Acres to square miles
Type a value in acres to see it in square miles straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.
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How to use it
- Type the value in the acres box.
- Read the result in square miles as you type, and pick the precision you need.
- Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.
How it is calculated
mi² = ac × 0.0015625
Multiply the value in acres by 0.0015625 to get square miles.
Example
To convert 25 ac to square miles: 25 × 0.0015625 = 0.0390625 mi².
Conversion table
| Acres (ac) | Square miles (mi²) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0015625 |
| 2 | 0.003125 |
| 3 | 0.0046875 |
| 5 | 0.0078125 |
| 10 | 0.015625 |
| 20 | 0.03125 |
| 25 | 0.0390625 |
| 50 | 0.078125 |
| 100 | 0.15625 |
| 250 | 0.390625 |
| 500 | 0.78125 |
| 1,000 | 1.5625 |
About the units
- Acre
- The international acre is 43,560 square feet, exactly 4046.8564224 square meters, used for land in the US and UK.
- Square mile
- A square mile is 640 acres, exactly 2,589,988.110336 square meters.
Limits and caveats
- Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
- Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.
Questions about this tool
How many square miles are in one acre?
1 ac = 0.0015625 mi² exactly.
How do I convert acres to square miles?
Use mi² = ac × 0.0015625. For example, 25 ac = 0.0390625 mi².
How many acres are in one square mile?
1 mi² = 640 ac.
How do I convert square meters to square feet?
Divide the square meters by 0.09290304, or multiply by about 10.7639. The factor is exact because a foot is exactly 0.3048 m.
Are the dunam, feddan and acre the same size?
No. A metric dunam is 1000 m², an Iraqi dunam 2500 m², an Egyptian feddan about 4200.83 m² and an acre 4046.8564224 m².