Map of Pontiac, United States
Pontiac is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 59,917. It lies at 42.6389°N, 83.2910°W, about 281 m above sea level. Pontiac is about 671 km (417 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is West Bloomfield Township, 11 km to the southwest.
Pontiac at a glance
Country
Region
Michigan
Population
59,917GeoNames
Coordinates
42.6389, -83.291042°38′20″N 83°17′28″W
Time zone
America/DetroitUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
671 km (417 mi)
Where is Pontiac?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Pontiac
- West Bloomfield Township — 11 km southwest
- Waterford — 12 km northwest
- Rochester Hills — 12 km east
- Troy — 12 km east
- Farmington Hills — 18 km south
- Southfield — 19 km south
- Royal Oak — 20 km southeast
- Shelby — 21 km east
- Sterling Heights — 22 km east
- Novi — 23 km southwest
Largest cities in Michigan
- Detroit — 645,705
- Grand Rapids — 195,097
- Warren — 134,056
- Sterling Heights — 132,052
- Ann Arbor — 117,070
- Lansing — 112,644
- Clinton Township — 99,753
- Flint — 98,310
- Dearborn — 95,171
- Livonia — 94,635
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.