Map of Whittier, United States
Whittier is a city in California, United States, with a population of about 87,438. It lies at 33.9792°N, 118.0328°W, about 112 m above sea level. Whittier is about 3,677 km (2,285 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is South Whittier, 3 km to the south.
Whittier at a glance
Country
Region
California
Population
87,438GeoNames
Coordinates
33.9792, -118.032833°58′45″N 118°01′58″W
Time zone
America/Los_AngelesUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
3,677 km (2,285 mi)
Where is Whittier?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Whittier
- South Whittier — 3 km south
- Pico Rivera — 6 km west
- Hacienda Heights — 6 km east
- La Mirada — 7 km south
- La Puente — 9 km northeast
- La Habra — 10 km southeast
- Norwalk — 10 km southwest
- El Monte — 10 km north
- Downey — 10 km southwest
- Bell Gardens — 11 km west
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.