Map of Rochester, New York, United States

Rochester is a city in New York, United States, with a population of about 209,802. It lies at 43.1548°N, 77.6156°W, about 154 m above sea level. Rochester is about 476 km (296 mi) north of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Brighton, 5 km to the east.

Rochester at a glance

Where is Rochester?

• The 8th largest city in New York on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 59 min on the shortest day to 15 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rochester

• Brighton — 5 km east
• Irondequoit — 7 km northeast
• Henrietta — 11 km south
• Cheektowaga — 97 km west
• Amherst — 98 km west
• West Seneca — 102 km west
• Buffalo — 107 km west
• Belleville — 114 km north, Canada
• Quinte West — 114 km north, Canada
• Clay — 117 km east

Largest cities in New York

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Manhattan — 1,487,536
• The Bronx — 1,385,108
• Staten Island — 468,730
• Buffalo — 258,071
• Yonkers — 201,116
• Syracuse — 144,142
• Amherst — 122,366

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 — Minnesota, 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.