Map of Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Rochester is a city in Minnesota, United States, with a population of about 112,225. It lies at 44.0216°N, 92.4699°W, about 312 m above sea level. Rochester is about 1,404 km (872 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lakeville, 93 km to the northwest.

Rochester at a glance

Where is Rochester?

• The 3rd largest city in Minnesota on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 53 min on the shortest day to 15 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rochester

• Lakeville — 93 km northwest
• Cottage Grove — 97 km northwest
• Apple Valley — 99 km northwest
• North La Crosse — 100 km east
• La Crosse — 102 km east
• Inver Grove Heights — 103 km northwest
• Eagan — 103 km northwest
• Burnsville — 105 km northwest
• Woodbury — 108 km north
• Maplewood — 112 km north

Largest cities in Minnesota

• Minneapolis — 410,939
• Saint Paul — 303,176
• Bloomington — 86,435
• Duluth — 86,110
• Brooklyn Park — 79,149
• Plymouth — 75,907
• Maple Grove — 68,385
• Woodbury — 67,855
• Eagan — 66,286
• Saint Cloud — 65,842

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 Rochester

• Rochester — New York, 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.