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United States cold storage:314 sites, 3.6 million sqm building area.

As of 20 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 314 United States cold storage sites, 298 of them placed on a map. Building area is reported for 135 of 314 sites, adding up to 3.6 million sqm. California has the most sites (28, 9% of those tracked).

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sites recorded · 96 sourced figures · 15 deals

  • Americold Realty Trust
  • Lineage Logistics
  • United States Cold Storage (USCS)

Where the sites are (positions of up to 250 mapped sites)

314sites tracked
298placed on a map
96sourced figures
3.6 million sqmbuilding area reported

Where the sites are, and who runs them

California leads with 28 sites, and Americold Realty Trust runs the most (209). Top rankings are shown below; unlock the workspace for the full site-by-site table.

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Real Assets reads company pages, filings, news and listings, and records figures with a link to the page that published them.

314 of 314 cold storage sites here have a source link; the rest are listed without one until we find it. Counts are sites we have recorded, not a full census, so they grow as coverage grows. Data updated 20 October 2026.

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How many United States cold storage sites does Real Assets track?

314 sites as of 20 October 2026, with 298 placed on a map and 96 sourced figures and 15 recorded deals. This is what we have recorded, not a full census of the market.

Which state has the most cold storage sites?

California, with 28 of the 314 sites tracked (9%).

Who are the biggest cold storage operators by number of sites?

By sites tracked: Americold Realty Trust (209), Lineage Logistics (33), United States Cold Storage (USCS) (23).

How much building area do these sites hold?

Building area is reported for 135 of 314 sites. Total reported: 3.6 million sqm.

Where does the data come from?

Figures link to the page that published them; 314 of 314 sites here carry a source link. Publishers behind Real Assets data include Public Storage, Americold, Unite Students, Inside Self-Storage, Baxtel.

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