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This is a list of sister cities in the United States. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.

Many jurisdictions work with foreign cities through Sister Cities International, an organization whose goal is to "promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation."

Alabama

Athens

Birmingham

  • China Anshan, China
  • Ghana Apaaso, Ghana
  • Senegal Guédiawaye, Senegal
  • Japan Hitachi, Japan
  • Jordan Al-Karak, Jordan
  • Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
  • England Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
  • Japan Maebashi, Japan
  • Czech Republic Plzeň, Czech Republic
  • Israel Rosh HaAyin, Israel
  • Hungary Székesfehérvár, Hungary
  • Ukraine Vinnytsia, Ukraine
  • Ghana Winneba, Ghana

Cullman

  • Germany Frankweiler, Germany

Foley

  • Germany Hennef, Germany

Huntsville

Mobile

Montevallo

  • Japan Echizen, Japan

Montgomery

  • Italy Pietrasanta, Italy

Tuscaloosa

Alaska

Anchorage

  • Japan Chitose, Japan
  • Australia Darwin, Australia
  • China Harbin, China
  • South Korea Incheon, South Korea
  • Russia Magadan, Russia
  • Norway Tromsø, Norway
  • England Whitby, England, United Kingdom

Fairbanks

  • Mongolia Erdenet, Mongolia
  • Italy Fanano, Italy
  • Japan Monbetsu, Japan
  • India Pune, India
  • Taiwan Tainan, Taiwan
  • Russia Yakutsk, Russia

Homer

  • Japan Teshio, Japan
  • Russia Yelizovo, Russia

Juneau

Kenai

Ketchikan

Nome

  • Russia Provideniya, Russia

Palmer

  • Japan Saroma, Japan

Seward

  • Japan Obihiro, Japan

Sitka

  • Japan Nemuro, Japan

Wasilla

  • Japan Uchiko, Japan

American Samoa

Arizona

Arkansas

Conway

El Dorado

  • Japan Zentsūji, Japan

Fort Smith

  • Italy Cisterna di Latina, Italy

Gilbert

  • Isle of Man Bride, Isle of Man

Hot Springs

Little Rock

North Little Rock

  • South Korea Uiwang, South Korea

Pine Bluff

Subiaco

  • Australia Subiaco, Australia

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Wilmington

  • Germany Fulda, Germany
  • Sweden Kalmar, Sweden
  • France Nemours, France
  • Italy Olevano sul Tusciano, Italy
  • Nigeria Osogbo, Nigeria
  • England Watford, England, United Kingdom

District of Columbia

Washington, D.C.

Florida

Georgia

Americus

  • Japan Miyoshi, Japan

Athens

  • Greece Athens, Greece
  • Italy Cortona, Italy
  • Romania Iași, Romania
  • Ukraine Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

Atlanta

Augusta

Brunswick

  • China Ganzhou, China

Chamblee

  • Ukraine Kovel, Ukraine

Cobb County

  • South Korea Seongdong (Seoul), South Korea

Columbus

  • Romania Bistrița, Romania
  • Japan Kiryū, Japan
  • Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan
  • Georgia (country) Zugdidi, Georgia

Dalton

Decatur

Hinesville

  • Kenya Marsabit, Kenya
  • China Yichun, China

LaGrange

  • Japan Aso, Japan
  • Northern Ireland Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Georgia (country) Poti, Georgia

Macon

Marietta

  • Costa Rica Heredia, Costa Rica
  • Germany Linz am Rhein, Germany

Newnan

Rome

Savannah

  • Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia
  • Germany Halle, Germany
  • China Jiujiang, China
  • Burkina Faso Kaya, Burkina Faso
  • Greece Patras, Greece

Tifton

  • China Linyi, China

Hawaii

Hawaii County

  • Philippines Cabugao, Philippines
  • South Korea Gokseong, South Korea
  • Japan Kumejima, Japan
  • Japan Nago, Japan
  • Philippines Ormoc, Philippines
  • Japan Ōshima, Japan
  • Réunion Réunion, France
  • Chile La Serena, Chile
  • Japan Shibukawa, Japan
  • Japan Sumoto, Japan
  • Japan Yurihama, Japan

