Map of Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Lakewood is a city in Colorado, United States, with a population of about 152,597. It lies at 39.7047°N, 105.0814°W, about 1682 m above sea level. Lakewood is about 2,405 km (1,494 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Denver, 9 km to the northeast.

Lakewood at a glance

Where is Lakewood?

• The 5th largest city in Colorado 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 Lakewood

• Denver — 9 km northeast
• Arvada — 11 km north
• Littleton — 12 km southeast
• Westminster — 15 km north
• Commerce City — 17 km northeast
• Highlands Ranch — 19 km southeast
• Thornton — 20 km northeast
• Aurora — 22 km east
• Northglenn — 22 km north
• Centennial — 22 km southeast

Largest cities in Colorado

• Denver — 729,019
• Colorado Springs — 456,568
• Aurora — 359,407
• Fort Collins — 170,924
• Thornton — 133,451
• Westminster — 116,317
• Arvada — 115,368
• Centennial — 109,741
• Pueblo — 109,412
• Greeley — 108,795

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 Lakewood

• Lakewood — California, United States
• Lakewood — Washington, United States
• Lakewood — New Jersey, United States
• Lakewood — Ohio, 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.