The Lower 48 has an area of 3,119,885 sq. miles.
The lower 48 states of the United States cover approximately 3.1 million square miles in total.
Together, the 48 contiguous states and D.C. have an area of 3,119,884.69 square miles.
586,412 square miles (largest of all the 50 states and one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states)
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
United States - 3,794,101 square miles.
Alaska contains an area of 586,412 square miles or about 365,000,000 acres. Alaska is the largest state in the union and one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states. The state of Alaska is over 586,000 square miles. This is twice the size of the state of Texas; Alaska is certainly the largest state in the United States.
The United States encompasses approximately 3.8 million square miles.
United States total area: 3,537,441 square miles.