List of United States cities by area

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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).

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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 (**). Only cities are in this list, towns are not included. Example, the town of Plymouth in Massachusetts has a land area of 96.5 square miles, which would place it at number 123.

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

CitySTLand areaWater areaTotal areaPopulation
(2020)
(mi2)(km2)(mi2)(km2)(mi2)(km2)
Sitka AK 2,870.17,4341,945.05,0384,815.112,4718,458
Juneau AK 2,702.97,000555.11,4383,258.08,43832,255
Wrangell AK 2,556.16,620915.02,3703,471.18,9902,127
Anchorage AK 1,707.14,421237.46151,944.55,036291,247
Tribune [a] * KS 778.22,01600778.22,0161,182
Jacksonville FL 747.31,935127.2329874.52,265949,611
Anaconda * MT 736.71,9084.712741.41,9209,421
Butte * MT 715.81,8540.61.6716.31,85534,494
Houston TX 640.81,66031.281672.01,7402,304,580
Oklahoma City OK 606.51,57114.337620.81,608681,054
Phoenix AZ 518.31,3421.02.6519.31,3451,608,139
San Antonio TX 498.91,2925.815504.71,3071,434,625
Nashville * TN 475.61,23221.656497.21,288689,447
Los Angeles CA 470.51,21931.181501.61,2993,898,747
Statenville [b] GA 420.41,0890.30.78420.71,0903,697
Suffolk [c] ** VA 399.21,03429.777428.91,11194,324
Buckeye AZ 395.41,0240.20.52395.61,02591,502
Indianapolis * IN 361.09356.918367.9953887,642
Fort Worth TX 351.99118.221360.1933918,915
Dallas TX 339.788044.0114383.79941,304,379
Chesapeake [d] ** VA 338.587712.532350.9909249,422
Austin TX 326.48456.617332.9862961,855
San Diego CA 326.184546.3120372.49651,386,932
Louisville * KY 324.584016.543341.0883633,045
Kansas City MO 314.58154.111318.6825508,090
Charlotte NC 311.68072.05.2313.6812874,579
Augusta * GA 302.37834.211306.5794202,081
New York City NY 300.5778172.0445472.41,2248,804,190
Memphis TN 289.87518.923298.7774633,104
Lexington KY 283.97351.74.4285.6740322,570
El Paso TX 258.86700.51.3259.4672678,815
Macon GA 249.46465.514254.9660157,346
Cusseta GA 248.76442.46.2251.26519,565
Virginia Beach [e] ** VA 244.7634252.8655497.51,289459,470
Tucson AZ 242.26270.30.78242.5628542,629
Chicago IL 227.75906.818234.56072,746,388
Huntsville AL 225.25831.53.9226.8587215,006
Columbus OH 221.55745.915227.4589905,748
Columbus GA 216.55614.512221.0572206,922
Valdez AK 212.955159.0153271.97043,985
Boulder City NV 212.35500.00212.355014,885
Preston [f] GA 209.75430.92.3210.65452,348
California City CA 203.65270.10.26203.752814,973
Colorado Springs CO 202.15230.41.0202.5524478,961
Tulsa OK 197.75124.111201.8523413,066
Goodyear AZ 191.34950.00191.349595,294
Albuquerque NM 187.34851.74.4188.9489564,559
Scottsdale AZ 184.04770.41.0184.4478241,361
Hibbing MN 182.04714.411186.548316,214
Norman OK 178.746310.527189.2490128,026
San Jose CA 177.94613.18.0181.14691,013,240
Peoria AZ 176.74583.28.3179.9466190,985
New Orleans LA 169.5439180.3467349.8906383,997
Corpus Christi TX 166.4431328.7851495.11,282317,863
Wichita KS 165.14284.512169.5439397,532
Aurora CO 164.14250.61.6164.6426386,261
Montgomery AL 159.94142.46.2162.3420200,603
Denver CO 153.13971.74.4154.7401715,522
Sierra Vista AZ 152.43950.30.78152.739545,308
Georgetown GA 151.23929.324160.64162,235
Raleigh NC 150.93911.12.8152.0394467,665
Mobile AL 150.839140.6105191.5496187,041
Bakersfield CA 150.33891.53.9151.7393403,455
Fayetteville NC 148.33841.84.7150.1389208,501
Birmingham AL 147.13812.56.5149.6387200,733
Carson City [g] ** NV 144.537412.633157.140758,639
Lubbock TX 143.23711.33.4144.5374257,141
