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Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

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95/sq mi
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Top and bottom zip codes in the U.S.

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Most densely populated zip codes

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  1. 111109Long Island City172,783/sq mi
  2. 210069New York158,756/sq mi
  3. 310028New York155,307/sq mi
  4. 410005New York129,301/sq mi
  5. 510128New York127,700/sq mi
  6. 610162New York123,308/sq mi
  7. 776203Denton120,556/sq mi
  8. 810075New York115,857/sq mi
  9. 910021New York111,363/sq mi
  10. 1010039New York108,669/sq mi

Most sparsely populated zip codes

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  1. 199576Dillingham0/sq mi
  2. 299588Glennallen0/sq mi
  3. 399780Tok0/sq mi
  4. 487821Datil1/sq mi
  5. 578880Rocksprings1/sq mi
  6. 699519Anchorage1/sq mi
  7. 787825Magdalena1/sq mi
  8. 889008Caliente1/sq mi
  9. 999921Craig1/sq mi
  10. 1099827Haines1/sq mi

Population density by state

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  1. 1District of Columbia11,146/sq mi
  2. 2New Jersey1,270/sq mi
  3. 3Rhode Island1,066/sq mi
  4. 4Massachusetts903/sq mi
  5. 5Connecticut749/sq mi
  6. 6Maryland639/sq mi
  7. 7Delaware524/sq mi
  8. 8New York421/sq mi
  9. 9Florida418/sq mi
  10. 10Pennsylvania291/sq mi
  11. 11Ohio289/sq mi
  12. 12California252/sq mi
  13. 13Illinois229/sq mi
  14. 14Hawaii225/sq mi
  15. 15North Carolina221/sq mi
  16. 16Virginia221/sq mi
  17. 17Indiana191/sq mi
  18. 18Georgia190/sq mi
  19. 19Michigan178/sq mi
  20. 20South Carolina176/sq mi
  21. 21Tennessee171/sq mi
  22. 22New Hampshire156/sq mi
  23. 23Washington118/sq mi
  24. 24Texas116/sq mi
  25. 25Kentucky115/sq mi
  26. 26Wisconsin109/sq mi
  27. 27Louisiana107/sq mi
  28. 28Alabama100/sq mi
  29. 29Missouri90/sq mi
  30. 30West Virginia74/sq mi
  31. 31Minnesota72/sq mi
  32. 32Vermont70/sq mi
  33. 33Arizona65/sq mi
  34. 34Mississippi63/sq mi
  35. 35Arkansas59/sq mi
  36. 36Oklahoma59/sq mi
  37. 37Iowa58/sq mi
  38. 38Colorado57/sq mi
  39. 39Maine45/sq mi
  40. 40Oregon44/sq mi
  41. 41Utah41/sq mi
  42. 42Kansas36/sq mi
  43. 43Nevada29/sq mi
  44. 44Nebraska26/sq mi
  45. 45Idaho23/sq mi
  46. 46New Mexico18/sq mi
  47. 47South Dakota12/sq mi
  48. 48North Dakota11/sq mi
  49. 49Montana8/sq mi
  50. 50Wyoming6/sq mi
  51. 51Alaska1/sq mi

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest population density in the U.S.?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 11109 (Long Island City, NY) has the highest: 172,783/sq mi.

Which zip code has the lowest population density in the U.S.?

99576 (Dillingham, AK) has the lowest: 0/sq mi.

What is the population density for the United States?

95/sq mi.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Residents per square mile of land (water excluded). Under 50 is rural, a few hundred is small-town, 2,500+ is urban, and 10,000+ is big-city dense.

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