List of the most common U.S. place names explained

This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses).^[1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name. Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold.

Postal Service data

The United States Postal Service has published a list of the most common city and post office^[2] names within the United States, as of 2020:

Cities	Post offices
1 Franklin (31)	1 Clinton (26)
2 Clinton, Washington (29 each)	2 Madison (25)
3 Arlington (28)	3 Franklin, Washington (24 each)

All place names

Washington (91)

Place	Type	State/Territory
	unincorporated community	California
		town	Connecticut
	Washington, D.C.	federal district	Washington, D.C.
		city	Georgia
		city	Illinois
		village	Illinois
		city	Indiana
		city	Iowa
		city	Iowa
		unincorporated community	Iowa
		unincorporated community	Iowa
		city	Kansas
		village	Kentucky
		city	Kentucky
		town	Louisiana
		town	Maine
		town	Maryland
		neighborhood	Maryland
		town	Massachusetts
		town	Massachusetts
		town	Michigan
		unincorporated community	Mississippi
		city	Missouri
		village	Nebraska
		town	New Hampshire
		borough	New Jersey
		town	New York
		village	New York
		village	New York
		city	North Carolina
		town	North Carolina
		city	Ohio
		village	Ohio
		village	Ohio
		village	Ohio
		city	Ohio
		town	Oklahoma
		city	Pennsylvania
		borough	Pennsylvania
		unincorporated community	Texas
		city	Utah
		city	Utah
		town	Vermont
		town	Virginia
		CDP	West Virginia
		unincorporated community	Wisconsin
		city	Wisconsin

• The State of Washington
• 31 of the 50 United States are home to a Washington County.
• There are 5 Washington Townships (and one Washington Borough) in the State of New Jersey.
• There are 7 Towns of Washington (and one Town of Port Washington) in the State of Wisconsin which correspond to townships rather than municipalities.
• Louisiana is home to both a village/town of Washington, and a Washington Parish (equivalent to a county in most other states)

Franklin (45)

Place	Type
	town
	town
	town
	county
	city
	county
	city
	village
	city
	city
	town
	city
	county
	town
	parish
	town
	city
	village
	city
	city
	city
	city
	borough
	township
	township
	township
	township
	village
	town
	cdp
	neighborhood
	county
	county
	county
	town
Franklin, Oregon	unincorporated community
	city
	borough
	city
	town
	city
	city
	town
	city
	county
	town
	city
Franklin, Sacramento County, California	town

Clinton (39)

Place	Type
	city
	town
	city
	city
	county
	city
	city
	town
	town
	CDP
	town
	charter township and CDP
	village
	city
	city
	city
	CDP
	village
	town
	county
	county
	county
	county
	county
	county
	county
	town
	town
	village
	city
	village
	city
	city
	county
	city
	city
	city
	CDP
	village

Arlington (38)

Place	Type
	unincorporated community
	town
	community
	unincorporated community
	city
	village
	village
	city
	unincorporated community
	city
	city
	city
Arlington, Baltimore, Maryland	neighborhood
	town
	civil township
	city
	unincorporated community
	village
	neighborhood
	CDP
Arlington, Staten Island, New York	neighborhood
	town
	village
	unincorporated community
	city
Arlington (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania	neighborhood
	city
	town
Arlington, Texas	city
	town
	urban county and CDP
	CDP
	city
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	town
	village
	CDP

Centerville (38)

Place	Type
	unincorporated
	unincorporated
	city
	unincorporated community
	former community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	city
	town
	city
	unincorporated community
	village
	city
	city
	CDP
	town
	village
	city
	borough
	borough
	CDP
	city
	town
	city
	city
	unincorporated
	town
	CDP
	unincorporated community
	town
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community

Georgetown (35)

Place	Type
Georgetown, Alabama	city
	town
	CDP
	town
	CDP
	town
Georgetown, Florida	unincorporated community
	CDP
	city
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	town
	unincorporated community
	CDP
	unincorporated community
	town
	CDP
	city
	village
	town
	town
	charter township
	city
	town
	town
	village
	borough
	city
	village
	city
	district
Georgetown, Washington	former city

Lebanon (35)

