Map of Germantown, Maryland, United States

Germantown is a city in Maryland, United States, with a population of about 86,395. It lies at 39.1732°N, 77.2716°W, about 134 m above sea level. Germantown is about 37 km (23 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gaithersburg, 7 km to the southeast.

Germantown at a glance

Where is Germantown?

• The 3rd largest city in Maryland on this site.
• 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 Germantown

• Gaithersburg — 7 km southeast
• Rockville — 14 km southeast
• Olney — 18 km east
• Potomac — 18 km south
• North Bethesda — 19 km southeast
• Aspen Hill — 20 km southeast
• Reston — 24 km south
• Ashburn — 24 km southwest
• Leesburg — 26 km west
• Bethesda — 26 km southeast

Largest cities in Maryland

• Baltimore — 585,708
• Columbia — 99,615
• Silver Spring — 71,452
• Frederick — 69,479
• Waldorf — 67,752
• Glen Burnie — 67,639
• Gaithersburg — 67,456
• Rockville — 66,980
• Ellicott City — 65,834
• Dundalk — 63,597

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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Other places named Germantown

• Germantown — Tennessee, United States

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.