Cincinnati

This article is about the city in Ohio. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation).

Cincinnati
City
Downtown Cincinnati skyline Roebling Bridge Union Terminal Over-the-Rhine Great American Ball Park Music Hall Tyler Davidson Fountain
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Nicknames:  Cincy, The Queen City, Paris of America, and others
Motto:  Juncta Juvant (Latin) "Strength in Unity"
Interactive map of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Location within Ohio Cincinnati Location within the United States Cincinnati Location within North America
Coordinates: 39°06′00″N 84°30′45″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Hamilton
Settled	1788 (1788)
Incorporated (town)	January 1, 1802 (1802-01-01)
Incorporated (city)	March 1, 1820 (1820-03-01)
Named for	Society of the Cincinnati and Cincinnatus
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Cincinnati City Council
• Mayor	Aftab Pureval (D)
• City manager	Sheryl Long
Area
• City	79.64 sq mi (206.26 km2)
• Land	77.92 sq mi (201.80 km2)
• Water	1.72 sq mi (4.46 km2)
• Metro	4,810 sq mi (12,450 km2)
Elevation	742 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	309,317
• Estimate  (2025)	314,367
• Rank	US: 66th
• Density	3,970.0/sq mi (1,532.81/km2)
• Urban	1,686,744 (US: 33rd)
• Urban density	2,242/sq mi (865.7/km2)
• Metro	2,265,051 (US: 30th)
• Demonym	Cincinnatian
GDP
• Metro	$160.108 billion (2023)
• Per capita	$70,686 (2023)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	452XX, 45999 45201–45209, 45211–45227, 45229-45255, 45258, 45262–45264, 45267–45271, 45273–45275, 45277, 45280, 45296, 45298–45299, 45999
Area code	513 and 283
FIPS code	39-15000
GNIS feature ID	1086201
Website	cincinnati-oh.gov

Cincinnati (/ˌsɪnsɪˈnæti/ ^ⓘ SIN-sin-AT-ee; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is the most populous city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. It is the third-most populous city in Ohio (after Columbus and Cleveland), and the 66th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census. Cincinnati serves as the economic and cultural hub of the tri-state Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, at over 2.3 million residents.

Throughout much of the 19th century, Cincinnati was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population. The city developed as an inland port for cargo shipping by steamboats, located at the crossroads of the Northern and Southern United States. Although it had fewer immigrants and thus less influence from Europe than major East Coast cities in the same period, it received a significant number of German-speaking immigrants, who founded many of the city's cultural institutions. It later developed an industrialized economy in manufacturing. Many structures in the urban core have remained intact for 200 years; in the late 19th century, Cincinnati was commonly referred to as the "Paris of America" due mainly to ambitious architectural projects such as Cincinnati Music Hall, the Cincinnatian Hotel, and the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.

Greater Cincinnati has the 28th-largest economy in the U.S. and the fifth-largest in the Midwest, and is home to Fortune 500 companies Kroger, Procter & Gamble, GE Aerospace, Western & Southern, Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati Financial, Cintas, and American Financial Group. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is based in the city. Institutions of higher education in Cincinnati include Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati, which is among the largest universities in the country by enrollment. The city's major league professional sports teams include the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL), Cincinnati Reds (MLB), and FC Cincinnati (MLS).