Map of Palmdale, United States
Palmdale is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 158,351. It lies at 34.5794°N, 118.1165°W, about 810 m above sea level. Palmdale is about 3,661 km (2,275 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lancaster, 13 km to the north.
Palmdale at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
158,351GeoNames
Coordinates
34.5794, -118.116534°34′46″N 118°06′59″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
810 m (2,657 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,661 km (2,275 mi)
Where is Palmdale?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Palmdale
- Lancaster — 13 km north
- Altadena — 43 km south
- Santa Clarita — 44 km southwest
- Valencia — 48 km west
- Burbank — 48 km south
- Pasadena — 48 km south
- Monrovia — 49 km south
- Arcadia — 49 km south
- Glendale — 50 km south
- Temple City — 53 km south
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.