Map of Elyria, United States

Elyria is a city in Ohio, United States, with a population of about 53,775. It lies at 41.3684°N, 82.1077°W, about 218 m above sea level. Elyria is about 511 km (318 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lorain, 11 km to the northwest.

Elyria at a glance

Where is Elyria?

• The 14th largest city in Ohio on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 11 min on the shortest day to 15 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Elyria

• Lorain — 11 km northwest
• Strongsville — 23 km east
• Brunswick — 27 km southeast
• Lakewood — 29 km northeast
• Parma — 32 km east
• Cleveland — 37 km northeast
• Cleveland Heights — 49 km east
• Collinwood — 50 km northeast
• Euclid — 54 km northeast
• Cuyahoga Falls — 58 km southeast

Largest cities in Ohio

• Columbus — 913,175
• 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

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.