Map of Glendale Heights, United States

Glendale Heights is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 34,208. It lies at 41.9146°N, 88.0649°W, about 232 m above sea level. Glendale Heights is about 991 km (616 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Carol Stream, 6 km to the west.

Glendale Heights at a glance

Where is Glendale Heights?

• 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 Glendale Heights

• Carol Stream — 6 km west
• Lombard — 6 km southeast
• Wheaton — 6 km southwest
• Addison — 7 km east
• Elmhurst — 10 km east
• Downers Grove — 13 km south
• Elk Grove Village — 13 km northeast
• Schaumburg — 13 km north
• Bartlett — 13 km northwest
• Hoffman Estates — 14 km north

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.