City size comparison

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Jersey City is about 3.2 times smaller than San Francisco.

San Francisco (including the city proper only) is approximately 121 sq km, while Jersey City (map shows its 11 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 sq km, making Jersey City 31.57% the size of San Francisco.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of San Francisco vs. Jersey City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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