Map of Olympia, United States
Olympia is the administrative centre of Washington, United States, with a population of about 55,733. It lies at 47.0449°N, 122.9017°W, about 29 m above sea level. Olympia is about 3,783 km (2,350 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lacey, 6 km to the east.
Olympia at a glance
Country
Region
Washington
Population
55,733GeoNames
Coordinates
47.0449, -122.901747°02′42″N 122°54′06″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,783 km (2,350 mi)
Where is Olympia?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 30 min on the shortest day to 15 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Olympia
- Lacey — 6 km east
- Lakewood — 32 km northeast
- Parkland — 37 km east
- Tacoma — 42 km northeast
- Puyallup — 49 km east
- South Hill — 49 km east
- Federal Way — 54 km northeast
- Auburn — 59 km northeast
- Bremerton — 62 km north
- Kent — 63 km northeast
Largest cities in Washington
- Seattle — 780,995
- Tri-Cities — 244,036
- Spokane — 229,447
- Tacoma — 222,906
- Vancouver — 196,442
- Bellevue — 139,820
- Kent — 126,952
- Everett — 108,010
- Renton — 100,242
- Federal Way — 95,171
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.