Map of Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Lawrence is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 80,231. It lies at 42.7070°N, 71.1631°W, about 14 m above sea level. Lawrence is about 651 km (404 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Methuen, 3 km to the northwest.

Lawrence at a glance

Where is Lawrence?

• The 13th largest city in Massachusetts on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lawrence

• Methuen — 3 km northwest
• Haverhill — 10 km northeast
• Lowell — 15 km southwest
• Billerica — 19 km southwest
• Chelmsford — 21 km southwest
• Derry Village — 24 km northwest
• Woburn — 25 km south
• Nashua — 26 km west
• Peabody — 28 km southeast
• Salem — 30 km southeast

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Boston — 653,833
• Worcester — 206,518
• Springfield — 154,341
• Lowell — 110,699
• Cambridge — 110,402
• New Bedford — 101,079
• Brockton — 95,314
• Fall River — 94,000
• Quincy — 93,618
• Lynn — 92,457

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 Lawrence

• Lawrence — Kansas, United States
• Lawrence — Indiana, 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.