Map of Elgin, United States

Elgin is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 112,111. It lies at 42.0373°N, 88.2812°W, about 227 m above sea level. Elgin is about 1,012 km (629 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bartlett, 9 km to the southeast.

Elgin at a glance

Where is Elgin?

• The 8th largest city in Illinois on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 06 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Elgin

• Bartlett — 9 km southeast
• Carpentersville — 10 km north
• Schaumburg — 16 km east
• Hoffman Estates — 17 km east
• Carol Stream — 18 km southeast
• Palatine — 22 km east
• Glendale Heights — 22 km southeast
• Crystal Lake — 23 km north
• Wheaton — 24 km southeast
• Arlington Heights — 25 km east

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
• Waukegan — 88,475
• Champaign — 86,096
• Cicero — 83,886

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.