This list ranks U.S. cities by land area (not including bodies of water). Total areas are also given. If ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities would appear disproportionately "larger". San Francisco is an extreme example; water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 mi² (601 km²).

The list is headed by consolidated city-counties, where a city comprises the whole area of a county (or equivalent), and so may include significant portions of rural areas or even wilderness. When these cities are removed from consideration, the largest cities are Oklahoma City, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Antonio - all western cities that have had few or no geographical constraints to their expansion, whose greatest growth has occurred in the postwar automobile age, and which have had relatively little competition from their neighbors to annex additional land.

See also List of United States cities by population.

Rank	City	Land Area (mi²)	Land Area (km²)	Water Area (mi²)	Water Area (km²)	Total Area (mi²)	Total Area (km²)	Population (2000)
1	Yakutat City, Alaska *	7,650.5	19,814.7	1,808.8	4,684.8	9,459.3	24,499.5	808
2	Sitka, Alaska *	2,874.0	7,443.6	1,937.5	5,018.3	4,811.5	12,461.9	8,835
3	Juneau, Alaska *	2,716.7	7,036.2	538.3	1,394.3	3,255.0	8,430.5	30,711
4	Anchorage, Alaska *	1,697.2	4,395.8	263.9	683.4	1,961.1	5,079.2	260,283
5	Jacksonville, Florida *	757.7	1,962.4	116.6	302.1	874.3	2,264.5	735,617
6	Anaconda, Montana *	737.0	1,908.8	4.2	10.8	741.2	1,919.6	9,417
7	Butte, Montana *	716.1	1,854.7	0.7	1.7	716.8	1,856.5	33,892
8	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	607.0	1,572.1	14.2	36.7	621.1	1,608.8	506,132
9	Honolulu, Hawaii *	599.8	1,553.4	1,527.1	3,955.1	2,126.9	5,508.5	876,156
10	Houston, Texas	579.4	1,500.7	22.3	57.7	601.7	1,558.4	1,953,631
11	Phoenix, Arizona	517.126	1,334.1	0.2	0.6	517.17	1,334.1	1,321,045
12	Nashville, Tennessee	473.3	1,225.9	23.7	61.4	497.0	1,287.2	545,524
13	Los Angeles, California	469.1	1,214.9	29.2	75.7	498.3	1,290.6	3,694,820
14	Skagway, Alaska	452.4	1,171.8	11.9	30.8	464.3	1,202.7	862
15	San Antonio, Texas	407.6	1,055.6	4.5	11.7	412.1	1,067.3	1,144,646
16	Suffolk, Virginia	400.0	1,036.1	29.0	75.2	429.1	1,111.3	63,677
17	Indianapolis, Indiana	361.5	936.2	6.7	17.3	368.2	953.5	781,870
18	Dallas, Texas	342.5	887.2	42.5	110.0	385.0	997.1	1,188,580
19	Chesapeake, Virginia	340.7	882.5	10.2	26.4	350.9	908.8	199,184
20	San Diego, California	324.3	840.0	47.7	123.5	372.0	963.6	1,223,400
21	Kansas City, Missouri	313.5	812.1	4.5	11.6	318.0	823.7	441,545
22	New York, New York	303.3	785.6	165.6	428.8	468.9	1,214.4	8,008,278
