Map of National City, United States

National City is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 61,060. It lies at 32.6781°N, 117.0992°W, about 21 m above sea level. National City is about 3,649 km (2,268 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chula Vista, 4 km to the south.

National City at a glance

Where is National City?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near National City

• Chula Vista — 4 km south
• San Diego — 7 km northwest
• La Presa — 10 km east
• La Mesa — 12 km northeast
• El Cajon — 18 km northeast
• Santee — 21 km northeast
• Tijuana — 21 km southeast, Mexico
• Pórticos de San Antonio — 27 km south, Mexico
• Poway — 32 km north
• Rosarito — 36 km south, Mexico

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• San Francisco — 827,526
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742

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.