The Ultimate List of 150+ Local SEO Citation Sources for USA (2021)

January 3, 2021

Wondering why your competitors are ranking high for local keywords and Google Maps? The best way to increase your chances to rank high for local searches is through Citations. Citations are not links but rather references that contain information about your business Name, Address, and Phone aka NAP on local review sites, directories and business listings. Google scrapes these third party business directories and listing sites and take the data into account when determining which business/website to show for Geo-targeted searches.

One mistake that many businesses make when claiming listings and citations is that they hire VA’s and outsource this task, as a result, there is inconsistency in the information which can do more harm than good. Both on your website and throughout the web the NAP information has to be consistent as Google evaluates the credibility of genuine and real businesses based on the fact that their information is valid.

We’ve curated a list of more than 150 citation sources and directories that we use for our clients. Work your way through the list, using the same information about your business at each listing location.

In addition to this list, it is also a great idea to get your name and information listed in local directories, industry-specific directories, with local newspapers, with local chambers, and with local or regional blogs and websites.

Note: To make this list helpful, most of the links send you directly to the URL to add your business.

Citation Source Name	Citation Source URL	Domain Authority
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/	100
Apple Maps	https://mapsconnect.apple.com/	100
Google	https://www.google.com/	98
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/directory/companies/	98
Yelp	https://www.yelp.com/	94
Tripadvisor	https://www.tripadvisor.com/	94
Bing	https://www.bing.com/	93
Booking	https://www.booking.com/	93
Yahoo	https://search.yahoo.com/	92
MapQuest	https://www.mapquest.com/	92
Foursquare	https://foursquare.com/	92
BizJournals	https://www.bizjournals.com/	91
Angie's List	https://www.angieslist.com/	91
OpenTable	https://www.opentable.com/	91
Wedding Wire	https://www.weddingwire.com/	91
Yell	https://www.yell.com/	91
HomeAdvisor	https://www.homeadvisor.com/	91
Yellowpages	https://www.yellowpages.com/	90
Thumb Tack	https://www.thumbtack.com/	90
Avvo	https://www.avvo.com/	90
Patch	https://patch.com/	90
Here	https://www.here.com/	89
Manta	https://www.manta.com/	88
Hotels	https://www.hotels.com/	88
Merchant Circle	https://www.merchantcircle.com/	87
City Search	http://www.citysearch.com/world	86
Super Pages	https://www.superpages.com/	86
Business	https://www.business.com/	86
Yellowbook	https://www.yellowbook.com/	85
TomTom	https://www.tomtom.com/	85
Kayak	https://www.kayak.com/	83
Gazzete	https://gazette.partners.local.com/	82
Local	http://www.local.com/	82
Dealer Rater	https://www.dealerrater.com/	82
Justdial	https://www.justdial.com/	82
True Local	https://www.truelocal.com.au/	82
Hot Frog	https://www.hotfrog.com/	81
Vitals	http://www.vitals.com/	81
DemandForce	https://www.demandforce.com/	81
Bing - Places for Business	https://www.bingplaces.com/	80
Priceline	https://www.priceline.com/	80
WhitePages	https://www.whitepages.com/	80
Yext	https://www.yext.com/	80
Company	https://www.company.com/	80
Caring	https://www.caring.com/	80
Chamber of Commerce	https://www.chamberofcommerce.com/	80
Zoominfo	https://www.zoominfo.com/	80
Insider Pages	http://www.insiderpages.com/	79
Dexknows	https://www.dexknows.com/	79
DandDB	https://www.dandb.com/	79
EZlocal	https://ezlocal.com/	79
Showmelocal	https://www.showmelocal.com/	79
Three Best Places	https://threebestrated.com/	78
Frommer's	https://www.frommers.com/	78
City Squares	https://citysquares.com/	78
BrownBook	http://www.brownbook.net/	78
2 Find Local	https://www.2findlocal.com/	78
Ziplocala	https://ziplocal.com/	77
iBegin	https://www.ibegin.com/	77
Yellowbot	https://www.yellowbot.com/	76
Best of the Web Local	https://local.botw.org/	75
eBusiness Pages	https://ebusinesspages.com/	75
Wellness	https://www.wellness.com/	75
Factual	https://www.factual.com/	75
Apartment Ratings	https://www.apartmentratings.com/	75
USCity.net	https://uscity.net/	74
Judy's Book	https://www.judysbook.com/	74
Infobel	https://www.infobel.com/	74
AmericanTowns	https://www.americantowns.com/	74
Neustar Localaze	https://www.neustarlocaleze.biz/	73
