New York metropolitan area

most populous metropolitan area in the United States

The New York metropolitan area is the city and suburbs of New York City. It includes Long Island and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York. It also includes north and central New Jersey, three counties in western Connecticut and five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.

New York metropolitan area
Lower Manhattan and nearby areas
Lower Manhattan and nearby areas
Location within the United States
Location within the United States
Country United States
States New York
 New Jersey
 Connecticut
 Pennsylvania
Core city New York City
Satellite cities
Area
 • Urban3,248.1 sq mi (8,413 km2)
 • Metro
8,294.2 sq mi (21,482 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Urban19,426,449
 • Urban density5,980.8/sq mi (2,309.2/km2)
 • Metro density2,421.2/sq mi (934.8/km2)
 • Metro
20,081,935 (1st)
 • CSA
22,431,833 (1st)
DemonymMetro New Yorker
GDP
 • Metro$2.163 trillion (2022)
 • CSA$2.504 trillion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area codes201, 203, 212, 332, 272, 347, 475, 484, 516, 551, 570, 609, 610, 631, 640, 646, 718, 732, 845, 848, 860, 862, 908, 914, 917, 929, 973
Satellite image of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States and one of the largest in the world, with Long Island in the east and Manhattan in the image's center.

The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in US. This includes the numbers defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.1 million residents) and the Combined Statistical Area (22.4 million residents).[2] It is also one of the most populous built-up areas in the world, and the single largest in North America.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Urban and Rural: List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Total Gross Domestic Product for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (MSA)", Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  4. "Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area", Federal Reserve Economic Data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
  5. "World's Largest Urban Areas [Ranked by Urban Area Population]". Rhett Butler. 2003–2006. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. "Largest Cities of the World – (by metro population)". Woolwine-Moen Group d/b/a Graphic Maps. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  7. "Largest urban areas in the world: 2008 All Urban Areas 2,000,000 & Over" (PDF). Wendell Cox Consultancy. Retrieved 2011-11-25.