Place	Type
	CDP
	town
	CDP
	unincorporated community
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	town
	civil township
	city
	village
	city
	town
	town
	town
	township
	city
	CDP
	city
	city
	town
	city
	town
	town
	town
	unincorporated community

(35)

Place	Type
Springfield, Alabama	town
	town
	town
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
Springfield, Illinois	capital
	city
	town
	town
Springfield, Massachusetts	city
	city
	city
Springfield, Missouri	city
	city
	town
	town
	neighborhood
	township
	township
	city
	city
	city
	CDP
	town
	city
	city
	town
	CDP
	CDP
Springfield, Wisconsin (Dane County)	town
Springfield, Wisconsin (Jackson County)	town
Springfield, Wisconsin (Marquette County)	town
Springfield, Wisconsin (St. Croix County)	town
Springfield, Wisconsin (Walworth County)	town

Fairview (33)

Place	Type
	town
	CDP
	CDP
	village
	city
	town
	city
	town
	city
	town
	CDP
	unincorporated community
	town
	town
	borough
	CDP
	CDP
	CDP
	CDP
	town
	village
	city
	city
	city
	borough
	CDP
	town
	city
	town
	city
	town
	Unincorporated Place
	CDP

Chester (32)

Place	Type
	town
	CDP
	town
	town
	unincorporated community
	city
	unincorporated community
	city
	town
	CDP
	town
Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan	civil township
Chester Township, Otsego County, Michigan	civil township
Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan	civil township
	unincorporated community
	community
	town
	village
	town
	town
	town
	village
	town
	unincorporated community
	CDP and unincorporated community
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
	town
	town
	CDP
	city
	town

Greenville (31)

Place	Type
	city
	CDP
	CDP
	town
	city
	city
	town
	city
	city
	town
	village
	city
	city
	city
	town
	former township
	town
	town
	CDP
	city
	city
	borough
	CDP
	city
	city
	city
	town
	CDP
	CDP
	CDP
	CDP

Madison (30)

Place	Type
	city
	city
	CDP
	town
	city
	city
	city
	county
	county
	city
	city
	county
	town
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	borough
	village
	town
	village
	borough
	city
	village
	town
	city
Madison, Wisconsin	capital
	town

Bristol (29)

See main article: List of places called Bristol.

Place	Type
	unincorporated community
	city
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
	town
	township
	Populated place
	unincorporated community
	town
	unincorporated community
	township
	populated place
	ghost town
	town
	town
	unincorporated community
	borough
	township
	town
	city
	city
	community
	town
	city
Bristol, Washington	community
	town
	town
	town

Salem (29)

Place	Type
	city
	CDP
	town
	CDP
	city
	city
	city
	city
Salem Township, Maine	village
	city
	village
	city
	village
	town
	city
	county
	CDP
	village
	CDP
	city
	CDP
Salem, Oregon	capital
	town
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
Winston-Salem, North Carolina	city

Dayton (28)

Place	Type
	town
	township
	unincorporated village
	city
	unincorporated village
	CDP
	town
	city
	township
	city
	town
	city
	village
	CDP
	CDP
	CDP
	town
Dayton, Ohio	city
	city
	borough
	city
	city
	town
	city
	unincorporated community
	town
	town
	town

Dover (28)

Place	Type
	city
	city
	capital
	CDP
	city
	village
	CDP
	city
	town
	town
Dover Township, Michigan (Lake County)	civil township
Dover Township, Michigan (Lenawee County)	civil township
Dover Township, Michigan (Otsego County)	civil township
	city
	town
	city
	town
	town
	town
	city
	town
	borough
	city
	town
	unincorporated community
	town
	town

Oakland (27)

Place	Type
Oakland, California	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	town
Oakland Township, Michigan (Oakland County)	charter township
	town
	city
	city
	borough
	town
	neighborhood
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	town
	city
	borough
	CDP
	borough
	CDP
	town

Winchester (27)

Place	Type
	city
	CDP
	town
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	city
	town
	town
	town
	village
	unincorporated community
	ghost town
	town
	city
	town
	city
	town
	unincorporated community
	town
	CDP
	CDP

