List of North American settlements by year of foundation
This is a list of settlements in North America by founding year, historical entity and present-day country.
| Year | Settlement | Historical entity | Subdivision | Country | Notes |
| Tepoztlán | Morelos | Mexico | |||
| 1500 BC | San José Mogote | Oaxaca | Mexico | ||
| 1500 BC | Chalcatzingo | Morelos | Mexico | ||
| 1500 BC | Calixtlahuaca | Mexico | Mexico | ||
| 1500 BC | Kaminaljuyu | Guatemala | Guatemala | ||
| 1400 BC | Teopantecuanitlan | Guerrero | Mexico | ||
| 1400 BC | Nakbe | Petén | Guatemala | ||
| 1200 BC | San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán | Veracruz | Mexico | ||
| 1200 BC | La Venta | Veracruz | Mexico | ||
| 1150 BC | Etlatongo | Oaxaca | Mexico | ||
| 1000 BC | Xochitecatl | Tlaxcala | Mexico | ||
| 1000 BC | Cuicuilco | Tlalpan | Mexico | ||
| 1000 BC | Tres Zapotes | Veracruz | Mexico | ||
| 950 BC | Takalik Abaj | Retalhuleu | Guatemala | ||
| 950 BC | El Mirador | Petén | Guatemala | ||
| 950 BC | Uaxactun | Petén | Guatemala | ||
| 800 BC | Zazacatla | Morelos | Mexico | ||
| 700 BC | Ticul | Yucatán | Mexico | ||
| 600 BC | Tikal | Petén | Guatemala | ||
| 500 BC | Monte Albán | Oaxaca | Mexico | ||
| 500 BC | Cholula | Puebla | Mexico | Possibly the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the Americas | |
| 400 BC | Tula | Hidalgo | Mexico | ||
| 300 BC | Teotihuacan | México | Mexico | In the Valley of Mexico | |
| 200 | Mitla | Oaxaca | Mexico | ||
| 600 | Cantona | Puebla | Mexico | ||
| 650 | Cahokia | Illinois | United States | ||
| 874 | Reykjavík |  Norway|old kingdom |