Map of Cedar Falls, United States

Cedar Falls is a city in Iowa, United States, with a population of about 41,255. It lies at 42.5278°N, 92.4455°W, about 268 m above sea level. Cedar Falls is about 1,358 km (844 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Waterloo, 9 km to the southeast.

Cedar Falls at a glance

Where is Cedar Falls?

• The 13th largest city in Iowa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 03 min on the shortest day to 15 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cedar Falls

• Waterloo — 9 km southeast
• Cedar Rapids — 88 km southeast
• Marion — 89 km southeast
• Ames — 111 km southwest
• Iowa City — 122 km southeast
• Ankeny — 130 km southwest
• Des Moines — 141 km southwest
• Urbandale — 145 km southwest
• West Des Moines — 149 km southwest
• La Crosse — 172 km northeast

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.