Map of Des Plaines, United States

Des Plaines is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 58,677. It lies at 42.0334°N, 87.8834°W, about 193 m above sea level. Des Plaines is about 981 km (609 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Park Ridge, 4 km to the southeast.

Des Plaines at a glance

Where is Des Plaines?

• The 20th largest city in Illinois on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Des Plaines

• Park Ridge — 4 km southeast
• Mount Prospect — 6 km northwest
• Elk Grove Village — 8 km southwest
• Glenview — 9 km northeast
• Arlington Heights — 10 km northwest
• Northbrook — 11 km northeast
• Skokie — 12 km east
• Addison — 14 km southwest
• Buffalo Grove — 15 km northwest
• Palatine — 15 km northwest

Largest cities in Illinois

• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Aurora — 200,661
• Rockford — 148,278
• Joliet — 147,861
• Naperville — 147,100
• Peoria — 115,070
• Springfield — 114,394
• Elgin — 112,111
• Waukegan — 88,475
• Champaign — 86,096

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.