Map of Ocala, United States
Ocala is a city in Florida, United States, with a population of about 58,218. It lies at 29.1872°N, 82.1401°W, about 21 m above sea level. Ocala is about 1,177 km (731 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is The Villages, 33 km to the southeast.
Ocala at a glance
Country
Region
Florida
Population
58,218GeoNames
Coordinates
29.1872, -82.140129°11′14″N 82°08′24″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,177 km (731 mi)
Where is Ocala?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Ocala
- The Villages — 33 km southeast
- Gainesville — 55 km north
- Apopka — 83 km southeast
- Spring Hill — 87 km southwest
- Ocoee — 90 km southeast
- Deltona — 91 km east
- Sanford — 95 km southeast
- Altamonte Springs — 95 km southeast
- Pine Hills — 97 km southeast
- Winter Springs — 97 km southeast
Largest cities in Florida
- Jacksonville — 1,009,833
- Miami — 487,014
- Tampa — 414,547
- Orlando — 334,854
- St. Petersburg — 257,083
- Hialeah — 237,069
- Tallahassee — 201,731
- Fort Lauderdale — 183,146
- Cape Coral — 175,229
- Pembroke Pines — 166,611
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.