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The 100 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 51. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2. New York, NY 52. Hartford, CT
3. Chicago, IL PMSA 53. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
4. Philadelphia, PA-NJ 54. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ
5. Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 55. Memphis, TN-AR-MS
6. Detroit, MI 56. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL
7. Houston, TX 57. Monmouth-Ocean, NJ
8. Atlanta, GA 58. Jacksonville, FL
9. Dallas, TX 59. Rochester, NY
10. Boston, MA-NH 60. Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
11. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 61. Oklahoma City, OK
12. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 62. Louisville, KY-IN
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 63. Richmond-Petersburg, VA
14. Orange County, CA 64. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
15. San Diego, CA 65. Dayton-Springfield, OH
16. Nassau-Suffolk, NY 66. Fresno, CA
17. St. Louis, MO-IL 67. Birmingham, AL
18. Baltimore, MD 68. Honolulu, HI
19. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 69. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
20. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 70. Tucson, AZ
21. Oakland, CA 71. Tulsa, OK
22. Pittsburgh, PA 72. Ventura, CA
23. Miami, FL 73. Syracuse, NY
24. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH 74. Omaha, NE-IA
25. Denver, CO 75. Albuquerque, NM
26. Newark, NJ 76. Tacoma, WA
27. San Juan-Bayamon, PR 77. Akron, OH
28. Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 78. Knoxville, TN
29. Kansas City, MO-KS 79. El Paso, TX
30. San Francisco, CA 80. Bakersfield, CA
31. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 81. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA
32. San Jose, CA 82. Gary, IN
33. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 83. Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA
34. Orlando, FL 84. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
35. Sacramento, CA 85. Toledo, OH
36. Fort Lauderdale, FL 86. Jersey City, NJ
37. Indianapolis, IN 87. Baton Rouge, LA
38. San Antonio, TX 88. Youngstown-Warren, OH
39. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC 89. Springfield, MA
40. Las Vegas, NV-AZ 90. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
41. Columbus, OH 91. Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD
42. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 92. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
43. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 93. Ann Arbor, MI
44. Bergen-Passaic, NJ 94. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
45. New Orleans, LA 95. Stockton-Lodi, CA
46. Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 96. Charleston-North Charleston, SC
47. Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC 97. Wichita, KS
48. Austin-San Marcos, TX 98. New Haven-Meriden, CT
49. Nashville, TN 99. Mobile, AL
50. Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 100. Columbia, SC
* This MSA list represents the 100 largest MSAs based on U.S. Census data from 1990 to 2000. Additional MSAs may be added based on subsequent Census updates. 47 C.F.R. 52.21(a).

MSAs and Their Associated Consolidated MSAs (CMSAs)
in which States Can Extend LNP by Nov. 24, 2003
(MSAs in bold are already required to participate in porting and pooling
in accordance with the national rollout schedule listed above.)
Boston - Worcester - Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSA
Boston, MA - NH MSA
Brockton, MA MSA
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA MSA
Lawrence, MA-NH MSA
Manchester, NH MSA
Nashua, NH MSA
New Bedford, MA MSA
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH-ME MSA
Worcester, MA-CT MSA
Chicago - Gary - Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA
Chicago, IL MSA
Gary IN, MSA

Kankakee, IL MSA
Kenosha, WI MSA
Cincinnati - Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA
Hamilton-Middleton, OH MSA
Cleveland - Akron, OH CMSA
Akron, OH MSA
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH MSA
Dallas - Fort Worth, TX CMSA
Dallas, TX MSA
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX MSA
Denver - Boulder - Greeley, CO CMSA
Boulder - Longmont, CO MSA
Denver, CO MSA
Greeley, CO MSA
Detroit-Ann Arbor - Flint, MI CMSA
Ann Arbor, MI MSA
Detroit, MI MSA

Flint, MI MSA
Houston - Galveston - Brazoria, TX CMSA
Brazoria, TX MSA
Galveston - Texas City, TX MSA
Houston, TX MSA
Los Angeles - Riverside - Orange County, CA CMSA
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA MSA
Orange County, CA MSA
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA MSA
Ventura, CA MSA
Miami - Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA
Fort Lauderdale , FL MSA
Miami, FL MSA
Milwaukee - Racine, WI CMSA
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI MSA
Racine, WI MSA
New York - Northern New Jersey - Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA
Bergen - Passaic, NJ MSA
Bridgeport, CT MSA
Danbury Ct, MSA
Duchess County, NY PMSA
Jersey City, NJ MSA
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ MSA
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ MSA
Nassau - Suffolk, NY MSA

Newburgh, NY-PA MSA
New Haven - Meriden, CT MSA
New York, NY MSA
Newark, NJ MSA

Stamford - Norwalk, CT MSA
Trenton, NJ MSA
Waterbury, CT MSA
Philadelphia - Wilmington - Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA
Atlantic - Cape May, NJ MSA
Philadelphia, PA-NJ MSA
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ MSA
Wilmington - Newark, DE-MD MSA
Portland - Salem, OR-WA CMSA
Portland - Vancouver, OR-WA MSA
Salem, OR MSA
Sacramento - Yolo, CA CMSA
Sacramento, CA MSA
Yolo, CA MSA
San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose, CA CMSA
Oakland, CA MSA
San Francisco, CA MSA
San Jose, CA MSA

Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA MSA
Santa Rosa, CA MSA
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA MSA
San Juan - Caguas - Arecibo, PR CMSA
Arecibo, PR MSA
Caguas, PR MSA
San Juan - Bayamon, PR PMSA
Seattle - Tacoma - Bremerton, WA CMSA
Bremerton, WA MSA
Olympia, WA MSA
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA MSA
Tacoma, WA MSA
Washington - Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA
Baltimore, MD MSA
Hagerstown, MD MSA
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA

last reviewed/updated on 11/17/03  


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