New York metro city quiz
New York City metro: NYC, Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey. Name all 556 cities and towns and 413 communities on a blank map. Boundaries are especially helpful here, where dozens of cities sit side by side.
Largest cities in the New York area
| # | City | Population | Land area (sq mi) | People per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 8,584,629 | 300.5 | 28,570 |
| 2 | Brooklyn, NY | 2,736,074 | 69.4 | 39,436 |
| 3 | Queens, NY | 2,405,464 | 108.7 | 22,125 |
| 4 | Manhattan, NY | 1,694,251 | 22.7 | 74,768 |
| 5 | Bronx, NY | 1,472,654 | 42.2 | 34,897 |
| 6 | Hempstead, NY | 795,734 | 118.5 | 6,714 |
| 7 | Brookhaven, NY | 496,410 | 259.6 | 1,912 |
| 8 | Staten Island, NY | 495,747 | 57.5 | 8,619 |
| 9 | Islip, NY | 340,867 | 103.2 | 3,303 |
| 10 | Newark, NJ | 323,808 | 24.1 | 13,414 |
Population: Census Bureau July 2025 estimates.
Play the whole state
Questions
How many cities are in the New York metro area?
New York City metro: NYC, Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey. Its 22 counties hold 556 incorporated cities and towns (32 cities, 54 towns, 140 villages, 196 boroughs, and 134 townships) and 413 unincorporated communities, for 969 places in this quiz.
Which counties are in the New York quiz?
Bergen County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Kings County, NY, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Nassau County, NY, New York County, NY, Ocean County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Putnam County, NY, Queens County, NY, Richmond County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Somerset County, NJ, Suffolk County, NY, Sussex County, NJ, Union County, NJ, and Westchester County, NY. The list follows the federal metropolitan area definition.
What is the largest city in the New York metro?
New York, NY, with 8,584,629 people (July 2025 estimate). The next largest are Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.
How does the metro quiz work?
Type a city, town or community and press Enter. If it is in the quiz, its real boundary fills in green on a blank street map that has highways, parks and water but no place names. A name shared by several places, like Springfield, fills in all of them at once. Hover a found city to see its population, land area and density, ranked within its state. Only places inside the metro’s counties count.