Map of Indianapolis, United States

Indianapolis is the administrative centre of Indiana, United States, with a population of about 887,642. It lies at 39.7684°N, 86.1580°W, about 218 m above sea level. Indianapolis is about 790 km (491 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lawrence, 14 km to the northeast.

Indianapolis at a glance

Where is Indianapolis?

• The 20th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Indiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 21 min on the shortest day to 14 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Indianapolis

• Lawrence — 14 km northeast
• Greenwood — 18 km south
• Carmel — 24 km north
• Fishers — 24 km northeast
• Westfield — 31 km north
• Noblesville — 33 km north
• Anderson — 55 km northeast
• Columbus — 66 km south
• Bloomington — 74 km southwest
• Kokomo — 80 km north

Largest cities in Indiana

• Fort Wayne — 260,326
• Evansville — 119,943
• South Bend — 101,516
• Carmel — 88,713
• Bloomington — 84,067
• Hammond — 77,614
• Gary — 77,156
• Fishers — 76,794
• Lafayette — 71,111
• Muncie — 70,087

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.