Map of Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Wilmington is a city in North Carolina, United States, with a population of about 115,933. It lies at 34.2356°N, 77.9460°W, about 9 m above sea level. Wilmington is about 524 km (326 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jacksonville, 75 km to the northeast.

Wilmington at a glance

Where is Wilmington?

• The 8th largest city in North Carolina on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 52 min on the shortest day to 14 h 27 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wilmington

• Jacksonville — 75 km northeast
• Fayetteville — 125 km northwest
• Goldsboro — 128 km north
• Greenville — 162 km north
• Wilson — 165 km north
• Raleigh — 182 km north
• Apex — 186 km northwest
• Cary — 189 km northwest
• Rocky Mount — 190 km north
• Wake Forest — 201 km north

Largest cities in North Carolina

• Charlotte — 911,311
• Raleigh — 482,295
• Greensboro — 285,342
• Durham — 257,636
• Winston-Salem — 241,218
• Fayetteville — 201,963
• Cary — 159,769
• High Point — 110,268
• Asheville — 95,056
• Greenville — 90,597

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 Wilmington

• Wilmington — Delaware, United States

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.