How to Find Friends by City on Facebook

This article will show you how to use your computer’s browser to find people you want to make friends with in a certain city.

Steps

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/5/57/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-1.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-1.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/5/57/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-1.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-1.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Open the Facebook page in the browser. You would type www.facebook.com into the address bar of your browser and press the ↵ Enter key on your keyboard. The Facebook News Feed page will appear.

If you’re not signed in to Facebook, you’ll need to enter your email address or phone number and password to sign in.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/e/e7/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-2.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/e/e7/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-2.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click your name. This button is located next to the Home button in the upper-right corner of the browser screen. You will go to your profile page.

Or you can click your full name in the navigation menu in the upper left corner of News Feed.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/4/4c/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-3.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/4/4c/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-3.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click the Friends tab. This tab is located between the About and Photos tabs under the cover photo. A list of all your friends will appear.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/2/2a/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-4.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-4.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/2/2a/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-4.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-4.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click the +Find Friends button. This button is located on the Search for your friends box in the upper-right corner of the friends list. This will open a list of names and profile pictures of people you may know and want to be friends with.

If there are unanswered friend requests, you’ll see a list of pending friend requests on the list of people you may know.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/7/70/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-5.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-5.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/7/70/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-5.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-5.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Find the Current City entry in the Search for Friends box. This box is on the right side of the screen. You can use various filters on the list of people you may know, such as name, hometown, place of work, current city.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/2/21/Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-6.jpg/v4-460px-Search- for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-6.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/2/21/Search-for-Friends-by- City-on-Facebook-Step-6.jpg/v4-728px-Search-for-Friends-by-City-on-Facebook-Step-6.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,” bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Select a city under Current City. You’ll click the box next to the city you want to select. This will filter the list of people you may know and only show people who live in the city you choose.

Or, click the text input area below the list and enter a city name, you can type and select any city to filter and search.

Steps

Related Posts