Quad Cities
Quad Cities, Iowa–Illinois
Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa Illinois |
| Largest city | Davenport, Iowa |
| Other cities | Moline, Illinois Bettendorf, Iowa Rock Island, Illinois East Moline, Illinois |
| Area | |
• Total | 170 sq mi (440 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 467,817 (148th) |
| • Rank | 148th in the U.S. |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (618/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $25.774 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (CDT) |
The Quad Cities is a region of five cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2023, had a population estimate of 467,817 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,019, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation.