Map of Dayton, United States

Dayton is a city in Ohio, United States, with a population of about 135,512. It lies at 39.7589°N, 84.1916°W, about 225 m above sea level. Dayton is about 623 km (387 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kettering, 8 km to the south.

Dayton at a glance

Where is Dayton?

• The 6th largest city in Ohio on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dayton

• Kettering — 8 km south
• Huber Heights — 11 km northeast
• Beavercreek — 12 km southeast
• Fairborn — 16 km northeast
• Middletown — 32 km southwest
• Springfield — 37 km northeast
• Hamilton — 51 km southwest
• Fairfield — 56 km southwest
• Richmond — 60 km west
• Cincinnati — 76 km south

Largest cities in Ohio

• Columbus — 913,175
• Cleveland — 365,379
• Cincinnati — 311,097
• Toledo — 265,638
• Akron — 197,542
• 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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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.