Metro Areas ranked by proximity to nearest Metro Area

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The following is a ranking of Metropolitan Statistical Areas to the nearest Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ranking is from Principal City to Principal City based on shortest distance according to Mapquest.

*** Includes Metropolitan Statistical Areas over 500,000 based on 2005 population estimates per the US Census Bureau ***

Please note that the distance from two cities will differ depending on direction travelled. For instance the shortest distance from New Haven, CT to Bridgeport, CT is less than the shortest distance from Bridgeport, CT to New Haven, CT.

Rank; Metro Principal City; Closest Metro Principal City; Distance (mi)

1 New Haven, CT Bridgeport, CT 18.28

2 Bridgeport, CT New Haven, CT 19.75

3 Springfield, MA Hartford, CT 26.19

4 Hartford, CT Springfield, MA 26.68

5 Modesto, CA Stockton, CA 29.40

6 Stockton, CA Modesto, CA 29.48

7 Akron, OH Cleveland, OH 33.82

8 Cleveland, OH Akron, OH 34.32

9 Tampa, FL Lakeland, FL 34.39

10 Lakeland, FL Tampa, FL 34.67

11 Washington, DC Baltimore, MD 38.66

12 Providence, RI Worcester, MA 39.12

13 Worcester, MA Providence, RI 39.29

14 Baltimore, MD Washington, DC 39.41

15 Boston, MA Worcester, MA 40.86

16 Dayton, OH Cincinnati, OH 46.57

17 Cincinnati, OH Dayton, OH 46.58

18 San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA 47.61

19 San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA 47.62

20 Youngstown, OH Akron, OH 48.49

21 Sacramento, CA Stockton, CA 48.63

22 Sarasota, FL Tampa, FL 52.57

23 Los Angeles, CA Riverside, CA 53.26

24 Riverside, CA Los Angeles, CA 53.32

25 Allentown, PA Philadelphia, PA 53.89

26 Philadelphia, PA Allentown, PA 53.95

27 Orlando, FL Lakeland, FL 54.06

28 Toledo, OH Detroit, MI 55.34

29 Detroit, MI Toledo, OH 55.93

30 New York, NY Bridgeport, CT 57.71

31 Poughkeepsie, NY Bridgeport, CT 60.12

32 Oxnard, CA Los Angeles, CA 60.13

33 Pittsburgh, PA Youngstown, OH 66.59

34 Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO 67.90

35 Denver, CO Colorado Springs, CO 68.03

36 Buffalo, NY Rochester, NY 69.06

37 Columbus, OH Dayton, OH 70.61

38 Augusta, GA Columbia, SC 71.94

39 Albany, NY Poughkeepsie, NY 72.31

40 Palm Bay, FL Orlando, FL 72.42

41 Scranton, PA Allentown, PA 72.52

42 Columbia, SC Augusta, GA 73.00

43 Rochester, NY Buffalo, NY 73.36

44 Harrisburg, PA Baltimore, MD 75.90

45 Greensboro, NC Raleigh, NC 76.48

46 Cape Coral, FL Sarasota, FL 77.10

47 Raleigh, NC Greensboro, NC 77.13

48 Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI 78.84

49 Milwaukee, WI Madison, WI 79.04

50 San Antonio, TX Austin, TX 79.07

51 Austin, TX San Antonio, TX 79.32

52 Baton Rouge, LA New Orleans, LA 80.89

53 New Orleans, LA Baton Rouge, LA 81.22

54 Syracuse, NY Rochester, NY 86.76

55 Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI 87.83

56 Charlotte, NC Greensboro, NC 89.78

57 Fresno, CA Modesto, CA 94.76

58 San Diego, CA Riverside, CA 97.84

59 Greenville, SC Charlotte, NC 98.25

60 Louisville, KY Cincinnati, OH 105.21

61 Richmond, VA Washington, DC 105.37

62 Oklahoma City, OK Tulsa, OK 105.70

63 Virginia Beach, VA Richmond, VA 106.49

64 Tulsa, OK Oklahoma City, OK 106.53

66 Portland, ME Boston, MA 106.66

66 Bakersfield, CA Fresno, CA 109.82

67 Indianapolis, IN Cincinnati, OH 109.87

68 Charleston, SC Columbia, SC 113.79

69 Tucson, AZ Phoenix, AZ 116.02

70 Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ 116.38

71 Omaha, NE Des Moines, IA 131.76

72 Des Moines, IA Omaha, NE 132.12

73 Jacksonville, FL Orlando, FL 136.09

74 Memphis, TN Little Rock, AR 136.44

75 Little Rock, AR Memphis, TN 136.44

76 Atlanta, GA Augusta, GA 144.12

77 Miami, FL Cape Coral, FL 145.33

78 Birmingham, AL Atlanta, GA 145.47

79 Jackson, MS Baton Rouge, LA 150.32

80 Grand Rapids, MI Detroit, MI 150.57

81 Wichita, KS Oklahoma City, OK 160.19

82 Houston, TX Austin, TX 161.41

83 Knoxville, TN Greenville, SC 168.65

84 Seattle., WA Portland, OR 172.91

85 Portland, OR Seattle, WA 173.31

86 Nashville, TN Louisville, KY 174.63

87 Kansas City, MO Omaha, NE 183.59

88 Dallas, TX Austin, TX 196.12

89 Las Vegas, NV Riverside, CA 236.90

90 McAllen, TX San Antonio, TX 238.01

91 St. Louis, MO Indianapolis, IN 241.31

92 Minneapolis, MN Des Moines, IA 243.24

93 Albuquerque, NM El Paso, TX 265.08

94 El Paso, TX Albuquerque, NM 265.42

95 Boise, ID Salt Lake City, UT 338.27

96 Salt Lake City, UT Boise, ID 338.33

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