Honolulu

  • Japan Uwajima, Japan
  • Philippines Vigan, Philippines
  • China Zhangzhou, China
  • China Zhongshan, China

Kauai County

  • Philippines Bangued, Philippines
  • Philippines Davao City, Philippines
  • Japan Ishigaki, Japan
  • Japan Iwaki, Japan
  • Philippines Laoag, Philippines
  • Japan Moriyama, Japan
  • French Polynesia Papenoo, French Polynesia
  • Philippines Santa, Philippines
  • Japan Suō-Ōshima, Japan
  • Philippines Urdaneta, Philippines
  • England Whitby, England, United Kingdom

Maui County

  • American Samoa American Samoa
  • Peru Arequipa, Peru
  • Philippines Bacarra, Philippines
  • Philippines Badoc, Philippines
  • Philippines Cabugao, Philippines
  • Chile Easter Island, Chile
  • Scotland Embo, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Japan Fukuyama, Japan
  • Portugal Funchal, Portugal
  • South Korea Goyang, South Korea
  • Japan Hachijō, Japan
  • Philippines Manila, Philippines
  • Taiwan Pingtung, Taiwan
  • Philippines Puerto Princesa, Philippines
  • Philippines Quezon City, Philippines
  • Northern Mariana Islands Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
  • Philippines San Juan, Philippines
  • Philippines Santa, Philippines
  • China Sanya, China
  • Portugal São Miguel Island, Portugal
  • Philippines Sarrat, Philippines
  • Philippines Zambales, Philippines

Idaho

Boise

Coeur d'Alene

Idaho Falls

  • Japan Tōkai, Japan

Ketchum

  • Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
  • Germany Tegernsee, Germany

Moscow

Pocatello

  • Japan Iwamizawa, Japan
  • Burkina Faso Kwaremenguel, Burkina Faso

Sun Valley

Illinois

Indiana

Anderson

  • Germany Bernburg, Germany
  • China Yuhang (Hangzhou), China

Bloomington

Carmel

  • Japan Kawachinagano, Japan
  • China Xiangyang, China

Columbus

  • Germany Löhne, Germany
  • Japan Miyoshi, Japan
  • India Pune, India
  • China Xiangyang, China

Elkhart

Evansville

Fishers

Fort Wayne

Franklin

  • Japan Kuji, Japan

Gary

  • China Fuxin, China

Goshen

  • Germany Bexbach, Germany

Greenfield

  • Japan Kakuda, Japan

Hammond

Indianapolis

Jasper

  • Germany Pfaffenweiler, Germany

Kokomo

  • China Dongyang, China

La Porte

Lafayette

  • China Longkou, China
  • Japan Ōta, Japan

Mishawaka

  • Japan Shiojiri, Japan

Muncie

  • Taiwan Changhua, Taiwan
  • China Deyang, China
  • Turkey Isparta, Turkey
  • Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan
  • China Zhuji, China

Newburgh

  • England Newburgh, England, United Kingdom

Noblesville

  • Italy Cittadella, Italy
  • Brazil Nova Prata, Brazil

Richmond

  • Russia Serpukhov, Russia
  • Japan Unnan, Japan

Shelbyville

South Bend

Terre Haute

  • Japan Tajimi, Japan
  • Russia Tambov, Russia

Tippecanoe County

  • Japan Ōta, Japan

Vincennes

  • France Vincennes, France
  • Germany Wasserburg am Inn, Germany

West Lafayette

  • Japan Ōta, Japan

Iowa

Cedar Falls

  • Kosovo Ferizaj, Kosovo

Cedar Rapids

  • China Tangshan, China

Clarinda

  • Japan Tamana, Japan

Council Bluffs

  • Morocco El Hajeb, Morocco
  • Afghanistan Herat, Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Kandahar, Afghanistan
  • Iraq Karrada (Baghdad), Iraq
  • Russia Tobolsk, Russia

