US City rankings
Largest Cities in the United States by Area
Sitka, AK has the highest Land Area (mi²) (2,870 mi²), followed by Juneau, AK (2,703 mi²) and Anchorage, AK (1,707 mi²). El Reno, OK has the lowest (80 mi²).
134 of 477 cities
Land Area (mi²)
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 134 cities.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one city; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
135 mi²
Middle half 104 mi² – 210 mi²
Average
231 mi²
134 cities
Highest
2,870 mi²
Sitka, AK
Lowest
80 mi²
El Reno, OK
Data
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134 cities · # = rank by Land Area (mi²)
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sitka, AK | 2,870 mi² | 7,434 km² |
| 2 | Juneau, AK | 2,703 mi² | 7,000 km² |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | 1,707 mi² | 4,421 km² |
| 4 |  Jacksonville, FL | 747 mi² | 1,935 km² |
| 5 |  Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 716 mi² | 1,854 km² |
| 6 |  Houston, TX | 641 mi² | 1,660 km² |
| 7 |  Oklahoma City, OK | 607 mi² | 1,572 km² |
| 8 |  Phoenix, AZ | 518 mi² | 1,343 km² |
| 9 | San Antonio, TX | 499 mi² | 1,292 km² |
| 10 |  Nashville, TN | 476 mi² | 1,232 km² |
| 11 |  Los Angeles, CA | 471 mi² | 1,219 km² |
| 12 |  Suffolk, VA | 399 mi² | 1,034 km² |
| 13 | Buckeye, AZ | 396 mi² | 1,025 km² |
| 14 |  Indianapolis, IN | 361 mi² | 935 km² |
| 15 | Fort Worth, TX | 352 mi² | 912 km² |
| 16 | Dallas, TX | 340 mi² | 880 km² |
| 17 | Chesapeake, VA | 339 mi² | 877 km² |
| 18 | San Diego, CA | 326 mi² | 844 km² |
| 19 | Austin, TX | 325 mi² | 842 km² |
| 19 |  Louisville, KY | 325 mi² | 840 km² |
| 21 |  Kansas City, MO | 315 mi² | 815 km² |
| 22 |  Charlotte, NC | 312 mi² | 808 km² |
| 23 |  Augusta, GA | 302 mi² | 783 km² |
| 24 |  New York, NY | 301 mi² | 778 km² |
| 25 | Memphis, TN | 290 mi² | 751 km² |
| 26 | Lexington, KY | 284 mi² | 735 km² |
| 27 | El Paso, TX | 259 mi² | 670 km² |
| 28 | Virginia Beach, VA | 245 mi² | 634 km² |
| 29 | Tucson, AZ | 243 mi² | 629 km² |
| 30 |  Chicago, IL | 228 mi² | 590 km² |
| 31 |  Huntsville, AL | 225 mi² | 584 km² |
| 32 |  Columbus, OH | 222 mi² | 575 km² |
| 33 | Columbus, GA | 217 mi² | 561 km² |
| 34 |  Boulder City, NV | 212 mi² | 550 km² |
| 35 | California City, CA | 204 mi² | 527 km² |
| 36 |  Colorado Springs, CO | 202 mi² | 524 km² |
| 37 | Tulsa, OK | 198 mi² | 512 km² |
| 38 | Goodyear, AZ | 191 mi² | 495 km² |
| 39 |  Albuquerque, NM | 187 mi² | 485 km² |
| 40 | Scottsdale, AZ | 184 mi² | 477 km² |
| 41 |  Hibbing, MN | 182 mi² | 471 km² |
| 42 | Norman, OK | 179 mi² | 463 km² |
| 43 | San Jose, CA | 178 mi² | 461 km² |
| 44 | Peoria, AZ | 177 mi² | 458 km² |
| 45 |  New Orleans, LA | 170 mi² | 439 km² |
| 46 | Corpus Christi, TX | 168 mi² | 435 km² |
| 47 |  Wichita, KS | 165 mi² | 428 km² |
| 48 | Aurora, CO | 164 mi² | 425 km² |
| 49 | Montgomery, AL | 160 mi² | 414 km² |
| 50 | Denver, CO | 153 mi² | 397 km² |
| 51 | Raleigh, NC | 152 mi² | 394 km² |
| 51 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 152 mi² | 395 km² |
| 53 | Mobile, AL | 151 mi² | 391 km² |
| 53 | Georgetown, GA | 151 mi² | 392 km² |
| 55 | Bakersfield, CA | 150 mi² | 390 km² |
| 56 | Fayetteville, NC | 148 mi² | 384 km² |
| 57 | Birmingham, AL | 147 mi² | 381 km² |
| 58 | Carson City, NV | 145 mi² | 374 km² |
| 59 |  Omaha, NE | 143 mi² | 370 km² |
| 59 | Lubbock, TX | 143 mi² | 371 km² |
| 61 | Las Vegas, NV | 142 mi² | 368 km² |
| 61 | Mesa, AZ | 142 mi² | 368 km² |
| 61 | Chattanooga, TN | 142 mi² | 369 km² |
| 64 |  Detroit, MI | 139 mi² | 359 km² |
| 64 |  Columbia, SC | 139 mi² | 361 km² |
| 66 | Atlanta, GA | 135 mi² | 350 km² |
| 66 | Greensboro, NC | 135 mi² | 349 km² |
| 68 |  Philadelphia, PA | 134 mi² | 348 km² |
