Map of Appleton, United States

Appleton is a city in Wisconsin, United States, with a population of about 74,139. It lies at 44.2619°N, 88.4154°W, about 242 m above sea level. Appleton is about 1,117 km (694 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Oshkosh, 28 km to the south.

Appleton at a glance

Where is Appleton?

• The 6th largest city in Wisconsin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 51 min on the shortest day to 15 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Appleton

• Oshkosh — 28 km south
• Green Bay — 42 km northeast
• Fond du Lac — 54 km south
• Sheboygan — 80 km southeast
• Menomonee Falls — 123 km south
• Wausau — 124 km northwest
• Brookfield — 136 km south
• Wauwatosa — 139 km south
• Waukesha — 140 km south
• Milwaukee — 142 km south

Largest cities in Wisconsin

• Milwaukee — 563,531
• Madison — 280,305
• Green Bay — 105,207
• Kenosha — 99,858
• Racine — 77,742
• Waukesha — 71,970
• Eau Claire — 67,778
• Oshkosh — 66,555
• Janesville — 64,123
• West Allis — 60,620

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.