Periodical Cicadas Near Me
2024 Cicada Brood Emergence Map
This map shows all periodical cicada broods that will emerge this year.
US Periodical Cicada Broods Map
This map shows all the known periodical cicada broods in the United States.
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When are the cicadas coming?
The United States is home to a number of different species of cicadas, including the periodical cicada. Periodical cicadas are unique in that they emerge in large numbers at regular intervals, typically every 13 or 17 years. These cicadas are known for their distinctive songs, which can be heard throughout the summer months.
Cicadas by ZIP code
Use this resource to find out when periodical cicadas will emerge near you. Simply use your current location, or search for your town or ZIP code to see when the next brood is expected to emerge in your area.
You can also explore a map of all the cicada broods in the United States, and a map of the currently active broods.
To learn more about periodical cicadas, visit the Periodical Cicada Information Pages at the University of Connecticut.
What are periodical cicadas?
Periodical cicadas, found in the eastern United States, have an extraordinarily long life span, most of which is spent underground. These cicadas remain in an immature form called a nymph for over 99% of their lives. During this time, they sustain themselves by consuming xylem fluids extracted from the roots of deciduous trees.
When do cicadas emerge?
After 13 or 17 years, depending on the species, the mature cicada nymphs emerge from the ground in immense numbers. This event takes place between late April and early June, with the exact timing varying based on the latitude of the location. The emergence is synchronized, with all the nymphs coming out at roughly the same time.
Once above ground, the adult cicadas have a relatively short lifespan of only four to six weeks. This brief adult stage contrasts sharply with the exceptionally long developmental period they undergo as nymphs underground.
Data Sources
Data is provided by the United States Forest Service: Active Periodical Cicada Broods of the United States.
Periodical Cicadas Atlas
Our cicadas atlas has a list of cities in the United States to help you find the local periodical cicada broods of any location in the country.
About Periodical cicadas
The term periodical cicada is commonly used to refer to any of the seven species of the genus Magicicada of eastern North America, the 13- and 17-year cicadas. They are called periodical because nearly all individuals in a local population are developmentally synchronized and emerge in the same year. Although they are sometimes called "locusts", this is a misnomer, as cicadas belong to the taxonomic order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, while locusts are grasshoppers belonging to the order Orthoptera. Magicicada belongs to the cicada tribe Lamotialnini, a group of genera with representatives in Australia, Africa, and Asia, as well as the Americas.
About Cleveland
Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in Northeast Ohio along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the U.S. maritime border with Canada and lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Pennsylvania. Cleveland ranks as the most populous city on Lake Erie, the second-most populous city in Ohio, and the 54th-most populous city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area, the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area, the most populous in Ohio and the 17th-largest in the country with a population of 3.63 million in 2020.