Map of Tacoma, United States

Tacoma is a city in Washington, United States, with a population of about 222,906. It lies at 47.2529°N, 122.4443°W, about 74 m above sea level. Tacoma is about 3,747 km (2,328 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lakewood, 11 km to the southwest.

Tacoma at a glance

Where is Tacoma?

• The 4th largest city in Washington on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 28 min on the shortest day to 15 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tacoma

• Lakewood — 11 km southwest
• Parkland — 11 km south
• Federal Way — 13 km northeast
• Puyallup — 14 km southeast
• Auburn — 17 km east
• South Hill — 18 km southeast
• Kent — 21 km northeast
• Burien — 25 km north
• Renton — 31 km northeast
• Lacey — 38 km southwest

Largest cities in Washington

• Seattle — 780,995
• Tri-Cities — 244,036
• Spokane — 229,447
• Vancouver — 196,442
• Bellevue — 139,820
• Kent — 126,952
• Everett — 108,010
• Renton — 100,242
• Federal Way — 95,171
• Spokane Valley — 94,919

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.