Quad Cities
Quad Cities, Iowa–Illinois
Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA–IL | ||
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Map of Davenport–Moline, IA–IL CSA
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| 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 (400 km2) | |
| Highest elevation | 850 ft (259 m) | |
| Lowest elevation | 590 ft (180 m) | |
| Population | ||
• Total | 379,441 (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 (originally Tri-Cities, later four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf (the fifth to be included) in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline (the fourth to be included) 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.