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United States cold storage:316 sites, 3.6 million sqm building area.

As of 22 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 316 United States cold storage sites, 298 of them placed on a map. Building area is reported for 137 of 316 sites, adding up to 3.6 million sqm. California has the most sites (28, 9% of those tracked).

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sites recorded · 95 sourced figures · 17 deals

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

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

316sites tracked
298placed on a map
95sourced 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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Recent deals

Each deal links to the page that reported it.

BGO and Banner acquire the Opa-Locka cold storage facility in Florida

Elberon Development Group and Saoud Development break ground on FreezPak build-to-suit in Elizabeth, NJ

How this data is built

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

316 of 316 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 22 October 2026.

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Questions

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

316 sites as of 22 October 2026, with 298 placed on a map and 95 sourced figures and 17 recorded deals. Coverage: 316 of 316 sites carry a source link and 298 of 316 are on a map. This counts the sites we have recorded, not every cold storage site in the United States, and it grows as coverage grows.

Which state has the most cold storage sites?

California, with 28 of the 316 sites tracked (9%). Next: Georgia (28), Texas (24), Pennsylvania (21), New Jersey (20). Coverage: counts are sites tracked, not a census; states that rank lower are in the workspace.

Are cold storage sites concentrated in a few states?

The three states with the most sites, California, Georgia, Texas, hold 80 of the 316 sites tracked (25%). Coverage: this is the spread of the sites we track, which may differ from the spread of all cold storage sites in the United States.

Who has the most cold storage sites in the United States?

By sites tracked: Americold Realty Trust (209), Lineage Logistics (33), United States Cold Storage (USCS) (23), Interstate Warehousing (Tippmann Group) (7), Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics (7). This ranks by sites tracked, not by building area, so a ranking by capacity or area can put the same names in a different order. Coverage: the 5 named hold 279 of 316 sites tracked; a site is listed under the operator its source names, and where none is named it is not attributed.

How much building area do these sites hold?

Operating: 3.5 million sqm. Planned or under construction: 82,676 sqm. Operating means a site that is open; planned means announced, planned or under construction. The two are different statuses and are never added together. Coverage: building area is reported for 137 of 316 sites; a site with no reported figure adds nothing.

How much building area is in California?

In California, building area is 352,103 sqm operating. The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: reported for 14 of 28 sites in California; the rest add nothing.

Which operators have the most cold storage sites in California?

By sites tracked in California: Americold Realty Trust (17), United States Cold Storage (USCS) (6), Lineage Logistics (5). The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: sites in California whose source names no operator are not attributed to anyone here.

Where are Americold Realty Trust's cold storage sites?

Americold Realty Trust has 209 sites tracked: 209 operating and 0 planned or under construction. Largest states: Georgia (19), California (17), Pennsylvania (15), Texas (15), New Jersey (14). The split by site is as of 20 October 2026. Coverage: Americold Realty Trust is the largest operator by sites tracked, and these are the sites we have recorded under its name, not necessarily everything it runs.

How many cold storage deals has Real Assets recorded?

17 deals in the United States, each with its date and a link to the page that reported it. The full list is in the workspace after sign-in. Coverage: these are deals reported by the pages we read, not every transaction in the market.

Where does the data come from?

Figures link to the page that published them; 316 of 316 sites here carry a source link. Publishers behind this market's data include Americold, Lineage, SEC EDGAR. How a source line reads, and what is left out, is on the methods page. Coverage: a site without a source link is listed as recorded and its figures are not shown as sourced.

When was this cold storage data last updated?

The public figures on this page are as of 22 October 2026. They change as sites, sources and deals are added. Coverage: this is the date of the latest public export of counts, not of every record in the workspace.

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