Map of Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington is the capital of United States, with a population of about 689,545. It lies at 38.8951°N, 77.0364°W, about 7 m above sea level. The nearest city on our map is Arlington, 6 km to the west.
Washington at a glance
Country
Region
District of Columbia
Population
689,545GeoNames
Coordinates
38.8951, -77.036438°53′42″N 77°02′11″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Where is Washington?
- The 24th largest city in United States by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 26 min on the shortest day to 14 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Washington
- Arlington — 6 km west
- Chillum — 9 km northeast
- Alexandria — 10 km south
- Silver Spring — 11 km north
- Suitland-Silver Hill — 11 km southeast
- Bethesda — 11 km northwest
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor — 12 km southeast
- McLean — 13 km west
- Annandale — 16 km southwest
- North Bethesda — 18 km northwest
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 Washington
- Washington — England, United Kingdom
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.