Davenport

Des Moines

DeWitt

  • Germany Bredstedt, Germany

Dubuque

Eldridge

  • Germany Schönberg, Germany

Elkader

  • Algeria Mascara, Algeria

Fort Dodge

Fort Madison

  • Germany Prüm, Germany

Johnston

Laurens

  • France Laurens, France

Marshalltown

  • Russia Budyonnovsk, Russia
  • Japan Minami-Alps, Japan

Mason City

  • Italy Montegrotto Terme, Italy

Muscatine

  • Ukraine Drohobych, Ukraine
  • Japan Ichikawamisato, Japan
  • Russia Kislovodsk, Russia
  • Poland Łomża, Poland
  • Germany Ludwigslust, Germany

Newton

  • Ukraine Smila, Ukraine
  • Taiwan Wuqi (Taichung), Taiwan

Norwalk

  • Kosovo Vushtrri, Kosovo

Orange City

  • Japan Shibata, Japan

Osage

  • Russia Lermontov, Russia

Shenandoah

  • Slovakia Tisovec, Slovakia

Sioux City

  • Kosovo Gjilan, Kosovo
  • United States Lake Charles, United States
  • Japan Yamanashi, Japan

Storm Lake

  • Mexico Ayotlán, Mexico

Walcott

  • Germany Bredenbek, Germany

Waterloo

Waverly

West Des Moines

  • Israel Mateh Asher, Israel

Winterset

  • Japan Minami-Alps, Japan

Kansas

Abilene

  • Japan Omitama, Japan

Hays

Kansas City

Lawrence

Leavenworth

  • Japan Omihachiman, Japan
  • Australia Wagga Wagga, Australia

Leawood

  • Israel Gezer, Israel
  • Taiwan Yilan, Taiwan

Lindsborg

Manhattan

  • Czech Republic Dobřichovice, Czech Republic

Olathe

  • Mexico Ocotlán, Mexico

Overland Park

Prairie Village

  • Ukraine Dolyna, Ukraine

Shawnee

Wichita

  • Mexico Benito Juárez, Mexico
  • China Kaifeng, China
  • France Orléans, France
  • Mexico Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico

Kentucky

Bardstown

  • France Billom, France

Bowling Green

  • Japan Kawanishi, Japan

Campbellsville

  • Republic of Ireland Buncrana, Ireland

Danville

Elizabethtown

  • Japan Koori, Japan

Frankfort

  • Japan Shimamoto, Japan

Georgetown

  • Japan Tahara, Japan

Hopkinsville

  • France Carentan-les-Marais, France

Lexington

Louisville

  • Turkey Adapazarı, Turkey
  • China Jiujiang, China

Madison County

  • Japan Hokuto, Japan

Morehead

Morgantown

  • Japan Nanao, Japan

Owensboro

  • Japan Nisshin, Japan
  • Czech Republic Olomouc, Czech Republic

Paris

  • France Lamotte-Beuvron, France

Pikeville

Radcliff

  • Germany Munster, Germany

Shelbyville

Louisiana

Arnaudville

  • France Jausiers, France

Baton Rouge

Crowley

Gonzales

  • France Meylan, France

Hammond

  • France Jouars-Pontchartrain, France

Lafayette

Napoleonville

  • France Pontivy, France

Natchitoches

New Orleans

Shreveport

St. Martinville

Thibodaux

  • France Loudun, France

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Bloomington

  • Japan Izumi, Japan

Brainerd

Brooklyn Park

  • The Gambia Banjul, Gambia
  • Liberia Kakata, Liberia
  • Nigeria Udu, Nigeria

Cambridge

  • Croatia Beli Manastir, Croatia
  • Sweden Rättvik, Sweden
  • Japan Yuasa, Japan

