Map of Ames, United States
Ames is a city in Iowa, United States, with a population of about 65,060. It lies at 42.0347°N, 93.6199°W, about 287 m above sea level. Ames is about 1,443 km (897 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ankeny, 34 km to the south.
Ames at a glance
Country
Region
Iowa
Population
65,060GeoNames
Coordinates
42.0347, -93.619942°02′05″N 93°37′12″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
287 m (942 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,443 km (897 mi)
Where is Ames?
- The 7th largest city in Iowa on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Ames
- Ankeny — 34 km south
- Urbandale — 46 km south
- Des Moines — 48 km south
- West Des Moines — 51 km south
- Cedar Falls — 111 km northeast
- Waterloo — 117 km northeast
- Cedar Rapids — 163 km east
- Marion — 167 km east
- Iowa City — 178 km east
- Council Bluffs — 205 km southwest
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines — 214,133
- Cedar Rapids — 130,405
- Davenport — 102,582
- Sioux City — 82,821
- Iowa City — 74,220
- Waterloo — 68,460
- West Des Moines — 64,113
- Council Bluffs — 62,597
- Dubuque — 58,799
- Ankeny — 56,764
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.