<P> This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census - designated places (CDP)), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name . Cities with populations over 100,000 are in bold . </P> <P> The United States Postal Service has published a list of the most common city and post office names within the United States, as of 2017: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Th> Post Offices </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 Franklin (31) </Td> <Td> 1 Clinton (26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 Clinton, Washington (29 each) </Td> <Td> 2 Madison (25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 Arlington (28) </Td> <Td> 3 Franklin, Washington (24 each) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 Chester, Georgetown, Madison, Salem (27 each) </Td> <Td> 4 Chester, Marion (23 each) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 Fairfield, Greenville, Kingston, Marion, Riverside, Springfield (26 each) </Td> <Td> 5 Greenville, Springfield (22 each) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Th> Post Offices </Th> </Tr>

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