Map of Wichita, United States

Wichita is a city in Kansas, United States, with a population of about 396,119. It lies at 37.6922°N, 97.3375°W, about 396 m above sea level. Wichita is about 1,773 km (1,102 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hutchinson, 66 km to the northwest.

Wichita at a glance

Where is Wichita?

• The largest city in Kansas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wichita

• Hutchinson — 66 km northwest
• Salina — 130 km north
• Enid — 152 km south
• Bartlesville — 160 km southeast
• Stillwater — 177 km south
• Manhattan — 179 km north
• Owasso — 206 km southeast
• Tulsa — 209 km southeast
• Topeka — 209 km northeast
• Edmond — 227 km south

Largest cities in Kansas

• Overland Park — 186,515
• Olathe — 134,305
• Topeka — 125,963
• 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.