Map of Elmhurst, United States
Elmhurst is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 45,957. It lies at 41.8995°N, 87.9403°W, about 209 m above sea level. Elmhurst is about 981 km (610 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Addison, 5 km to the northwest.
Elmhurst at a glance
Country
Region
Illinois
Population
45,957GeoNames
Coordinates
41.8995, -87.940341°53′58″N 87°56′25″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
981 km (610 mi)
Where is Elmhurst?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Elmhurst
- Addison — 5 km northwest
- Lombard — 6 km west
- Glendale Heights — 10 km west
- Downers Grove — 12 km southwest
- Elk Grove Village — 12 km north
- Berwyn — 13 km southeast
- Wheaton — 14 km west
- Park Ridge — 15 km northeast
- Des Plaines — 16 km north
- Carol Stream — 16 km west
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.