| 68 |  Portland, OR | 134 mi² | 346 km² |
| 68 | Winston-Salem, NC | 134 mi² | 346 km² |
| 71 | Orlando, FL | 130 mi² | 336 km² |
| 72 | Kansas City, KS | 125 mi² | 323 km² |
| 73 | Fernley, NV | 123 mi² | 318 km² |
| 74 | Brownsville, TX | 122 mi² | 316 km² |
| 74 | Marana, AZ | 122 mi² | 315 km² |
| 76 | Henderson, NV | 121 mi² | 313 km² |
| 76 |  Little Rock, AR | 121 mi² | 314 km² |
| 76 | Yuma, AZ | 121 mi² | 314 km² |
| 79 | Durham, NC | 120 mi² | 311 km² |
| 80 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 119 mi² | 309 km² |
| 81 | Fresno, CA | 116 mi² | 300 km² |
| 81 | Athens, GA | 116 mi² | 301 km² |
| 83 | Tampa, FL | 115 mi² | 297 km² |
| 83 | Charleston, SC | 115 mi² | 299 km² |
| 83 | Eloy, AZ | 115 mi² | 297 km² |
| 86 | Casa Grande, AZ | 114 mi² | 296 km² |
| 86 | Hartsville, TN | 114 mi² | 296 km² |
| 88 | Fort Wayne, IN | 112 mi² | 290 km² |
| 88 |  Jackson, MS | 112 mi² | 289 km² |
| 90 |  Salt Lake City, UT | 111 mi² | 287 km² |
| 90 | Surprise, AZ | 111 mi² | 286 km² |
| 92 | Savannah, GA | 110 mi² | 284 km² |
| 93 | Reno, NV | 109 mi² | 283 km² |
| 93 | Laredo, TX | 109 mi² | 283 km² |
| 95 | Shreveport, LA | 108 mi² | 280 km² |
| 96 | Abilene, TX | 107 mi² | 276 km² |
| 97 | Cape Coral, FL | 106 mi² | 275 km² |
| 97 | Amarillo, TX | 106 mi² | 275 km² |
| 97 | Palmdale, CA | 106 mi² | 275 km² |
| 100 | North Las Vegas, NV | 105 mi² | 273 km² |
| 101 | Lincoln, NE | 103 mi² | 265 km² |
| 101 | Tallahassee, FL | 103 mi² | 266 km² |
| 101 | Rio Rancho, NM | 103 mi² | 268 km² |
| 104 | Clarksville, TN | 100 mi² | 259 km² |
| 105 | Sacramento, CA | 99 mi² | 256 km² |
| 105 | Knoxville, TN | 99 mi² | 256 km² |
| 105 | North Port, FL | 99 mi² | 257 km² |
| 105 | St. Marys, PA | 99 mi² | 257 km² |
| 109 | Denton, TX | 97 mi² | 251 km² |
| 110 |  Milwaukee, WI | 96 mi² | 249 km² |
| 110 | Arlington, TX | 96 mi² | 248 km² |
| 110 | Palm Coast, FL | 96 mi² | 249 km² |
| 113 | Palm Springs, CA | 95 mi² | 245 km² |
| 114 | Lancaster, CA | 94 mi² | 244 km² |
| 115 | South Fulton, GA | 93 mi² | 241 km² |
| 116 | Waco, TX | 91 mi² | 236 km² |
| 117 | Dothan, AL | 90 mi² | 234 km² |
| 118 |  Des Moines, IA | 88 mi² | 228 km² |
| 119 | Palm Bay, FL | 87 mi² | 225 km² |
| 120 | Baton Rouge, LA | 86 mi² | 224 km² |
| 121 |  Sioux Falls, SD | 85 mi² | 219 km² |
| 121 | Oak Ridge, TN | 85 mi² | 221 km² |
| 123 |  Seattle, WA | 84 mi² | 218 km² |
| 123 | Madison, WI | 84 mi² | 218 km² |
| 123 | Edmond, OK | 84 mi² | 219 km² |
| 123 | Coolidge, AZ | 84 mi² | 216 km² |
| 127 | Springfield, MO | 83 mi² | 216 km² |
| 128 | Beaumont, TX | 82 mi² | 213 km² |
| 128 | Lawton, OK | 82 mi² | 212 km² |
| 130 |  Baltimore, MD | 81 mi² | 210 km² |
| 130 | Riverside, CA | 81 mi² | 210 km² |
| 130 | Toledo, OH | 81 mi² | 208 km² |
| 133 | Jonesboro, AR | 80 mi² | 208 km² |
| 133 | El Reno, OK | 80 mi² | 206 km² |
What correlates with Land Area (mi²)?
Pearson r against 30 other city metrics sharing at least 81 cities, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Land Area (mi²) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Land Area (mi²) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which US city has the highest Land Area (mi²)?
- Sitka, AK has the highest Land Area (mi²), at 2,870 mi², followed by Juneau, AK (2,703 mi²) and Anchorage, AK (1,707 mi²).
- Which US city has the lowest Land Area (mi²)?
- El Reno, OK has the lowest Land Area (mi²), at 80 mi².
- What is the median Land Area (mi²) across US cities?
- The median is 135 mi² across the 134 US cities with data.
- Where does this largest cities in the united states by area data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: U.S. Census Bureau; List of United States cities by area - Wiki. Last updated 2026-10-28.