USA Pickleball’s 2025 annual report lists 18,258 places to play and 82,613 courts in the Pickleheads database.
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September 2026 / NY + L.A. Edition18,258 locations
Primary signalThe numbers are powerful, but they are not a promise that every location has the same quality, hours, accessibility, or social welcome. A network is only useful when people can find a court and understand how to join it.
Dink Digest treats the figures as a dated source snapshot, not as live inventory.
• 18,258 locations
• 82,613 courts
• Source date: Jan 30, 2026
“Source date: Jan 30, 2026”
This story is based on official public reporting from:
Data window frozen September 20, 2026. Official organization: USA Pickleball.
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