23	Augusta, Georgia *	302.1	782.5	4.3	11.3	306.5	793.8	195,182
24	Fort Worth, Texas	292.5	757.7	6.4	16.5	298.9	774.1	534,694
25	Lexington, Kentucky *	284.5	736.9	1.0	2.6	285.5	739.5	260,512
26	Memphis, Tennessee	279.3	723.4	15.4	40.0	294.8	763.4	650,100
27	Austin, Texas	251.5	651.4	6.9	17.9	258.4	669.3	656,562
28	El Paso, Texas	249.1	645.1	1.5	3.8	250.5	648.9	563,662
29	Virginia Beach, Virginia	248.3	643.1	249.0	645.0	497.3	1,288.1	425,257
30	Charlotte, North Carolina	242.3	627.5	0.6	1.5	242.9	629.0	540,828
31	Chicago, Illinois	227.1	588.3	6.9	17.8	234.0	606.1	2,896,016
32	Valdez, Alaska	222.0	574.9	55.1	142.7	277.1	717.6	4,036
33	Columbus, Georgia	216.1	559.7	4.7	12.3	220.8	572.0	185,781
34	Columbus, Ohio	210.3	544.6	2.3	5.9	212.5	550.5	711,470
35	California City, California	203.6	527.2	0.1	0.2	203.6	527.4	8,385
36	Boulder City, Nevada	202.6	524.8	0.0	0.1	202.7	524.9	14,966
37	Tucson, Arizona	194.7	504.2	0.4	1.1	195.1	505.3	486,699
38	Colorado Springs, Colorado	185.7	481.1	0.4	1.0	186.1	482.1	360,890
39	Scottsdale, Arizona	184.2	477.1	0.2	0.6	184.4	477.7	202,705
40	Tulsa, Oklahoma	182.6	473.1	4.2	10.9	186.8	483.9	393,049
41	Hibbing, Minnesota	181.7	470.5	4.8	12.5	186.5	483.1	17,071
42	Albuquerque, New Mexico	180.6	467.9	0.6	1.7	181.3	469.5	448,607
43	New Orleans, Louisiana *	180.6	467.6	169.7	439.4	350.2	907.1	484,674
44	Norman, Oklahoma	177.0	458.4	12.5	32.4	189.5	490.8	95,694
45	San Jose, California	174.9	452.9	3.3	8.6	178.2	461.5	894,943
46	Huntsville, Alabama	174.0	450.8	0.4	1.0	174.4	451.8	158,216
47	Montgomery, Alabama	155.4	402.4	0.8	2.1	156.2	404.5	201,568
48	Corpus Christi, Texas	154.6	400.5	305.6	791.5	460.2	1,192.0	277,454
49	Sierra Vista, Arizona	153.5	397.5	0.0	0.1	153.5	397.5	37,775
50	Denver, Colorado	153.4	397.2	1.6	4.1	154.9	401.3	554,636
51	Birmingham, Alabama	149.9	388.3	2.0	5.3	152.0	393.6	242,820
52	Buckeye, Arizona	145.8	377.5	0.0	0.0	145.8	377.5	6,537
53	Carson City, Nevada	143.4	371.3	12.3	31.9	155.7	403.2	52,457
54	Aurora, Colorado	142.5	369.1	0.2	0.6	142.7	369.7	276,393
55	Detroit, Michigan	138.8	359.4	4.2	10.8	142.9	370.2	951,270
56	Peoria, Arizona	138.2	358.0	3.5	9.0	141.7	366.9	108,364
57	Wichita, Kansas	135.8	351.6	3.2	8.2	138.9	359.8	344,284
58	Chattanooga, Tennessee	135.2	350.2	8.0	20.6	143.2	370.8	155,554
59	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *	135.1	349.9	7.5	19.5	142.6	369.4	1,517,550
60	Portland, Oregon	134.3	347.9	11.0	28.6	145.4	376.5	529,121
61	Atlanta, Georgia	131.7	341.2	0.7	1.8	132.4	343.0	416,474
62	Lynchburg, Tennessee	129.2	334.6	1.2	3.1	130.4	337.7	5,740
63	Columbia, South Carolina	125.2	324.3	2.5	6.5	127.7	330.8	116,278
