Map of Kannapolis, United States

Kannapolis is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 46,144. It lies at 35.4874°N, 80.6217°W, about 244 m above sea level. Kannapolis is about 494 km (307 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Concord, 9 km to the southeast.

Kannapolis at a glance

Where is Kannapolis?

• The 20th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kannapolis

• Concord — 9 km southeast
• Mooresville — 20 km northwest
• Huntersville — 22 km southwest
• Salisbury — 24 km northeast
• Charlotte — 35 km southwest
• Indian Trail — 46 km south
• Monroe — 56 km south
• Gastonia — 57 km southwest
• Hickory — 71 km northwest
• Rock Hill — 72 km southwest

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• Wilmington — 115,933
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056

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.