According to City Mayors, there are 19,429 municipal governments in the United States. Only those areas large enough to incorporate have municipal governments, so the amount of cities and towns in the United States large enough to incorporate is just under 20,000. read more
The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States.As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an "incorporated place" includes a variety of designations, including city, town, village, borough, and municipality. read more