Map of Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus is the administrative centre of Ohio, United States, with a population of about 913,175. It lies at 39.9612°N, 82.9988°W, about 235 m above sea level. Columbus is about 526 km (327 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Upper Arlington, 7 km to the northwest.

Columbus at a glance

Where is Columbus?

• The 18th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Ohio on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Columbus

• Upper Arlington — 7 km northwest
• Grove City — 12 km southwest
• Gahanna — 12 km northeast
• Hilliard — 16 km northwest
• Reynoldsburg — 16 km east
• Dublin — 18 km northwest
• Westerville — 19 km north
• Delaware — 38 km north
• Lancaster — 44 km southeast
• Newark — 52 km east

Largest cities in Ohio

• Cleveland — 365,379
• Cincinnati — 311,097
• Toledo — 265,638
• Akron — 197,542
• Dayton — 135,512
• Parma — 79,937
• Canton — 71,885
• Youngstown — 64,628
• Lorain — 63,647
• Hamilton — 62,407

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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Other places named Columbus

• Columbus — Georgia, United States
• Columbus — Indiana, United States

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.