50 Largest Cities (By Area)

Listed below are the 50 largest cities in terms of land area. Each city below has a population of at least 50,000 people. (The largest city on this list is actually the third largest nationwide. The largest city is Sitka, AK (2,881.5 sq. mi.), followed by Juneau, AK (2,593.6 sq. mi.). They do not appear on this list because they have less than 50,000 people).

1- Anchorage, AK - 1,697.6 sq. mi.
2- Jacksonville, FL - 758.7 sq. mi.
3- Oklahoma City, OK - 608.2 sq. mi.
4- Houston, TX - 539.9 sq. mi.
5- Nashville, TN - 473.3 sq. mi.
6- Los Angeles, CA - 469.3 sq. mi.
7- Phoenix, AZ - 419.9 sq. mi.
8- Suffolk, VA - 400.1 sq. mi.
9- Indianapolis, IN - 361.7 sq. mi.
10- Dallas, TX - 342.4 sq. mi.
11- Chesapeake, VA - 340.7 sq. mi.
12- San Antonio, TX - 333.0 sq. mi.
13- San Diego, CA - 324.0 sq. mi.
14- Kansas City, MO - 311.5 sq. mi.
15- New York, NY - 308.9 sq. mi.
16- Lexington, KY - 284.5 sq. mi.
17- Fort Worth, TX - 281.1 sq. mi.
18- Memphis, TN - 256.0 sq. mi.
19- Virginia Beach, VA - 248.3 sq. mi.
20- El Paso, TX - 245.4 sq. mi.
21- Chicago, IL - 227.2 sq. mi.
22- Austin, TX - 217.8 sq. mi.
23- Columbus, GA - 216.1 sq. mi.
24- Columbus, OH - 190.9 sq. mi.
25- Scottsdale, AZ - 184.4 sq. mi.
26- Tulsa, OK - 183.5 sq. mi.
27- Colorado Springs, CO - 183.2 sq. mi.
28- New Orleans, LA - 180.6 sq. mi.
29- Norman, OK - 177.0 sq. mi.
30- Charlotte, NC - 174.3 sq. mi.
31- San Jose, CA - 171.3 sq. mi.
32- Huntsville, AL - 164.4 sq. mi.
33- Tucson, AZ - 156.3 sq. mi.
34- Denver, CO - 153.3 sq. mi.
35- Birmingham, AL - 148.5 sq. mi.
36- Detroit, MI - 138.7 sq. mi.
37- Philadelphia, PA - 135.1 sq. mi.
38- Montgomery, AL - 135.0 sq. mi.
38- Corpus Christi, TX - 135.0 sq. mi.
39- Aurora, CO - 132.5 sq. mi.
40- Albuquerque, NM - 132.2 sq. mi.
41- Atlanta, GA - 131.8 sq. mi.
42- Portland, OR - 124.7 sq. mi.
43- Chattanooga, TN - 118.4 sq. mi.
44- Mobile, AL - 118.0 sq. mi.
45- Columbia, SC - 117.1 sq. mi.
46- Wichita, KS - 115.1 sq. mi.
47- Jackson, MS - 109.0 sq. mi.
47- Salt Lake City, UT - 109.0 sq. mi.
48- Tampa, FL - 108.7 sq. mi.
49- Mesa, AZ - 108.6 sq. mi.
50- Kansas City, KS - 107.8 sq. mi.

Last Updated: December 29, 2000
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