Columbia Heights

  • Poland Łomianki, Poland

Duluth

Elbow Lake

  • Norway Flekkefjord, Norway

Fergus Falls

  • Norway Nordhordland, Norway

Fridley

  • France Fourmies, France

Hibbing

  • Germany Walsrode, Germany

Lindström

Little Canada

Little Falls

Melrose

  • Germany Legden, Germany

Minneapolis

Montevideo

New Ulm

  • Germany Neu-Ulm, Germany

Paynesville

  • Liberia Paynesville, Liberia

Red Wing

  • Japan Ikata, Japan
  • China Quzhou, China

Rochester

  • Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Germany Moosburg an der Isar, Germany
  • South Korea Siheung, South Korea
  • China Xianyang, China

Saint Paul

Saint Peter

  • Mexico Petatlán, Mexico

Scandia

Shoreview

  • Germany Einhausen, Germany

St. Anthony

  • Finland Salo, Finland

St. Cloud

Winona

  • Poland Bytów, Poland
  • Japan Misato, Japan

Worthington

  • Germany Crailsheim, Germany

Mississippi

Clarksdale

  • Norway Notodden, Norway

Clinton

  • Uzbekistan Zarafshan, Uzbekistan

Jackson

Madison

Oxford

  • France Aubigny-sur-Nère, France

Missouri

Cape Girardeau

Columbia

  • Japan Hakusan, Japan
  • Georgia (country) Kutaisi, Georgia
  • China Laoshan (Qingdao), China
  • Romania Sibiu, Romania
  • South Korea Suncheon, South Korea

Hermann

  • Germany Bad Arolsen, Germany

Independence

  • Japan Higashimurayama, Japan

Jefferson City

  • Germany Münchberg, Germany

Joplin

Kansas City

Lee's Summit

Liberty

Neosho

Rolla

  • Germany Sondershausen, Germany

Springfield

St. Charles

St. James

  • Japan Shibata, Japan

St. Louis

Washington

  • Germany Marbach am Neckar, Germany

Montana

Bozeman

  • Mongolia Mörön, Mongolia

Butte

Great Falls

Helena

  • Mexico Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Livingston

  • Japan Naganohara, Japan

Havre

  • Canada Maple Creek, Canada

Missoula

Nebraska

Boys Town

  • Republic of Ireland Ballymoe, Ireland

Chadron

  • Czech Republic Přeštice, Czech Republic

Gering

Kearney

  • Brazil Dourados, Brazil
  • Czech Republic Opava, Czech Republic

Lincoln

  • Tajikistan Khujand, Tajikistan

Omaha

Scottsbluff

Stromsburg

Wilber

  • Czech Republic Telč, Czech Republic

Nevada

Fallon

  • Georgia (country) Vani, Georgia

Las Vegas

  • Philippines Angeles City, Philippines
  • South Korea Ansan, South Korea
  • China Huludao, China
  • Thailand Phuket, Thailand

Reno

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Atlantic City

Belmar

Bridgeton

Elizabeth

  • Japan Kitami, Japan

Evesham

Hackettstown

  • Republic of Ireland Hacketstown, Ireland

Jersey City

Lakewood

Lyndhurst

Marlboro

  • Japan Nanto, Japan
  • China Wujiang (Suzhou), China

Montclair

  • Italy Aquilonia, Italy
  • England Barnet, England, United Kingdom
  • Russia Cherepovets, Russia
  • Austria Graz, Austria

