City size comparison

compared to

New York City is about 2 times bigger than Bakersfield.

Bakersfield (map shows its 44 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 389 sq km, while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 101% larger than Bakersfield.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Bakersfield vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.