Map of Rapid City, United States
Rapid City is a city in South Dakota, United States, with a population of about 73,569. It lies at 44.0805°N, 103.2310°W, about 988 m above sea level. Rapid City is about 2,246 km (1,396 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Casper, 283 km to the southwest.
Rapid City at a glance
Country
Region
South Dakota
Population
73,569GeoNames
Coordinates
44.0805, -103.231044°04′50″N 103°13′52″W
Time zone
America/DenverUTC−07:00 / UTC−06:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
988 m (3,241 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
2,246 km (1,396 mi)
Where is Rapid City?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 52 min on the shortest day to 15 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Rapid City
- Casper — 283 km southwest
- Cheyenne — 352 km south
- Bismarck — 358 km northeast
- Fort Collins — 417 km south
- Greeley — 424 km south
- Loveland — 437 km south
- Billings — 456 km northwest
- Longmont — 462 km south
- Brighton — 474 km south
- Boulder — 482 km south
Largest cities in South Dakota
- Sioux Falls — 171,544
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.