Map of Boise, United States
Boise is the administrative centre of Idaho, United States, with a population of about 235,684. It lies at 43.6135°N, 116.2035°W, about 823 m above sea level. Boise is about 3,285 km (2,041 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Meridian, 15 km to the west.
Boise at a glance
Country
Region
Idaho
Population
235,684GeoNames
Coordinates
43.6135, -116.203543°36′49″N 116°12′12″W
Time zone
America/BoiseUTC−07:00 / UTC−06:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
823 m (2,700 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,285 km (2,041 mi)
Where is Boise?
- The largest city in Idaho on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 56 min on the shortest day to 15 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Boise
- Meridian — 15 km west
- Nampa — 30 km west
- Caldwell — 39 km west
- Twin Falls — 183 km southeast
- Pocatello — 315 km east
- Idaho Falls — 336 km east
- Kennewick — 370 km northwest
- Pasco — 370 km northwest
- Tri-Cities — 376 km northwest
- Richland — 383 km northwest
Largest cities in Idaho
- Meridian — 90,739
- Nampa — 89,839
- Idaho Falls — 59,184
- Pocatello — 54,441
- Caldwell — 51,686
- Coeur d'Alene — 49,122
- Twin Falls — 47,468
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.