List of United States cities by area

This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km²).

In many cases an incorporated place is geographically large because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county. In some cases the county no longer exists, while in others the arrangement has formed a consolidated city-county (or city-borough in Alaska, or city-parish in Louisiana); these are shown in bold. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. In such cases, this list presents only that portion (or “balance”) of such consolidated city-counties that are not a part of another incorporated place; these are indicated with asterisks (*). Cities that are not consolidated with or part of any county are independent cities, indicated with two asterisks (**).

List

All data is from the United States Census. ^{[1] [2]}

City	ST	Land area		Water area		Total area		Population (2020)
		(mi2)	(km2)	(mi2)	(km2)	(mi2)	(km2)
Sitka	AK	2,870.1	7,434	1,945.0	5,038	4,815.1	12,471	8,458
Juneau	AK	2,702.9	7,000	555.1	1,438	3,258.0	8,438	32,255
Wrangell	AK	2,556.1	6,620	915.0	2,370	3,471.1	8,990	2,127
Anchorage	AK	1,707.1	4,421	237.4	615	1,944.5	5,036	291,247
Tribune [a] *	KS	778.2	2,016	0	0	778.2	2,016	1,182
Jacksonville	FL	747.3	1,935	127.2	329	874.5	2,265	949,611
Anaconda *	MT	736.7	1,908	4.7	12	741.4	1,920	9,421
Butte *	MT	715.8	1,854	0.6	1.6	716.3	1,855	34,494
Houston	TX	640.8	1,660	31.2	81	672.0	1,740	2,304,580
Oklahoma City	OK	606.5	1,571	14.3	37	620.8	1,608	681,054
Phoenix	AZ	518.3	1,342	1.0	2.6	519.3	1,345	1,608,139
San Antonio	TX	498.9	1,292	5.8	15	504.7	1,307	1,434,625
Nashville *	TN	475.6	1,232	21.6	56	497.2	1,288	689,447
Los Angeles	CA	470.5	1,219	31.1	81	501.6	1,299	3,898,747
Statenville [b]	GA	420.4	1,089	0.3	0.78	420.7	1,090	3,697
Suffolk [c] **	VA	399.2	1,034	29.7	77	428.9	1,111	94,324
Buckeye	AZ	395.4	1,024	0.2	0.52	395.6	1,025	91,502
Indianapolis *	IN	361.0	935	6.9	18	367.9	953	887,642
Fort Worth	TX	351.9	911	8.2	21	360.1	933	918,915
Dallas	TX	339.7	880	44.0	114	383.7	994	1,304,379
Chesapeake [d] **	VA	338.5	877	12.5	32	350.9	909	249,422
Austin	TX	326.4	845	6.6	17	332.9	862	961,855
San Diego	CA	326.1	845	46.3	120	372.4	965	1,386,932
Louisville *	KY	324.5	840	16.5	43	341.0	883	633,045
Kansas City	MO	314.5	815	4.1	11	318.6	825	508,090
Charlotte	NC	311.6	807	2.0	5.2	313.6	812	874,579
Augusta *	GA	302.3	783	4.2	11	306.5	794	202,081
New York City	NY	300.5	778	172.0	445	472.4	1,224	8,804,190
Memphis	TN	289.8	751	8.9	23	298.7	774	633,104
Lexington	KY	283.9	735	1.7	4.4	285.6	740	322,570
El Paso	TX	258.8	670	0.5	1.3	259.4	672	678,815
Macon	GA	249.4	646	5.5	14	254.9	660	157,346
Cusseta	GA	248.7	644	2.4	6.2	251.2	651	9,565
Virginia Beach [e] **	VA	244.7	634	252.8	655	497.5	1,289	459,470
Tucson	AZ	242.2	627	0.3	0.78	242.5	628	542,629
Chicago	IL	227.7	590	6.8	18	234.5	607	2,746,388
Huntsville	AL	225.2	583	1.5	3.9	226.8	587	215,006
Columbus	OH	221.5	574	5.9	15	227.4	589	905,748
Columbus	GA	216.5	561	4.5	12	221.0	572	206,922
