Map of Sacramento, United States

Sacramento is the administrative centre of California, United States, with a population of about 524,943. It lies at 38.5816°N, 121.4944°W, about 9 m above sea level. Sacramento is about 3,817 km (2,372 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is West Sacramento, 3 km to the west.

Sacramento at a glance

Where is Sacramento?

• The 39th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The 6th largest city in California on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 28 min on the shortest day to 14 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sacramento

• West Sacramento — 3 km west
• Arden-Arcade — 10 km east
• Florin — 12 km southeast
• Carmichael — 15 km east
• Rancho Cordova — 17 km east
• Antelope — 20 km northeast
• Davis — 22 km west
• Elk Grove — 22 km southeast
• Citrus Heights — 23 km northeast
• Orangevale — 26 km northeast

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
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742
• Riverside — 317,261

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.