Map of Torrance, United States
Torrance is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 143,592. It lies at 33.8359°N, 118.3406°W, about 27 m above sea level. Torrance is about 3,709 km (2,305 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Redondo Beach, 5 km to the west.
Torrance at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
143,592GeoNames
Coordinates
33.8359, -118.340633°50′09″N 118°20′26″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,709 km (2,305 mi)
Where is Torrance?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Torrance
- Redondo Beach — 5 km west
- Carson — 5 km east
- Lawndale — 6 km north
- Gardena — 7 km northeast
- Manhattan Beach — 8 km northwest
- Hawthorne — 9 km north
- Rancho Palos Verdes — 11 km southwest
- Willowbrook — 12 km northeast
- Compton — 13 km northeast
- Inglewood — 14 km north
Largest cities in California
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- San Diego — 1,404,452
- San Jose — 997,368
- San Francisco — 827,526
- Fresno — 542,107
- Sacramento — 524,943
- Long Beach — 474,140
- Oakland — 419,267
- Bakersfield — 373,640
- Anaheim — 350,742
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.