Based　on　the　entropy　weight　TOPSIS　method　to　measure　the　development　level　of“zero-waste　cities”in　China　from　2004　to　2021，the　social　network　analysis　method　and　spatial　Durbin　model　were　used　to　explore　the　spatial　correlation　network　structure　and　impact　mechanism　of　the　development　level　of“zero-waste　cities.”The　results　showed　that：①　The　development　level　of“zero-waste　cities”was　generally　on　the　decline　in　the　whole　country　and　the　eastern　and　central　regions.　However，it　was　on　the　rise　in　the　western　regions.　②　The　spatial　correlation　of　the　development　level　of“zero-waste　cities”presented　a　core-edge　structure，with　an　overall　upward　trend　in　network　density　and　a　stable　state　in　the　overall　network.　③　Beijing，Shanghai，Jiangsu，Zhejiang，Fujian，and　Guangdong　were　at　the　center　and　dominant　position　of　the　network.　④　Beijing，Tianjin，Shanghai，and　Jiangsu　belonged　to　the“net　benefit”sector；Zhejiang，Fujian，and　Guangdong　belonged　to　the“broker”sector；and　the　other　provinces　belonged　to　the“net　overflow”sectors.　⑤　The　level　of　urbanization，economic　development，technological　innovation，foreign　investment，environmental　regulations，government　intervention，and　population　size　had　a　significant　impact　on　the　development　level　of“zero-waste　cities”in　local　or　neighboring　provinces，respectively.　The　research　results　can　provide　a　reference　for　the　proposal　of　policies　for　constructing　and　coordinating　the　development　of“zero-waste　cities”in　various　regions.　©　2024　Science　Press.　All　rights　reserved.