Map of Essex, United States

Essex is a city in Maryland, United States, with a population of about 39,262. It lies at 39.3093°N, 76.4750°W, about 12 m above sea level. Essex is about 67 km (42 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dundalk, 8 km to the southwest.

Essex at a glance

Where is Essex?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 24 min on the shortest day to 14 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Essex

• Dundalk — 8 km southwest
• Baltimore — 12 km west
• Towson — 15 km northwest
• Gwynn Oak — 19 km west
• Glen Burnie — 21 km southwest
• Woodlawn — 22 km west
• Catonsville — 22 km west
• Hanover — 25 km southwest
• Bel Air South — 26 km northeast
• Severn — 27 km southwest

Largest cities in Maryland

• Baltimore — 585,708
• Columbia — 99,615
• Germantown — 86,395
• Silver Spring — 71,452
• Frederick — 69,479
• Waldorf — 67,752
• Glen Burnie — 67,639
• Gaithersburg — 67,456
• Rockville — 66,980
• Ellicott City — 65,834

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.