Map of Rockford, United States
Rockford is a city in Illinois, United States, with a population of about 148,278. It lies at 42.2711°N, 89.0940°W, about 218 m above sea level. Rockford is about 1,084 km (674 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Beloit, 27 km to the north.
Rockford at a glance
Country
Region
Illinois
Population
148,278GeoNames
Coordinates
42.2711, -89.094042°16′16″N 89°05′38″W
Time zone
America/ChicagoUTC−06:00 / UTC−05:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
218 m (715 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
1,084 km (674 mi)
Where is Rockford?
- The 3rd largest city in Illinois on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Rockford
- Beloit — 27 km north
- Janesville — 46 km north
- DeKalb — 47 km southeast
- Crystal Lake — 64 km east
- Carpentersville — 71 km east
- Elgin — 72 km east
- Bartlett — 81 km east
- Aurora — 86 km southeast
- Hoffman Estates — 87 km east
- Schaumburg — 87 km east
Largest cities in Illinois
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Aurora — 200,661
- Joliet — 147,861
- Naperville — 147,100
- Peoria — 115,070
- Springfield — 114,394
- Elgin — 112,111
- Waukegan — 88,475
- Champaign — 86,096
- Cicero — 83,886
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.