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Northeast US Map
The 9 states of the Northeast on one zoomable map, with every state capital, the cities and towns, interstates, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and state names above the map and zoom in for more; tap a state to see its capital, population, area and largest cities.
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Printable maps of the Northeast
Free to print for class and home: the Northeast with its cities, a map of its states and capitals, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Northeast US map with cities
Northeast US states and capitals map
About the Northeast
The Northeast is one of the US Census Bureau's four regions: the six New England states and the three Middle Atlantic states.
The Northeast has about 58,042,054 people (2025 estimate) on 419,355 km² (161,914 sq mi) of land. Its largest city is New York, New York, with 8,584,629 people.
New York is the most populous state (20,002,427 people) and Vermont the least (644,663); New York is the largest by land area (122,049 km²) and Rhode Island the smallest (2,678 km²).
Largest cities in the Northeast
The 25 most populous cities. All 1,132 cities and towns are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | State | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | New York | 8,584,629 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,574,281 |
| 3 | Boston | Massachusetts | 672,973 |
| 4 | Newark | New Jersey | 323,808 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 307,632 |
| 6 | Jersey City | New Jersey | 302,013 |
| 7 | Buffalo | New York | 274,613 |
| 8 | Worcester | Massachusetts | 213,862 |
| 9 | Yonkers | New York | 212,603 |
| 10 | Rochester | New York | 206,108 |
| 11 | Providence | Rhode Island | 195,310 |
| 12 | Paterson | New Jersey | 161,793 |
| 13 | Springfield | Massachusetts | 154,702 |
| 14 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 152,273 |
| 15 | Syracuse | New York | 144,896 |
| 16 | Lakewood | New Jersey | 143,765 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | New Jersey | 141,675 |
| 18 | Stamford | Connecticut | 139,535 |
| 19 | New Haven | Connecticut | 138,774 |
| 20 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | 126,044 |
| 21 | Cambridge | Massachusetts | 122,588 |
| 22 | Hartford | Connecticut | 121,981 |
| 23 | Lowell | Massachusetts | 119,971 |
| 24 | Manchester | New Hampshire | 116,818 |
| 25 | Waterbury | Connecticut | 115,771 |
Populations are US Census Bureau estimates for July 2025, within city or town limits.
States of the Northeast
All 9 states with their capitals. Select one to show it on the map.
| Hartford | 3,688,496 | 12,542 | |
| Augusta | 1,414,874 | 79,888 | |
| Boston | 7,154,084 | 20,204 | |
| Concord | 1,415,342 | 23,190 | |
| Trenton | 9,548,215 | 19,049 | |
| Albany | 20,002,427 | 122,049 | |
| Harrisburg | 13,059,432 | 115,882 | |
| Providence | 1,114,521 | 2,678 | |
| Montpelier | 644,663 | 23,873 |
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Sources
- States, city and town locations and highways: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, Gazetteer files and TIGER/Line roads (2023).
- Populations: US Census Bureau Population Estimates, Vintage 2025; Census-designated communities: 2020 Census.
- Regions and divisions: US Census Bureau.