Valdez	AK	212.9	551	59.0	153	271.9	704	3,985
Boulder City	NV	212.3	550	0.0	0	212.3	550	14,885
Preston [f]	GA	209.7	543	0.9	2.3	210.6	545	2,348
California City	CA	203.6	527	0.1	0.26	203.7	528	14,973
Colorado Springs	CO	202.1	523	0.4	1.0	202.5	524	478,961
Tulsa	OK	197.7	512	4.1	11	201.8	523	413,066
Goodyear	AZ	191.3	495	0.0	0	191.3	495	95,294
Albuquerque	NM	187.3	485	1.7	4.4	188.9	489	564,559
Scottsdale	AZ	184.0	477	0.4	1.0	184.4	478	241,361
Hibbing	MN	182.0	471	4.4	11	186.5	483	16,214
Norman	OK	178.7	463	10.5	27	189.2	490	128,026
San Jose	CA	177.9	461	3.1	8.0	181.1	469	1,013,240
Peoria	AZ	176.7	458	3.2	8.3	179.9	466	190,985
New Orleans	LA	169.5	439	180.3	467	349.8	906	383,997
Corpus Christi	TX	166.4	431	328.7	851	495.1	1,282	317,863
Wichita	KS	165.1	428	4.5	12	169.5	439	397,532
Aurora	CO	164.1	425	0.6	1.6	164.6	426	386,261
Montgomery	AL	159.9	414	2.4	6.2	162.3	420	200,603
Denver	CO	153.1	397	1.7	4.4	154.7	401	715,522
Sierra Vista	AZ	152.4	395	0.3	0.78	152.7	395	45,308
Georgetown	GA	151.2	392	9.3	24	160.6	416	2,235
Raleigh	NC	150.9	391	1.1	2.8	152.0	394	467,665
Mobile	AL	150.8	391	40.6	105	191.5	496	187,041
Bakersfield	CA	150.3	389	1.5	3.9	151.7	393	403,455
Fayetteville	NC	148.3	384	1.8	4.7	150.1	389	208,501
Birmingham	AL	147.1	381	2.5	6.5	149.6	387	200,733
Carson City [g] **	NV	144.5	374	12.6	33	157.1	407	58,639
Lubbock	TX	143.2	371	1.3	3.4	144.5	374	257,141
Omaha	NE	142.9	370	3.6	9.3	146.5	379	486,051
Chattanooga	TN	142.4	369	7.7	20	150.1	389	181,099
Las Vegas	NV	141.9	368	0.1	0.26	141.9	368	641,903
Mesa	AZ	141.8	367	0.6	1.6	142.4	369	504,258
Detroit	MI	138.7	359	4.2	11	142.9	370	639,111
Columbia	SC	138.5	359	2.9	7.5	141.4	366	136,632
Bunnell	FL	136.3	353	0.1	0.26	136.3	353	3,276
Atlanta	GA	135.3	350	1.1	2.8	136.4	353	498,715
Philadelphia	PA	134.3	348	8.1	21	142.4	369	1,603,797
Greensboro	NC	134.3	348	5.2	13	139.5	361	299,035
Winston-Salem	NC	133.7	346	1.2	3.1	134.9	349	249,545
Portland	OR	133.5	346	11.5	30	145.0	376	652,503
Brownsville	TX	133.4	346	13.7	35	147.1	381	186,738
Lynchburg	TN	129.2	335	1.2	3.1	130.4	338	6,461
Kansas City	KS	124.7	323	3.6	9.3	128.3	332	156,607
Fernley	NV	122.7	318	6.7	17	129.5	335	22,895
Marana	AZ	121.7	315	0.7	1.8	122.4	317	51,908
Little Rock	AR	121.2	314	3.0	7.8	124.2	322	202,591
Yuma	AZ	121.1	314	0.1	0.26	121.2	314	95,548
Henderson	NV	121.0	313	0.5	1.3	121.5	315	317,610
Port St. Lucie	FL	119.2	309	1.6	4.1	120.8	313	204,851
Durham	NC	118.8	308	0.8	2.1	119.7	310	283,506
Athens *	GA	116.4	301	1.8	4.7	118.2	306	127,315
Fresno	CA	115.8	300	1.2	3.1	117.1	303	542,107
Charleston	SC	115.2	298	20.9	54	136.1	352	150,227
Eloy	AZ	114.7	297	0.1	0.26	114.8	297	15,635
Tampa	FL	114.5	297	63.6	165	178.1	461	384,959
Hartsville	TN	114.3	296	2.3	6.0	116.6	302	11,615
Casa Grande	AZ	113.9	295	0.0	0	113.9	295	53,658
Fort Wayne	IN	111.8	290	0.3	0.78	112.1	290	263,886
Jackson	MS	111.7	289	2.1	5.4	113.8	295	153,701
Orlando	FL	111.1	288	8.2	21	119.3	309	307,573
Salt Lake City	UT	110.9	287	0.4	1.0	111.3	288	199,723
