Largest cities
New York 8,804,000 pop., 21,509,000 urban aggl.
Los Angeles 3,899,000 pop., 15,204,000 urban aggl.
Chicago 2,746,000 pop., 9,057,000 urban aggl.
Houston 2,305,000 pop., 6,500,000 urban aggl.
Phoenix 1,608,000 pop., 4,577,000 urban aggl.
Philadelphia 1,604,000 pop., 5,799,000 urban aggl.
San Antonio 1,435,000 pop., 2,163,000 urban aggl.
San Diego 1,387,000 pop., 3,151,000 urban aggl.
Dallas 1,304,000 pop., 6,950,000 urban aggl.
San Jose 1,013,000 pop., 6,331,000 urban aggl.
Austin 962,000 pop., 1,907,000 urban aggl.
Jacksonville 950,000 pop., 1,314,000 urban aggl.
Columbus 906,000 pop., 1,560,000 urban aggl.
Indianapolis 888,000 pop., 1,689,000 urban aggl.
Charlotte 875,000 pop., 2,098,000 urban aggl.
San Francisco 874,000 pop.
Seattle 737,000 pop., 3,993,000 urban aggl.
Denver 716,000 pop., 2,804,000 urban aggl.
Washington 690,000 pop., 7,631,000 urban aggl.
Nashville 689,000 pop., 1,201,000 urban aggl.
Oklahoma City 681,000 pop., 1,001,000 urban aggl.
El Paso 679,000 pop., 875,000 urban aggl.
Boston 676,000 pop., 7,437,000 urban aggl.
Portland 653,000 pop., 2,104,000 urban aggl.
Las Vegas 642,000 pop., 2,240,000 urban aggl.
Detroit 639,000 pop., 4,221,000 urban aggl.
Memphis 633,000 pop., 1,077,000 urban aggl.
Milwaukee 577,000 pop., 1,386,000 urban aggl.
Albuquerque 565,000 pop., 769,000 urban aggl.
Tucson 543,000 pop., 909,000 urban aggl.
Fresno 542,000 pop., 717,000 urban aggl.
Sacramento 525,000 pop., 1,949,000 urban aggl.
Kansas City 508,000 pop., 1,746,000 urban aggl.
Atlanta 499,000 pop., 5,478,000 urban aggl.
Omaha 486,000 pop., 820,000 urban aggl.
Colorado Springs 479,000 pop., 668,000 urban aggl.
Raleigh 468,000 pop., 1,540,000 urban aggl.
Virginia Beach 459,000 pop., 1,520,000 urban aggl.
Miami 442,000 pop., 6,058,000 urban aggl.
Minneapolis 430,000 pop., 2,955,000 urban aggl.
Highest mountains
Denali 6,190 m (20,308 ft)
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 m (18,009 ft)
Longest rivers
Mississippi (with Missouri, Jefferson and Red Rock) 6,157 km (3,826 mi)
Yukon 3,185 km (1,979 mi) total, 2,036 km (1,265 mi) in United States
Rio Grande 3,060 km (1,901 mi), marks the border with Mexico for most of its course
St. Lawrence 3,058 km (1,900 mi) total, only short initial part is in United States
Arkansas 2,348 km (1,459 mi)
Colorado 2,333 km (1,450 mi) total, including last short section in Mexico
Red River 2,188 km (1,360 mi)
Ohio (with Allegheny) 2,102 km (1,306 mi)
Brazos 2,060 km (1,280 mi)
Columbia 2,000 km (1,243 mi) total, 1,199 km (745 mi) in United States
Largest lakes
Lake Superior 82,100 kmē (31,699 sq mi) total, 53,400 kmē (20,618 sq mi) in United States
Lake Huron 59,600 kmē (23,012 sq mi) total, 23,600 kmē (9,112 sq mi) in United States
Lake Michigan 58,016 kmē (22,400 sq mi)
Lake Erie 25,700 kmē (9,923 sq mi) total, 12,900 kmē (4,981 sq mi) in United States
Lake Ontario 18,960 kmē (7,320 sq mi) total, 8,960 kmē (3,459 sq mi) in United States
Great Salt Lake 4,662 kmē (1,800 sq mi)
Lake of the Woods 4,350 kmē (1,680 sq mi) total, including Canadian part
Iliamna Lake 2,622 kmē (1,012 sq mi)
Largest islands
Hawaii 10,434 kmē (4,029 sq mi)
Kodiak 9,311 kmē (3,595 sq mi)
Prince of Wales 6,675 kmē (2,577 sq mi)
Chicagof 5,388 kmē (2,080 sq mi)
St. Lawrence 5,135 kmē (1,983 sq mi)
Admiralty 4,264 kmē (1,646 sq mi)
Nunivak 4,227 kmē (1,632 sq mi)
Baranof 4,160 kmē (1,606 sq mi)
Unimak 4,070 kmē (1,571 sq mi)
Long Island 3,629 kmē (1,401 sq mi)