Newark

  • Nigeria Umuaka, Nigeria
  • China Xuzhou, China

New Brunswick

Perth Amboy

  • Portugal Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

Princeton

Tewksbury

Toms River

Trenton

Woodbury

  • England Bury, England, United Kingdom

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Angel Fire

  • Vietnam Quảng Trị, Vietnam

Clovis

  • Zambia Kasama, Zambia

Las Cruces

  • Mexico Lerdo, Mexico
  • Germany Nienburg, Germany

Los Alamos

  • Russia Sarov, Russia

Magdalena

  • Chile San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Ruidoso

  • Mexico Puerto Peñasco, Mexico

Santa Fe

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Fargo

  • Norway Hamar, Norway
  • Slovakia Martin, Slovakia

Grand Forks

  • Norway Sarpsborg, Norway

Minot

Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio

Oklahoma

Edmond

  • Russia Engels, Russia
  • China Qingyang, China

Enid

  • Niger Kollo, Niger

Lawton

  • Germany Güllesheim, Germany

Norman

Oklahoma City

Owasso

Pawhuska

Ponca City

  • China Baiyin, China

Shawnee

  • Japan Nikaho, Japan

Stillwater

  • Azerbaijan Gədəbəy, Azerbaijan
  • Japan Kameoka, Japan

Tulsa

Oregon

Ashland

Astoria

  • Germany Walldorf, Germany

Beaverton

Boring

  • Australia Bland, Australia
  • Scotland Dull, Scotland, United Kingdom

Corvallis

  • Ethiopia Gondar, Ethiopia
  • Ukraine Uzhhorod, Ukraine

Eugene

Florence

  • Japan Yamagata, Japan

Forest Grove

  • Japan Nyūzen, Japan

Grants Pass

  • Russia Rubtsovsk, Russia

Gresham

  • Japan Ebetsu, Japan
  • Nigeria Owerri, Nigeria
  • South Korea Sokcho, South Korea

Hillsboro

  • Japan Fukuroi, Japan
  • Krapkowice, Poland
  • Morawica, Poland
  • Zabierzów, Poland

Hood River

  • Japan Tsuruta, Japan

Klamath Falls

  • New Zealand Rotorua Lakes, New Zealand

Lake Oswego

  • Japan Yoshikawa, Japan

Madras

  • Japan Tōmi, Japa

Medford

Newberg

  • Japan Asago, Japan

Newport

Ontario

  • Japan Ōsakasayama, Japan

Oregon City

  • Japan Tateshina, Japan

Portland

Roseburg

Salem

  • South Korea Gimhae, South Korea
  • Japan Kawagoe, Japan

The Dalles

  • Japan Miyoshi, Japan

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Anderson

Charleston

Clover

  • Northern Ireland Larne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Columbia

Greenville

Myrtle Beach

Pendleton

South Dakota

Rapid City

  • Germany Apolda, Germany
  • Japan Nikkō, Japan

Sioux Falls

  • Northern Ireland Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Germany Potsdam, Germany

Vermillion

Tennessee

Athens

  • Japan Isahaya, Japan

Chattanooga

  • South Korea Gangneung, South Korea
  • Israel Givatayim, Israel
  • Germany Hamm, Germany
  • Russia Nizhny Tagil, Russia
  • Japan Tōno, Japan

Franklin

Germantown

  • Germany Königs Wusterhausen, Germany

Hendersonville

  • Japan Tsuru, Japan

Johnson City

Knoxville

La Vergne

  • France La Vergne, France

McMinnville

  • Japan Mikawa, Japan

Memphis

Nashville

Oak Ridge

  • Japan Naka, Japan
  • Russia Obninsk, Russia

Smyrna

Texas

Utah

Cedar City

  • South Korea Gapyeong, South Korea

Magna

  • Japan Yuzawa, Japan

Midway

Murray

Ogden

Orem

Park City

  • France Courchevel, France

Provo

Salt Lake City

Sandy

  • Mexico Piedras Negras, Mexico
  • Germany Riesa, Germany

St. George

  • Japan Ibigawa, Japan

Tooele

  • Russia Kambarka, Russia

West Valley City

Vermont

Virginia

Alexandria

Arlington County

  • Germany Aachen, Germany
  • Mexico Coyoacán (Mexico City), Mexico
  • Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
  • France Reims, France
  • El Salvador San Miguel, El Salvador

