List of bookstores in United States: 640 in 12 cities
How many bookstores are in United States?
OpenStreetMap names 640 bookstores across the 12 cities in the United States that have a list on this site (extracts of 7 Nov 2026 to 11 Nov 2026): the biggest are New York City (157), Chicago (68), San Francisco (64). 60% of the records list a website and 45% a phone number; 128 non-chain bookstores have no website on the map record. This covers those cities only, not every town in the United States.
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 11 Nov 2026. The CSV is under the same licence.
Bookstores by city
| City | Named | Website listed | Phone listed | No website (non-chain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookstores in New York City | 157 | 68% | 60% | 27 |
| Bookstores in Chicago | 68 | 54% | 32% | 17 |
| Bookstores in San Francisco | 64 | 54% | 40% | 15 |
| Bookstores in Los Angeles | 62 | 41% | 40% | 17 |
| Bookstores in Seattle | 58 | 79% | 52% | 10 |
| Bookstores in Portland | 44 | 54% | 37% | 10 |
| Bookstores in Washington, DC | 38 | 66% | 47% | 3 |
| Bookstores in San Diego | 35 | 42% | 31% | 9 |
| Bookstores in Denver | 30 | 53% | 43% | 7 |
| Bookstores in Philadelphia | 30 | 61% | 52% | 6 |
| Bookstores in Austin | 27 | 52% | 30% | 3 |
| Bookstores in Minneapolis | 27 | 79% | 46% | 4 |
The complete list for United States
The map misses many businesses and has no emails. Google Maps Business Lead & Email Finder searches Google Maps and reads each business website: $0.99 per 1,000 + $0.10/GB start, plus Apify platform usage. Paste one search per city (each list page gives neighbourhood and postcode searches for big cities):
- bookstores in New York City, NY
- bookstores in Chicago, IL
- bookstores in San Francisco, CA
- bookstores in Los Angeles, CA
- bookstores in Seattle, WA
- bookstores in Portland, OR
- bookstores in Washington, DC
- bookstores in San Diego, CA
- bookstores in Denver, CO
- bookstores in Philadelphia, PA
- bookstores in Austin, TX
- bookstores in Minneapolis, MN
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Questions
Is there a free list of all bookstores in United States?
Not of every one. The free lists here cover 12 cities in the United States (640 named bookstores); the CSV joins them with a city column. For towns not covered, or for every business Google Maps shows with phones, emails and ratings, run a Google Maps source with the searches below.
Which city in United States has the most bookstores on the map?
New York City, with 157 named bookstores, then Chicago (68).