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Sterling
City population
27,822
#1,691
in United States
#40
in Virginia
#19,255
worldwide
39.006, -77.429 · 36 km from Washington
About Sterling
Sterling is a city in Virginia, United States with a population of 27,822. It is the 1,691st largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 19,255th largest worldwide. It lies 36 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#40of 84
Elevation
89 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.006, -77.429
Record updated
2011-05-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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