usgs.gov

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usgs.gov is ranked #1,984 in the Tranco list of the world's most popular websites (list of Oct 13, 2026), down 64 places in four weeks. The domain was registered on Oct 2, 1997, 29 years ago, through get.gov, and is paid up until Sep 2, 2027. Its homepage uses jQuery, Drupal, Font Awesome and Google Tag Manager. It is served through Amazon CloudFront and jsDelivr by Nginx.

Global rank

#1,984

▲ 16 this week

Domain age

29 years

since Oct 2, 1997

Technologies

detected on the homepage

SEO score

89/100

homepage checks

Popularity rank

#1,984 of the top 1 million sites in the Tranco research ranking, which averages several traffic and DNS sources over 30 days. Best rank in the period shown: #1,907.

Weekly Tranco rank (lower is more popular).

See where usgs.gov sits in the top 10,000

Domain registration

Registered: Oct 2, 1997 (29 years ago)
Expires: Sep 2, 2027
Registrar: get.gov
Name servers: chin.ns.cloudflare.com, ram.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: Signed

From the registry's public RDAP record, checked Oct 1, 2026.

Technology stack

JavaScript libraries

jQuery

CMS & site builders

Drupal 11

UI frameworks & fonts

Font Awesome

Analytics

Google Tag Manager

CDN

Amazon CloudFront jsDelivr

Web servers

Nginx

Detected from the homepage HTML and response headers on Oct 14, 2026. Tools loaded only after scripts run (or after consent banners) may be missing.

Homepage SEO check

Checked from the HTML our scanner received on Oct 14, 2026. Content added later by JavaScript isn't counted.

89/100

https://www.usgs.gov/

USGS.gov | Science for a changing world

We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods; the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on; the health of our ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to supply timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes.

18 passed · 5 warnings · 0 failed

Content

✓Title39 characters
!Meta description375 characters — aim for 50–170
!H1 heading6 H1 headings — use one
✓Subheadings5 H2 headings
✓Image alt textAll 10 images have alt text
✓Content lengthAbout 1,287 words

Indexing

✓IndexableNo noindex directive
✓Canonical URLhttps://www.usgs.gov/
✓robots.txtFound
✓XML sitemapFound
✓Language attributeen
!Structured dataNo JSON-LD or microdata

Social sharing

✓Open GraphTitle, description and image set
!Twitter / X cardMissing

Technical

✓HTTPSServed over HTTPS
✓Mobile viewportFound
✓FaviconFound
✓Character encodingutf-8

Security headers

✓Strict-Transport-SecuritySet
!Content-Security-PolicyNot set
✓Clickjacking protectionSet
✓X-Content-Type-OptionsSet
✓Referrer-PolicySet

Server response

Final URL: https://www.usgs.gov/
HTTP status: 200
Server: nginx
Response time: 1.66 s (first byte 1.66 s, from our scanner in a US data centre)
HTML size: 125 KB
Compression: gzip

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Questions about usgs.gov

How popular is usgs.gov?

usgs.gov is #1,984 worldwide in the Tranco list published Oct 13, 2026.

How old is usgs.gov?

usgs.gov was registered on Oct 2, 1997, which makes the domain 29 years old.

What is usgs.gov built with?

We detected jQuery, Drupal, Font Awesome, Google Tag Manager, Amazon CloudFront, jsDelivr and Nginx on its homepage.

Who is the registrar of usgs.gov?

get.gov, according to the registry's RDAP record.