Map of Philadelphia, United States

Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 1,573,916. It lies at 39.9524°N, 75.1636°W, about 12 m above sea level. Philadelphia is about 199 km (124 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Camden, 5 km to the southeast.

Philadelphia at a glance

Where is Philadelphia?

• The 8th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Philadelphia

• Camden — 5 km southeast
• Pennsauken — 9 km east
• Cherry Hill — 11 km east
• Abington — 19 km north
• Chester — 20 km southwest
• Sewell — 21 km south
• Mount Laurel — 23 km east
• Norristown — 24 km northwest
• Bensalem — 25 km northeast
• Sicklerville — 31 km southeast

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Reading — 87,879
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310
• Levittown — 52,983

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
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536
• San Diego — 1,404,452

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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.