InfoUSA	https://www.infousa.com/	73
CheckBook	https://www.checkbook.org/	73
Community Walk	https://www.communitywalk.com/	73
eLocal	https://www.elocal.com/	73
Spoke	http://www.spoke.com/	73
Tupalo	http://tupalo.com/	73
N49	https://www.n49.com/	72
Tuugo	https://www.tuugo.us/	72
Lacartes	http://www.lacartes.com/	72
Sales Spider	https://www.salespider.com/	71
Call Up Contact	https://www.callupcontact.com/	71
Cylex US	https://www.cylex.us.com/	71
411	https://www.411.com/	70
Jayde	https://jayde.com/	69
B2BYellowPages	https://www.b2byellowpages.com/	69
Fyple	https://www.fyple.com/	69
DiscoverOurTown	http://www.discoverourtown.com/	68
SmartGuy	https://www.smartguy.com/	68
Area Connect	https://www.areaconnect.com/	67
Bizwiki	https://www.bizwiki.com/	67
Party Pop	http://www.partypop.com/list-your-business	67
City Grid	http://www.citygrid.com/	66
Biz Votes	http://www.bizvotes.com/	65
Express Update	https://www.expressupdate.com/search	65
Mac Raes Blue Book	https://www.macraesbluebook.com/	65
Open DI	https://www.opendi.us/	64
city Slick	https://cityslick.net/	64
Power Profiles	http://www.powerprofiles.com/	64
YaSabe	https://www.yasabe.com/	63
localDatabase	https://www.localdatabase.com/	63
Yellow	https://www.yellow.com/	62
BizHWY	https://www.bizhwy.com/	62
Dmoz	https://dmoz-odp.org/	61
My Huckle Berry	http://www.myhuckleberry.com/	61
Wherez It	http://www.wherezit.com/	60
Yalwa	https://www.yalwa.com/	60
Local 6 qube	https://local.6qube.com/	60
Local Pages	https://localpages.com/	60
CityFos	https://www.cityfos.com/index.htm	59
GO My Local	https://www.gomylocal.com/	59
Open WiFi Spots	http://www.openwifispots.com/	58
Addresses	https://www.addresses.com/	58
Citiservi	https://www.citiservi.com/	57
Yellow Moxie	http://www.yellowmoxie.com/	56
My Local Services	https://www.mylocalservices.com/	56
Infignos	https://www.infignos.com/index.cfm	55
AB Local	https://ablocal.com/	55
iGotBiz	https://www.igotbiz.com/	55
Make it Local	https://www.makeitlocal.com/	54
JoeAnt	http://www.joeant.com/	54
US Directory	https://usdirectory.com/	52
Find Us Local	https://www.finduslocal.com/	50
Wand	https://www.wand.com/	50
Open List	https://www.openlist.com/	50
Cmac.ws	https://www.cmac.ws/	50
Rate My Area	https://www.ratemyarea.com/	50
Wow City	https://wowcity.com/	49
We Go Places	http://www.wegoplaces.com/	49
AllPages	https://www.allpages.com/	48
Page Insider	https://www.pageinsider.com/	47
Yellowise	https://www.yellowise.com/	46
My Locally	https://www.mylocally.com/	46
Get Free Listing	https://getfreelisting.com/	46
Home Owners Circle	http://homeownerscircle.com/	45
City Insider	http://cityinsider.com/	44
Boulevards	https://blvds.com/	43
BizAdee	http://us.bizadee.com/	43
City Star	http://citystar.com/	43
Zip Leaf	https://www.zipleaf.com/	42
Diga Business	https://www.digabusiness.com/	41
Zip Hip	https://www.ziphip.com/	40
Company List	https://companylist.org/	40
Directory.AC	https://directory.ac/	39
Wealth Mason	http://www.wealthmason.com/	39
Cornerstones World	http://www.cornerstonesworld.com/	38
RadiateLocal	http://www.radiatelocal.com/	36
Shop Locally	https://shoplocally.com/	36
RankSphere	http://www.ranksphere.com/	35
coPUB	http://www.copub.com/	33
Local Searchlight	https://www.localsearchlight.com/	32
CBS Yellow Pages	http://cbsyellowpages.com/	32

150+ sites my seem overwhelming at first however we’ve made it easy for you by sorting the list based on Authority which means you can start with the Top Tier directories such as Google+ Page, Yelp, AOL Yellow Pages, etc and then move on step by step just like Linkbuilding is done slowly over the period of time. Do check out the big players in the local search ecosystem to claim your listing on the sites first. Be sure to measure the results as you build the citations and see where you’re ranking also don’t make the mistake by giving this task to VA or Outsourcers for cheap money as any inconsistency as slightest deviation can be costly also in many instances VA’s end up making duplicate listings for the businesses.

If you’re interested in dominating the search results for Local Listings and personalizes search, check out our Local SEO Service or Talk to Us about your challenges and business goals.

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Salman Aslam

Salman Aslam is the CMO at Omnicore, a leading Healthcare Digital Advertising & Marketing Agency helping clients across the globe. You can follow him on Twitter for tweets and rants about latest news, tips and advice on digital marketing.