Map of Pekin, United States
Pekin is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 33,223. It lies at 40.5675°N, 89.6407°W, about 153 m above sea level. Pekin is about 1,093 km (679 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Peoria, 15 km to the north.
Pekin at a glance
Country
Region
Illinois
Population
33,223GeoNames
Coordinates
40.5675, -89.640740°34′03″N 89°38′26″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,093 km (679 mi)
Where is Pekin?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 16 min on the shortest day to 15 h 05 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Pekin
- Peoria — 15 km north
- Normal — 55 km east
- Bloomington — 55 km east
- Springfield — 85 km south
- Decatur — 100 km southeast
- Moline — 128 km northwest
- Champaign — 129 km southeast
- Bettendorf — 129 km northwest
- Rock Island — 131 km northwest
- Urbana — 132 km east
Largest cities in Illinois
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Aurora — 200,661
- Rockford — 148,278
- Joliet — 147,861
- Naperville — 147,100
- Peoria — 115,070
- Springfield — 114,394
- Elgin — 112,111
- Waukegan — 88,475
- Champaign — 86,096
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.