Map of Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Wilmington is a city in Delaware, United States, with a population of about 70,898. It lies at 39.7460°N, 75.5466°W, about 28 m above sea level. Wilmington is about 159 km (99 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Newark, 19 km to the west.
Wilmington at a glance
Country
Region
Delaware
Population
70,898GeoNames
Coordinates
39.7460, -75.546639°44′45″N 75°32′48″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
159 km (99 mi)
Where is Wilmington?
- The largest city in Delaware on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Wilmington
- Newark — 19 km west
- Chester — 20 km northeast
- Sewell — 34 km east
- Philadelphia — 40 km northeast
- Camden — 42 km northeast
- Norristown — 45 km northeast
- Pennsauken — 48 km northeast
- Cherry Hill — 49 km northeast
- Sicklerville — 49 km east
- Vineland — 53 km southeast
Largest cities in Delaware
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 Wilmington
- Wilmington — North Carolina, United States
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.