Omaha NE 142.93703.69.3146.5379486,051
Chattanooga TN 142.43697.720150.1389181,099
Las Vegas NV 141.93680.10.26141.9368641,903
Mesa AZ 141.83670.61.6142.4369504,258
Detroit MI 138.73594.211142.9370639,111
Columbia SC 138.53592.97.5141.4366136,632
Bunnell FL 136.33530.10.26136.33533,276
Atlanta GA 135.33501.12.8136.4353498,715
Philadelphia PA 134.33488.121142.43691,603,797
Greensboro NC 134.33485.213139.5361299,035
Winston-Salem NC 133.73461.23.1134.9349249,545
Portland OR 133.534611.530145.0376652,503
Brownsville TX 133.434613.735147.1381186,738
Lynchburg TN 129.23351.23.1130.43386,461
Kansas City KS 124.73233.69.3128.3332156,607
Fernley NV 122.73186.717129.533522,895
Marana AZ 121.73150.71.8122.431751,908
Little Rock AR 121.23143.07.8124.2322202,591
Yuma AZ 121.13140.10.26121.231495,548
Henderson NV 121.03130.51.3121.5315317,610
Port St. Lucie FL 119.23091.64.1120.8313204,851
Durham NC 118.83080.82.1119.7310283,506
Athens * GA 116.43011.84.7118.2306127,315
Fresno CA 115.83001.23.1117.1303542,107
Charleston SC 115.229820.954136.1352150,227
Eloy AZ 114.72970.10.26114.829715,635
Tampa FL 114.529763.6165178.1461384,959
Hartsville TN 114.32962.36.0116.630211,615
Casa Grande AZ 113.92950.00113.929553,658
Fort Wayne IN 111.82900.30.78112.1290263,886
Jackson MS 111.72892.15.4113.8295153,701
Orlando FL 111.12888.221119.3309307,573
Salt Lake City UT 110.92870.41.0111.3288199,723
Surprise AZ 110.52860.20.52110.7287143,148
Savannah GA 109.42834.812114.2296147,780
Laredo TX 109.12831.53.9110.5286255,205
Reno NV 109.02822.87.3111.8290264,165
Shreveport LA 108.228015.741123.8321187,593
Abilene TX 106.72765.414112.1290125,182
Cape Coral FL 106.327513.435119.6310194,016
Palmdale CA 106.12750.20.52106.3275169,450
Babbitt MN 106.02750.82.1106.82771,397
North Las Vegas NV 105.42730.00105.4273262,527
Amarillo TX 103.62681.64.1105.2272200,393
Rio Rancho NM 103.42680.30.78103.6268104,046
Tallahassee FL 102.62662.97.5105.5273196,169
Unalaska AK 102.2265108.7282210.95464,254
Lincoln NE 101.12621.43.6102.5265291,082
Clarksville TN 100.12590.71.8100.8261166,722
North Port FL 99.42574.812104.227074,793
St. Marys PA 99.32570.20.5299.525812,738
Nightmute AK 99.02565.414104.4270306
Knoxville TN 98.72565.514104.3270190,740
Sacramento CA 98.62552.15.4100.7261524,943
Denton TX 96.92511.43.698.3255139,869
Palm Coast FL 96.32491.23.197.525389,258
Milwaukee WI 96.22490.61.696.8251577,222
Arlington TX 95.82483.69.399.4257394,266
Palm Springs CA 94.52450.10.2694.724544,575
Lancaster CA 94.32440.30.7894.5245173,516
South Fulton GA 92.82401.33.494.1244107,436
Waco TX 91.023612.432103.4268138,486
Dothan AL 90.22340.30.7890.623571,072
Des Moines IA 88.22282.66.790.7235214,133
Baton Rouge LA 86.92252.25.789.1231227,470
Palm Bay FL 86.72251.53.988.2228119,760
Oak Ridge TN 85.32214.71290.023331,402
Boise ID 85.22211.02.686.1223235,684
Edmond OK 84.42193.18.087.522794,428
Seattle WA 84.021858.1150142.1368737,015
Madison WI 83.621721.455105.0272269,840
Sioux Falls SD 83.62170.51.384.1218192,517
Coolidge AZ 83.52160.20.5283.721713,218
Springfield MO 83.32160.61.683.9217169,176
Beaumont TX 82.12132.87.384.9220115,282
Lawton OK 81.72120.0081.721290,381
Riverside CA 81.12100.30.7881.5211314,998
Baltimore ** MD 80.921011.12992.1239585,708
Toledo OH 80.52083.38.583.8217270,871
Jonesboro AR 80.22080.61.680.720978,576
El Reno OK 79.62060.61.680.220816,989
Caribou ME 79.32050.82.180.12077,396
Ellsworth ME 79.320514.63893.92438,399

See also

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.

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