Map of Ankeny, United States
Ankeny is a city in Iowa, United States, with a population of about 56,764. It lies at 41.7297°N, 93.6058°W, about 302 m above sea level. Ankeny is about 1,437 km (893 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Des Moines, 14 km to the south.
Ankeny at a glance
Country
Region
Iowa
Population
56,764GeoNames
Coordinates
41.7297, -93.605841°43′47″N 93°36′21″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,437 km (893 mi)
Where is Ankeny?
- The 11th largest city in Iowa on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 09 min on the shortest day to 15 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Ankeny
- Des Moines — 14 km south
- Urbandale — 14 km southwest
- West Des Moines — 19 km southwest
- Ames — 34 km north
- Cedar Falls — 130 km northeast
- Waterloo — 134 km northeast
- Cedar Rapids — 165 km east
- Marion — 170 km east
- Iowa City — 172 km east
- Council Bluffs — 195 km west
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
- Ames — 65,060
- West Des Moines — 64,113
- Council Bluffs — 62,597
- Dubuque — 58,799
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.