Chesapeake

Charlottesville

  • France Besançon, France
  • Bulgaria Pleven, Bulgaria
  • Italy Poggio a Caiano, Italy
  • Ghana Winneba, Ghana

Chesterfield County

  • England Gravesham, England, United Kingdom

Fairfax County

  • China Harbin, China
  • Turkey Keçiören, Turkey
  • South Korea Songpa (Seoul), South Korea

Fredericksburg

  • Italy Este, Italy
  • France Fréjus, France
  • Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Ghana Princes Town, Ghana
  • Germany Schwetzingen, Germany

Gordonsville

  • France Thoré-la-Rochette, France

Hampton

Herndon

  • England Runnymede, England, United Kingdom

Hopewell

  • England Ashford, England, United Kingdom

Jamestown

Leesburg

  • South Korea Samcheok, South Korea

Loudoun County

  • South Korea Goyang, South Korea
  • Turkey Karşıyaka, Turkey
  • Germany Main-Taunus (district), Germany
  • Taiwan New Taipei, Taiwan
  • China Shunyi (Beijing), China

Lynchburg

Newport News

  • Germany Greifswald, Germany
  • Japan Neyagawa, Japan
  • China Taizhou, China

Norfolk

Portsmouth

Richmond

Roanoke

Stafford County

  • England Stafford, England, United Kingdom

Suffolk

  • Italy Oderzo, Italy
  • England Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Virginia Beach

  • Northern Ireland Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Japan Miyazaki, Japan
  • Norway Moss, Norway
  • Philippines Olongapo, Philippines
  • Germany Waiblingen, Germany

Winchester

Wise

  • Turkey Çeşme, Turkey

Yorktown

Washington

West Virginia

Charleston

Harpers Ferry

  • Canada Chatham-Kent, Canada

Morgantown

Princeton

Wisconsin

Appleton

Brookfield

Crivitz

  • Germany Crivitz, Germany

De Pere

Dodgeville

  • England Oakham, England, United Kingdom

Door County

  • China Jingdezhen, China

Eau Claire

Green Bay

Hayward

Kenosha

La Crosse

  • Republic of Ireland Bantry, Ireland
  • Russia Dubna, Russia
  • France Épinal, France
  • Norway Førde (Sunnfjord), Norway
  • Germany Friedberg, Germany
  • Luxembourg Junglinster, Luxembourg
  • Cameroon Kumba, Cameroon
  • China Luoyang, China

Madison

Manitowoc

  • Japan Kamogawa, Japan

Marshfield

  • Argentina Jáuregui, Argentina
  • China Zhangjiagang, China

Menomonie

  • Russia Konakovo, Russia
  • Japan Nasukarasuyama, Japan

Milwaukee

  • Kenya Bomet, Kenya
  • Republic of Ireland Galway, Ireland
  • Ukraine Irpin, Ukraine
  • Tanzania Tarime District, Tanzania
  • Croatia Zadar, Croatia

Mineral Point

New London

  • Republic of Ireland Killaloe, Ireland

Oconomowoc

Port Washington

  • Germany Sassnitz, Germany

Racine

  • Denmark Aalborg, Denmark
  • France Montélimar, France
  • Japan Ōiso, Japan
  • Mexico Zapotlanejo, Mexico

Rice Lake

  • Japan Miharu, Japan
  • Czech Republic Žamberk, Czech Republic

Richland Center

Sheboygan

Stevens Point

  • Poland Gulcz (Wieleń), Poland
  • Russia Rostov, Russia

Stoughton

  • Norway Gjøvik, Norway

Superior

  • Japan Ami, Japan

Two Rivers

  • Czech Republic Domažlice, Czech Republic

Waukesha

  • Kazakhstan Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

Waupaca

  • Japan Mitoyo, Japan

West Bend

  • Japan Aishō, Japan
  • Germany Heppenheim, Germany
  • Bulgaria Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

Wisconsin Dells

  • Japan Iwaizumi, Japan

Wyoming

Cheyenne

Gillette

  • China Yulin, China

Jackson

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