Map of Topeka, United States
Topeka is the administrative centre of Kansas, United States, with a population of about 125,963. It lies at 39.0483°N, 95.6780°W, about 288 m above sea level. Topeka is about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lawrence, 39 km to the east.
Topeka at a glance
Country
Region
Kansas
Population
125,963GeoNames
Coordinates
39.0483, -95.678039°02′54″N 95°40′41″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,609 km (1,000 mi)
Where is Topeka?
- The 4th largest city in Kansas on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 25 min on the shortest day to 14 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Topeka
- Lawrence — 39 km east
- Leavenworth — 71 km northeast
- Olathe — 77 km east
- Manhattan — 79 km west
- Lenexa — 82 km east
- Shawnee — 83 km east
- Overland Park — 87 km east
- Leawood — 92 km east
- Kansas City — 95 km east
- Saint Joseph — 107 km northeast
Largest cities in Kansas
- Wichita — 396,119
- Overland Park — 186,515
- Olathe — 134,305
- Lawrence — 93,917
- Shawnee — 65,046
- Manhattan — 56,308
- Lenexa — 52,490
- Salina — 47,813
- Hutchinson — 41,569
- Leavenworth — 35,980
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.