64	Mesa, Arizona	125.0	323.7	0.2	0.5	125.2	324.2	396,375
65	Kansas City, Kansas	124.3	321.8	3.6	9.2	127.8	331.0	146,866
66	Adak, Alaska	122.4	316.9	4.9	12.8	127.3	329.7	316
67	Mobile, Alabama	117.9	305.4	41.5	107.6	159.4	412.9	198,915
68	Athens, Georgia	117.8	305.0	0.5	1.2	118.2	306.2	100,266
69	Goodyear, Arizona	116.5	301.6	0.0	0.0	116.5	301.6	18,911
70	Little Rock, Arkansas	116.2	301.0	0.6	1.6	116.8	302.5	183,133
71	Omaha, Nebraska	115.7	299.7	3.2	8.2	118.9	307.9	390,007
72	Lubbock, Texas	114.8	297.4	0.1	0.3	114.9	297.6	199,564
73	Raleigh, North Carolina	114.6	296.8	1.0	2.5	115.6	299.3	276,093
74	Las Vegas, Nevada	113.3	293.5	0.1	0.1	113.4	293.6	478,434
75	Bakersfield, California	113.1	292.9	1.3	3.4	114.4	296.3	247,057
76	Tampa, Florida	112.1	290.2	58.5	151.6	170.6	441.9	303,447
77	Unalaska, Alaska	111.0	287.5	101.3	262.4	212.3	549.9	4,283
78	Salt Lake City, Utah	109.1	282.5	1.3	3.3	110.4	285.9	181,743
79	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	108.9	281.9	0.8	2.0	109.6	284.0	185,776
80	Yuma, Arizona	106.7	276.2	0.1	0.2	106.7	276.4	77,515
81	Babbitt, Minnesota	105.7	273.6	1.1	2.8	106.7	276.4	1,670
82	Cape Coral, Florida	105.2	272.4	9.9	25.7	115.1	298.1	102,286
83	Abilene, Texas	105.1	272.3	5.5	14.2	110.6	286.5	115,930
84	Palmdale, California	105.0	271.8	0.1	0.4	105.1	272.2	116,670
85	Jackson, Mississippi	104.9	271.7	1.9	5.0	106.8	276.7	184,256
86	Greensboro, North Carolina	104.7	271.2	4.5	11.8	109.3	283.0	223,891
87	Fresno, California	104.4	270.3	0.4	1.1	104.8	271.4	427,652
88	Shreveport, Louisiana	103.1	267.1	14.6	37.9	117.8	305.1	200,145
89	St. Marys, Pennsylvania	99.3	257.2	0.2	0.4	99.5	257.7	14,502
90	Sacramento, California	97.2	251.6	2.1	5.4	99.2	257.0	407,018
91	Charleston, South Carolina	97.0	251.2	17.1	44.3	114.1	295.5	96,650
92	Nightmute, Alaska	97.0	251.2	4.6	11.8	101.5	263.0	208
93	Plymouth, Massachusetts	96.5	250.0	37.5	97.0	134.0	347.0	51,701
94	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	96.1	248.8	0.9	2.2	96.9	251.0	596,974
95	Arlington, Texas	95.8	248.2	3.2	8.3	99.0	256.5	332,969
96	Tallahassee, Florida	95.7	247.9	2.5	6.6	98.3	254.5	150,624
97	Clarksville, Tennessee	94.9	245.7	0.7	1.8	95.5	247.5	103,455
98	Durham, North Carolina	94.6	245.1	0.3	0.7	94.9	245.8	187,035
99	Palm Springs, California	94.2	244.1	0.8	2.2	95.1	246.3	42,807
100	Lancaster, California	94.0	243.5	0.2	0.5	94.2	243.9	118,718
101	Orlando, Florida	93.5	242.2	7.5	19.3	101.0	261.5	185,951
102	Knoxville, Tennessee	92.7	240.0	5.4	14.1	98.1	254.0	173,890
103	Amarillo, Texas	89.9	232.7	0.4	1.2	90.3	233.9	173,627
104	Dothan, Alabama	86.6	224.3	0.2	0.5	86.8	224.9	57,737
105	Oak Ridge, Tennessee	85.5	221.6	4.4	11.3	89.9	232.9	27,387
