Map of Milwaukee, United States

Milwaukee is a city in Wisconsin, United States, with a population of about 563,531. It lies at 43.0389°N, 87.9065°W, about 188 m above sea level. Milwaukee is about 1,021 km (635 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wauwatosa, 8 km to the west.

Milwaukee at a glance

Where is Milwaukee?

• The 36th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Wisconsin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Milwaukee

• Wauwatosa — 8 km west
• West Allis — 9 km west
• Greenfield — 12 km southwest
• Brookfield — 16 km west
• Oak Creek — 17 km south
• New Berlin — 18 km southwest
• Franklin — 20 km southwest
• Menomonee Falls — 23 km northwest
• Waukesha — 27 km west
• Racine — 36 km south

Largest cities in Wisconsin

• Madison — 280,305
• Green Bay — 105,207
• Kenosha — 99,858
• Racine — 77,742
• Appleton — 74,139
• Waukesha — 71,970
• Eau Claire — 67,778
• Oshkosh — 66,555
• Janesville — 64,123
• West Allis — 60,620

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.