Surprise	AZ	110.5	286	0.2	0.52	110.7	287	143,148
Savannah	GA	109.4	283	4.8	12	114.2	296	147,780
Laredo	TX	109.1	283	1.5	3.9	110.5	286	255,205
Reno	NV	109.0	282	2.8	7.3	111.8	290	264,165
Shreveport	LA	108.2	280	15.7	41	123.8	321	187,593
Abilene	TX	106.7	276	5.4	14	112.1	290	125,182
Cape Coral	FL	106.3	275	13.4	35	119.6	310	194,016
Palmdale	CA	106.1	275	0.2	0.52	106.3	275	169,450
Babbitt	MN	106.0	275	0.8	2.1	106.8	277	1,397
North Las Vegas	NV	105.4	273	0.0	0	105.4	273	262,527
Amarillo	TX	103.6	268	1.6	4.1	105.2	272	200,393
Rio Rancho	NM	103.4	268	0.3	0.78	103.6	268	104,046
Tallahassee	FL	102.6	266	2.9	7.5	105.5	273	196,169
Unalaska	AK	102.2	265	108.7	282	210.9	546	4,254
Lincoln	NE	101.1	262	1.4	3.6	102.5	265	291,082
Clarksville	TN	100.1	259	0.7	1.8	100.8	261	166,722
North Port	FL	99.4	257	4.8	12	104.2	270	74,793
St. Marys	PA	99.3	257	0.2	0.52	99.5	258	12,738
Nightmute	AK	99.0	256	5.4	14	104.4	270	306
Knoxville	TN	98.7	256	5.5	14	104.3	270	190,740
Sacramento	CA	98.6	255	2.1	5.4	100.7	261	524,943
Denton	TX	96.9	251	1.4	3.6	98.3	255	139,869
Palm Coast	FL	96.3	249	1.2	3.1	97.5	253	89,258
Milwaukee	WI	96.2	249	0.6	1.6	96.8	251	577,222
Arlington	TX	95.8	248	3.6	9.3	99.4	257	394,266
Palm Springs	CA	94.5	245	0.1	0.26	94.7	245	44,575
Lancaster	CA	94.3	244	0.3	0.78	94.5	245	173,516
South Fulton	GA	92.8	240	1.3	3.4	94.1	244	107,436
Waco	TX	91.0	236	12.4	32	103.4	268	138,486
Dothan	AL	90.2	234	0.3	0.78	90.6	235	71,072
Des Moines	IA	88.2	228	2.6	6.7	90.7	235	214,133
Baton Rouge	LA	86.9	225	2.2	5.7	89.1	231	227,470
Palm Bay	FL	86.7	225	1.5	3.9	88.2	228	119,760
Oak Ridge	TN	85.3	221	4.7	12	90.0	233	31,402
Boise	ID	85.2	221	1.0	2.6	86.1	223	235,684
Edmond	OK	84.4	219	3.1	8.0	87.5	227	94,428
Seattle	WA	84.0	218	58.1	150	142.1	368	737,015
Madison	WI	83.6	217	21.4	55	105.0	272	269,840
Sioux Falls	SD	83.6	217	0.5	1.3	84.1	218	192,517
Coolidge	AZ	83.5	216	0.2	0.52	83.7	217	13,218
Springfield	MO	83.3	216	0.6	1.6	83.9	217	169,176
Beaumont	TX	82.1	213	2.8	7.3	84.9	220	115,282
Lawton	OK	81.7	212	0.0	0	81.7	212	90,381
Riverside	CA	81.1	210	0.3	0.78	81.5	211	314,998
Baltimore **	MD	80.9	210	11.1	29	92.1	239	585,708
Toledo	OH	80.5	208	3.3	8.5	83.8	217	270,871
Jonesboro	AR	80.2	208	0.6	1.6	80.7	209	78,576
El Reno	OK	79.6	206	0.6	1.6	80.2	208	16,989
Caribou	ME	79.3	205	0.8	2.1	80.1	207	7,396
Ellsworth	ME	79.3	205	14.6	38	93.9	243	8,399

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Explanatory notes

1. Merged with Greeley County.
2. Merged with Echols County.
3. Consolidated with the independent city of Nansemond in 1974, which had been Nansemond County until 1972.
4. Consolidated with remaining unincorporated portions of Norfolk County in 1963.
5. Consolidated with Princess Anne County in 1963.
6. Merged with Webster County.
7. Consolidated with Ormsby County in 1969.

References

1. "Places" dataset at Census Gazetteer Files, dated August 21, 2024.
2. 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Table 1: Race