106	Edmond, Oklahoma	85.1	220.5	2.8	7.3	87.9	227.8	68,315
107	Beaumont, Texas	85.0	220.2	0.9	2.4	85.9	222.6	113,866
108	Waco, Texas	84.2	218.1	11.3	29.3	95.5	247.4	113,726
109	Seattle, Washington	83.9	217.2	58.7	152.0	142.5	369.2	563,374
110	Port Arthur, Texas	82.9	214.8	60.8	157.6	143.8	372.3	57,755
111	Baltimore, Maryland	80.8	209.3	11.3	29.2	92.1	238.5	651,154
112	Toledo, Ohio	80.6	208.8	3.5	8.9	84.1	217.8	313,619
113	Brownsville, Texas	80.4	208.2	2.6	6.8	83.0	215.0	139,722
114	El Reno, Oklahoma	80.0	207.1	0.4	1.2	80.4	208.3	16,212
115	Henderson, Nevada	79.7	206.4	0.0	0.0	79.7	206.4	175,381
116	Jonesboro, Arkansas	79.6	206.3	0.4	0.9	80.0	207.2	55,515
117	Caribou, Maine	79.3	205.4	0.9	2.3	80.2	207.7	8,312
118	Ellsworth, Maine	79.3	205.3	14.6	37.7	93.8	243.0	6,456
119	Laredo, Texas	78.5	203.2	1.1	2.8	79.6	206.0	176,576
120	Fort Wayne, Indiana	79.0	204.5	0.2	0.4	79.1	204.9	205,727
121	North Las Vegas, Nevada	78.5	203.3	0.0	0.0	78.5	203.3	115,488
122	Independence, Missouri	78.3	202.9	0.1	0.3	78.5	203.2	113,288
123	Riverside, California	78.1	202.3	0.3	0.7	78.4	203.0	255,166
124	Cincinnati, Ohio	78.0	201.9	1.6	4.1	79.6	206.1	331,285
125	Cleveland, Ohio	77.6	200.9	4.8	12.5	82.4	213.5	478,403
126	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	76.8	199.0	2.2	5.7	79.1	204.8	227,818
127	Fremont, California	76.7	198.6	10.4	27.0	87.1	225.6	203,413
128	Presque Isle, Maine	75.7	196.2	1.8	4.7	77.5	200.9	9,511
129	Des Moines, Iowa	75.8	196.3	1.5	3.8	77.2	200.1	198,682
130	Port St. Lucie, Florida	75.5	195.7	1.1	3.0	76.7	198.6	88,769
131	Lawton, Oklahoma	75.1	194.6	0.0	0.0	75.1	194.6	92,757
132	Rome, New York	74.9	194.1	0.7	1.9	75.7	196.0	34,950
133	North Port, Florida	74.8	193.7	0.8	2.0	75.5	195.6	22,797
134	Savannah, Georgia	74.7	193.6	3.4	8.7	78.1	202.3	131,510
135	Lincoln, Nebraska	74.6	193.3	0.7	1.9	75.4	195.2	225,581
136	Enid, Oklahoma	74.0	191.6	0.1	0.2	74.1	191.8	47,045
137	Rio Rancho, New Mexico	73.4	190.2	0.1	0.2	73.5	190.4	51,765
138	Apple Valley, California	73.3	189.9	0.3	0.8	73.6	190.7	54,239
139	Springfield, Missouri	73.2	189.5	0.6	1.7	73.8	191.1	151,580
140	Victorville, California	72.8	188.5	0.5	1.4	73.3	189.9	64,029
141	Marana, Arizona	72.7	188.2	0.9	2.3	73.6	190.5	13,556
142	Eloy, Arizona	71.7	185.6	0.0	0.0	71.7	185.6	10,375
143	Plano, Texas	71.6	185.4	0.1	0.2	71.6	185.5	222,030
144	Grand Prairie, Texas	71.4	184.9	10.1	26.3	81.5	211.2	127,427
145	Wichita Falls, Texas	70.7	183.1	0.0	0.1	70.7	183.1	104,197

* consolidated city-county (called city-borough and city-parish in Alaska and Louisiana respectively) (not all marked).

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