Map of Burien, United States
Burien is a city in Washington, United States, with a population of about 50,467. It lies at 47.4704°N, 122.3468°W, about 115 m above sea level. Burien is about 3,739 km (2,323 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Renton, 10 km to the east.
Burien at a glance
Country
Region
Washington
Population
50,467GeoNames
Coordinates
47.4704, -122.346847°28′13″N 122°20′48″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,739 km (2,323 mi)
Where is Burien?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 26 min on the shortest day to 15 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Burien
- Renton — 10 km east
- Kent — 13 km southeast
- Seattle — 15 km north
- Federal Way — 17 km south
- Bellevue — 19 km northeast
- Auburn — 20 km southeast
- West Lake Sammamish — 22 km northeast
- Bremerton — 24 km northwest
- Issaquah — 25 km east
- Tacoma — 25 km south
Largest cities in Washington
- Seattle — 780,995
- Tri-Cities — 244,036
- Spokane — 229,447
- Tacoma — 222,906
- Vancouver — 196,442
- Bellevue — 139,820
- Kent — 126,952
- Everett — 108,010
- Renton — 100,242
- Federal Way — 95,171
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.