In the United States, an incorporated city that is not part of any county or county-equivalent.

According to FIPS Pub 6-4, Independent cities exist in the states of Maryland, Missouri, and Nevada, which each have one, and Virginia, which has 41 39.

Maryland:

Baltimore

Missouri:

St. Louis

Nevada:

Carson City

Virginia:

Alexandria

Manassas

Bedford

Bristol

Buena Vista

Charlottesville

Chesapeake

Clifton Forge

reverted to town status on July 7, 2001, becoming part of Allegheny County

Colonial Heights

Covington

Danville

Emporia

Fairfax

Falls Church

Franklin

Fredericksburg

Galax

Hampton

Harrisonburg

Hopewell

Lexington

Lynchburg

Manassas

Manassas Park

Martinsville

Newport News

Norfolk

Norton

Petersburg

Poquoson

Portsmouth

Radford

Richmond

Roanoke

Salem

South Boston

reverted to town status on June 30, 1995, becoming part of Halifax County.

Staunton

Suffolk

Virginia Beach

Waynesboro

Williamsburg

Winchester

Equivalent status to a county borough in the UK.