Map of San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 827,526. It lies at 37.7749°N, 122.4194°W, about 16 m above sea level. San Francisco is about 3,919 km (2,435 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Daly City, 9 km to the southwest.

San Francisco at a glance

Where is San Francisco?

• The 21st largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in California on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Francisco

• Daly City — 9 km southwest
• South San Francisco — 13 km south
• Oakland — 13 km east
• Alameda — 14 km east
• San Bruno — 16 km south
• Berkeley — 17 km northeast
• Pacifica — 19 km south
• Richmond — 19 km north
• San Leandro — 24 km east
• San Rafael — 24 km northwest

Largest cities in California

• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• San Diego — 1,404,452
• San Jose — 997,368
• Fresno — 542,107
• Sacramento — 524,943
• Long Beach — 474,140
• Oakland — 419,267
• Bakersfield — 373,640
• Anaheim — 350,742
• Riverside — 317,261

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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Other places named San Francisco

• San Francisco — Caraga, Philippines
• San Francisco — Cordoba, Argentina

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.