Map of Waterford, Michigan, United States

Waterford is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 75,737. It lies at 42.6930°N, 83.4118°W, about 294 m above sea level. Waterford is about 683 km (424 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pontiac, 12 km to the southeast.

Waterford at a glance

Where is Waterford?

• The 16th largest city in Michigan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Waterford

• Pontiac — 12 km southeast
• West Bloomfield Township — 14 km south
• Rochester Hills — 22 km east
• Farmington Hills — 23 km south
• Troy — 24 km southeast
• Novi — 24 km south
• Southfield — 29 km southeast
• Shelby — 31 km east
• Royal Oak — 31 km southeast
• Sterling Heights — 34 km east

Largest cities in Michigan

• Detroit — 645,705
• Grand Rapids — 195,097
• Warren — 134,056
• Sterling Heights — 132,052
• Ann Arbor — 117,070
• Lansing — 112,644
• Clinton Township — 99,753
• Flint — 98,310
• Dearborn — 95,171
• Livonia — 94,635

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 Waterford

• Waterford — Munster, Ireland

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.