What City Am I In?
Tap the button, search an address or click the map to see which city or town limits the point is inside, with the boundary.
Or click the map below to check any point.
Your city or town
Choose a location to see the answer.
Looking up this point in Census records…
Not in a US state, DC or Puerto Rico
The Census Geocoder covers the 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico. This point is outside that area, so there is no to show.
Not available here: county, city, ZIP code, state, school district, congressional district, township.
Still available: elevation and time zone (see below).
Boundary map
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Click the map to choose a point. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, simplified for display. Basemap:USGS The National Map (US coverage).
Your location at a glance
Every layer for the point you choose.
- City or town
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How it works
- Your point comes from your device's GPS, a US address (matched by the Census Geocoder), typed coordinates or a click on the map.
- The coordinates go to the Census Geocoder, which returns the incorporated place whose limits contain them, or else the Census-designated place (boundaries as of January 1, 2026).
- If neither covers the point, it is unincorporated, and the answer names the county that governs it.
- The map outlines the city limits from Census TIGERweb, simplified so they load quickly. Cities with an elevation page on this site get a link to it.
Cities, towns and unincorporated places
The Census Bureau sorts every spot into one of three cases (Census glossary):
- Incorporated place: a city, town, village or borough with its own government and legal limits. The current boundaries have 19,514 of them in the 50 states and DC.
- Census-designated place (CDP): a named community without its own government, drawn for statistics (Census). There are 12,557.
- Unincorporated, outside any place: rural land and some suburbs, governed by the county.
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Frequently asked questions
How does this tool find my city?
It sends the coordinates of your point to the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder, which checks them against city and town limits as reported to the Census Bureau (boundaries as of January 1, 2026). If no city covers the point, it checks the Census-designated places, then reports the point as unincorporated.
Why does my mailing address name a city I am not in?
The city in a mailing address is a postal name tied to the ZIP code, not to city limits. Many homes outside a city's limits use that city's name for mail. This tool reports the legal boundary that contains the point.
What is a Census-designated place?
A community with a clear identity and a name, but no city government of its own, such as many suburbs and resort areas. The Census Bureau draws its boundary with local input so it can publish statistics for it. Residents get local services from the county or other districts.
What does "unincorporated" mean?
The point is not inside any city, town or village limits. Local government there is usually the county, sometimes together with a township or special districts.
Why does it say village, borough or town instead of city?
States use different names for incorporated places. The tool shows the legal type the Census Bureau records, such as city, town, village or borough.
How many cities and towns are there in the US?
The Census Bureau's current boundaries have 19,514 incorporated places (cities, towns, villages and boroughs) and 12,557 Census-designated places in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Does this work outside the US?
No. Census places cover the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Elsewhere the tool still shows elevation and time zone; for a place name anywhere, use What is my address.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder (geographies by coordinates) — county, city, ZIP code area, school district, congressional district and township for the point; "Current" vintage, boundaries as of January 1, 2026, ZCTAs from the 2020 Census, districts of the 120th Congress
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb (Current) — boundary outlines on the map (same vintage, simplified for display)
- U.S. Census Bureau: Glossary — definitions of incorporated place and Census-designated place
- U.S. Census Bureau: Census Designated Places — how CDP boundaries are drawn
- USGS Elevation Point Query Service — elevation in the at-a-glance card (US points)
- Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen) — elevation outside the US
- timezone-boundary-builder — time zone (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder (addresses) — address search
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.