ðə kˈɑːmən hˈækbɛɹi ɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tə nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə fɹʌm sˈʌðɚn ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ ænd kwᵻbˈɛk, θɹuː pˈɑːɹts ʌv nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd, sˈaʊθ tə nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə ˌæpɐlˈeɪʃə, wˈɛst tə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə, ænd nˈɔːɹθ tə nˈɔːɹθ dɐkˈoʊɾə.
The common hackberry is native to North America from southern Ontario and Quebec, through parts of New England, south to North Carolina-(Appalachia), west to northern Oklahoma, and north to North Dakota.