Map of Poway, United States
Poway is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 50,157. It lies at 32.9628°N, 117.0359°W, about 157 m above sea level. Poway is about 3,632 km (2,257 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Santee, 15 km to the southeast.
Poway at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
50,157GeoNames
Coordinates
32.9628, -117.035932°57′46″N 117°02′09″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
157 m (515 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,632 km (2,257 mi)
Where is Poway?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 58 min on the shortest day to 14 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Poway
- Santee — 15 km southeast
- Escondido — 18 km north
- El Cajon — 20 km south
- La Mesa — 22 km south
- San Marcos — 23 km northwest
- Encinitas — 25 km west
- La Presa — 29 km south
- San Diego — 30 km southwest
- National City — 32 km south
- Vista — 33 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.