Map of Atlanta, United States

Atlanta is the administrative centre of Georgia, United States, with a population of about 510,823. It lies at 33.7490°N, 84.3880°W, about 320 m above sea level. Atlanta is about 872 km (542 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is East Point, 9 km to the southwest.

Atlanta at a glance

Where is Atlanta?

• The 40th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Georgia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Atlanta

• East Point — 9 km southwest
• Brookhaven — 13 km north
• Smyrna — 19 km northwest
• Sandy Springs — 20 km north
• Mableton — 20 km northwest
• Dunwoody — 22 km north
• Stonecrest — 24 km east
• Marietta — 27 km northwest
• Peachtree Corners — 29 km northeast
• Roswell — 31 km north

Largest cities in Georgia

• Columbus — 206,922
• Savannah — 147,780
• Athens — 127,315
• South Fulton — 107,436
• Sandy Springs — 105,330
• Roswell — 94,501
• Macon — 91,351
• Johns Creek — 83,335
• Albany — 74,843
• Warner Robins — 73,490

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.