Map of Madison, Alabama, United States

Madison is a city in Alabama, United States, with a population of about 46,962. It lies at 34.6993°N, 86.7483°W, about 215 m above sea level. Madison is about 982 km (610 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Huntsville, 15 km to the east.

Madison at a glance

Where is Madison?

• The 10th largest city in Alabama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Madison

• Huntsville — 15 km east
• Decatur — 24 km southwest
• East Florence — 83 km west
• Florence — 86 km west
• Gadsden — 102 km southeast
• Columbia — 105 km north
• Spring Hill — 118 km north
• Birmingham — 131 km south
• Murfreesboro — 132 km north
• Franklin — 137 km north

Largest cities in Alabama

• Huntsville — 215,006
• Birmingham — 196,357
• Montgomery — 195,287
• Mobile — 183,289
• Tuscaloosa — 111,338
• Hoover — 84,848
• Dothan — 68,567
• Auburn — 62,059
• Decatur — 55,437
• Florence — 40,026

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 Madison

• Madison — Wisconsin, 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.