Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 1 | 3,715 | 3,823 | -0.72% | 1,993 | 1.9 | City |
| Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek | 2 | 3,109 | 2,755 | 1.07% | 925 | 3.4 | CDP |
| West Bishop | 3 | 2,400 | 2,553 | -0.62% | 274 | 8.8 | CDP |
| Sandy Valley | 4 | 1,891 | 1,678 | -0.63% | 34 | 56.0 | CDP |
| Big Pine | 5 | 1,531 | 1,373 | -1.03% | 519 | 2.9 | CDP |
| Lone Pine | 6 | 1,204 | 1,484 | -4.75% | 63 | 19.0 | CDP |
| Independence | 7 | 880 | 761 | 1.73% | 181 | 4.9 | CDP |
| Round Valley | 8 | 790 | 493 | 3.4% | 56 | 14.0 | CDP |
| Chalfant | 9 | 597 | 1,010 | -0.67% | 21 | 28.0 | CDP |
| Wilkerson | 10 | 594 | 495 | 0.34% | 104 | 5.7 | CDP |
| Mesa | 11 | 394 | 434 | 2.6% | 112 | 3.5 | CDP |
| Swall Meadows | 12 | 389 | 390 | 3.18% | 87 | 4.5 | CDP |
| Homewood Canyon | 13 | 261 | 241 | 7.41% | 25 | 10.3 | CDP |
| Tecopa | 14 | 193 | 212 | 1.58% | 10 | 18.6 | CDP |
| Olancha | 15 | 168 | 181 | -0.59% | 21 | 7.8 | CDP |
| Furnace Creek | 16 | 152 | 88 | 7.8% | 5 | 31.5 | CDP |
| Kennedy Meadows | 17 | 108 | 143 | 6.93% | 19 | 5.8 | CDP |
| Goodsprings | 18 | 105 | 0 | -7.9% | 107 | 1.0 | CDP |
| Darwin | 19 | 100 | 90 | 7.53% | 74 | 1.3 | CDP |
| Cartago | 20 | 79 | 49 | 6.76% | 68 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Keeler | 21 | 33 | 6 | 10% | 29 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Shoshone | 22 | 27 | 18 | 8% | 1 | 28.7 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Bishop is the largest city in Inyo County.
Shoshone is the smallest city in Inyo County.
There are 22 cities in Inyo County, California.