 Petaluma
- Rohnert Park — 13 km northwest
- Novato — 15 km southeast
- Santa Rosa — 24 km north
- San Rafael — 30 km south
- Napa — 31 km east
- Vallejo — 36 km southeast
- Richmond — 42 km southeast
- Martinez — 50 km southeast
- Berkeley — 51 km southeast
- Fairfield — 52 km east
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.