Milton (26)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	city
	village
	town
	city
	city
	town
	town
	town
	CDP
	CDP
	town
	city
	township
	township
	township
	township
	city
	borough
	borough
	village
	town
	city
	town
	city

Newport (25)

Place	Type
	city
	unincorporated community
	city
	town
	town
	city
	town
	town
	city
	village
	town
	village
	town
	CDP
	city
	borough
	city
	CDP
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
Newport News, Virginia	city
	city

Riverside (25)

Place	Type
	town
Riverside, California	city
	neighborhood
Riverside (Jacksonville), Florida	neighborhood
Riverside, Atlanta, Georgia	neighborhood
	town
	CDP
	village
	city
	CDP
	civil township
	village
Riverside Township, New Jersey	township
Riverside, Hunterdon County, New Jersey	unincorporated community
Riverside, Paterson, New Jersey	neighborhood
	village
	CDP
	city
	CDP
	borough
	village
	city
	CDP
	town
	town

Ashland (24)

Place	Type
	city
	CDP
	town
	village
	city
	city
	village
	town
	town
	town
	city
	CDP
	city
	town
	CDP
	town
	town
	city
	town
	city
	borough
	town
	town
	city

Bloomington (23)

Place	Type
	CDP
	city
	city
	city
	unincorporated community
	unincorporated community
	city
	unincorporated community
	village
	hamlet
	unincorporated community
	ghost town
	CDP
	unincorporated community
	village
	town
	township
	township
	township
	township
	township
	township
	village

Burlington (23)

Place	Type
	city
	town
	village
	town
	city
	city
	CDP
	town
	town
	village
	city
	county
	town
	city
	city
	CDP
	town
	borough
	city
	city
	CDP
	city
	town

Jackson (23)

Place	Type
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	town
	city
	city
Jackson, Mississippi	capital
	city
	village
	village
	town
	town
	town
	neighborhood
	town
	city
	Town
	military base
	city
	village
	town

Manchester (23)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	village
	town
	city
	city
	city
	town
	town
	town
	village
	city
	city
Manchester, New Hampshire	city
	township
	village
	village
	town
	borough
	city
	town
	community
	CDP

Oxford (23)

Place	Type
	city
	city
	town
	city
	city
	city
	town
	city
	city
	village
	town
	town
	town
	village
	city
	village
	village
	town
	village
	city
	city
	borough
	village

Milford (22)

Place	Type
	CDP
	city
	city
	village
	town
	city
	city
	village
	town
	town
	village
	village
	city
	town
	borough
	village
	city
	borough
	town
	city
	town
	town

Clayton (20)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	town
	city
	city
	village
	town
	city
	city
	town
	village
	city
	borough
	town
	village
	town
	city
	town
	CDP
	village

Hudson (20)

Place	Type
	town
	CDP
	village
	town
	city
	city
	village
	town
	town
	city
	town
	city
	neighborhood
	town
	city
	town
	city
	city
	town
	county

Kingston (20)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	village
	village
	town
	village
	city
	city
	village
	town
	CDP
	city
	village
	town
	borough
	CDP
	city
	town
	CDP
	village

Auburn (19)

Place	Type
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	city
	township
	borough
	city
	town
	CDP

Lexington (19)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	city
Lexington, Kentucky	city
	town
	village
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	city
	village
	city
	city
	town
	city
	town
	city

Mount Vernon (19)

Place	Type
	town
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	CDP
	city
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire^[3]	town
	city
	city
	city
	city
	village
	town
	CDP
	city

Cleveland (18)

Place	Type
	town
	CDP
	city
	village
	city
	city
	city
	village
	town
	city
Cleveland, Ohio	city
	city
	city
	city
	town
	town
	town
	village

See also

• List of cities in the United States
• List of places named Peoria
• List of United States cities by population
• The 250 places named Washington Township

Notes and References

1. Web site: American FactFinder . July 9, 2009 . July 9, 2009 . United States Census Bureau web site . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625230912/http://www.factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en . June 25, 2009 .
2. Web site: Map facts . . United States Postal Service . May 15, 2020.
3. https://montvernonhistoricalsocietynewsletter.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/mont-vernons-missing-u/ Mont Vernon Historical Society: "Mont Vernon's Missing U"