Map of Akron, United States

Akron is a city in Ohio, United States, with a population of about 197,542. It lies at 41.0814°N, 81.5190°W, about 291 m above sea level. Akron is about 453 km (281 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Cuyahoga Falls, 7 km to the northeast.

Akron at a glance

Where is Akron?

• The 5th largest city in Ohio on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 13 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Akron

• Cuyahoga Falls — 7 km northeast
• Stow — 11 km northeast
• Brunswick — 32 km northwest
• Canton — 34 km south
• Strongsville — 37 km northwest
• Parma — 40 km northwest
• Cleveland — 49 km north
• Cleveland Heights — 49 km north
• Lakewood — 50 km northwest
• Collinwood — 53 km north

Largest cities in Ohio

• Columbus — 913,175
• Cleveland — 365,379
• Cincinnati — 311,097
• Toledo — 265,638
• Dayton — 135,512
• Parma — 79,937
• Canton — 71,885
• Youngstown — 64,628
• Lorain — 63,647
• Hamilton — 62,407

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.