Map of Waukegan, United States

Waukegan is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 88,475. It lies at 42.3636°N, 87.8448°W, about 199 m above sea level. Waukegan is about 989 km (615 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kenosha, 25 km to the north.

Waukegan at a glance

Where is Waukegan?

• The 9th largest city in Illinois on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Waukegan

• Kenosha — 25 km north
• Buffalo Grove — 25 km south
• Northbrook — 26 km south
• Palatine — 32 km southwest
• Arlington Heights — 33 km south
• Glenview — 33 km south
• Mount Prospect — 34 km south
• Des Plaines — 37 km south
• Skokie — 38 km south
• Evanston — 38 km south

Largest cities in Illinois

• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Aurora — 200,661
• Rockford — 148,278
• Joliet — 147,861
• Naperville — 147,100
• Peoria — 115,070
• Springfield — 114,394
• Elgin — 112,111
• Champaign — 86,096
• Cicero — 83,886

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.