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List of city nicknames in the United States
This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are sometimes known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards.
A separate list of city nicknames is also available; that list covers other countries as well as certain common types of nicknames such as birthplaces, self-proclaimed capitals, and comparative nicknames.
Cities (listed by state)
Alabama
- Birmingham
- The Pittsburgh of the South
- The Magic City
- Huntsville
- Rocket City
- Mobile
- The City of Five Flags
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- Jonesboro
- The City of Churches
- The Crepe Myrtle City
- J-Town
- Joneburr
- Little Rock
- The City of Roses
- Lowell
- The Town With a Past, the City With a Future
California
- Baldwin Park
- The City That Time Forgot
- Berkeley
- Berzerkeley
- The People's Republic of Berkeley
- Castroville
- Artichoke Center of the World
- Coachella
- City of Eternal Sunshine - Gateway to the Salton Sea
- El Cajon
- Polite City of El Cajon
- Hub of East County
- Fallbrook
- Avocado Capital of the World
- Forestville
- Poison Oak Capital of the World
- Fresno
- Raisin Capital of the World
- Armpit of California
- Gilroy
- Garlic Capital of the World
- Gold Beach
- City of Gold
- Greenfield
- Broccoli Capital of the World
- Hawthorne
- The City of Good Neighbors
- Hollywood
- Hollyweird
- Show Business Capital of the World
- Tinseltown
- Holtville
- The Carrot Capital of the World
- Indio
- Date Capital of the World
- The City of Festivals
- Isleton
- Crawdad Town
- Kelseyville
- Pear Capital of the World
- Lancaster
- The Heart of the Antelope Valley
- Lemon Grove
- Best Climate on Earth
- Lodi
- Grape Capital of the World
- Los Angeles
- The Entertainment Capital of the World
- The Big Orange
- City of Angels
- The City of Champions
- City of Flowers and Sunshine
- La-La Land -- although this is more commonly used to refer to Hollywood, which is a part of Los Angeles)
- Marysville
- Gateway to the Gold Fields
- Monterey
- The Cradle of History
- Oakdale
- Cowboy Capital of the World
- Oaktown
- Oakland
- Oaktown
- Oroville
- City of Gold
- Oxnard
- Strawberry Capital of the World
- Palmdale
- Aerospace Capital of America
- Pasadena
- City of Roses
- Patterson
- Apricot Capital of the World
- Pearsonville
- Hubcap Capital of the World
- Petaluma
- Egg Basket of the World
- Placerville
- Hangtown
- Poway
- The City in the Country
- Reseda
- The Hub of the West Valley -- referring to the San Fernando Valley
- Sacramento
- Sac
- Sac-Town
- River City
- San Diego
- America's Finest City (since 1972)
- America's biggest small town
- City in Motion (until 1972)
- Dago (tourists and sailors only, rare)
- The Plymouth of the West
- Slow Death -- among punk rock fans
- San Francisco
- Baghdad by the Bay
- City of Love
- Frisco (never used by locals - a shibboleth whereby visitors distinguish themselves)
- Golden Gate City
- Shaky Town
- Fog City/Fogtown
- The City
- The City That Knows How
- San Jose
- San Ho
- San Hose
- San Joe-Z
- The Capital of Silicon Valley
- The Garden City
- Santa Monica
- Dogtown
- People's Republic of Santa Monica
- Selma
- Raisin Capital of the World
- Sonoma
- The Queen of the Southern Mines
- Stockton
- California's Sunrise Seaport
- Stock-Town
- Thousand Oaks
- T.O.
- Tulelake
- Horseradish Capital of the World
- Vallejo
- V-Town
- Venice Beach
- Victor
- City of Gold
- West Hollywood
- Boystown
- The Creative City
- Westwood
- Home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
Colorado
- Aurora
- Gateway to the Rockies
- Boulder
- The People's Republic
- Denver
- City of the Plains
- Convention City
- Gateway to the Rockies
- The Mile-High City
- Queen City
- Fort Collins
- The Choice City
Connecticut
- Bridgeport
- Park City
- Danbury
- Hat City
- New Haven
- Elm City
- Waterbury
- Brass City
District of Columbia
- Washington DC
- Capital City
- Chocolate City -- referring to the number of African Americans and the a name of a song by Parliament
- News Capital of the World
Florida
- Apopka
- Indoor Foliage Capital of the World
- Boca Raton
- spam capital of the world
- DeLand
- The Venice of Florida
- Fort Myers
- The City of Palms
- Gainesville
- Hogtown
- Miami
- Magic City
- Little Cuba
- Vice City
- Melbourne
- The Harbor City
- Orlando
- The City Beautiful
- O-Town
Georgia
- Albany
- Good Life City
- Atlanta
- A-Town -- popular among hip hop fans
- Hotlanta
- The Athens of the South
- The Dirty A-T-L
- The Phoenix City (of the South)
- The New York of the South
- The City Too Busy to Hate
- The City In The Forest
- Dogwood City
- Gate City of the South
- Augusta
- The Garden City
- Home of the Masters
- Lilburn
- The City of Champions
Idaho
- Boise
- The City of Trees
- Idaho Falls
- I.F.
- Rigby
- Birthplace of TV
Illinois
- Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- Chambana
- Shampoo-Banana
- Urpaign
- Chicago
- Chi town
- City of Big Shoulders
- Cowtown
- Hog Butcher of the World
- Second City
- Slaughterhouse of the World
- Windy City
- Chicagoland for the surrounding area
- Galena
- The City That Time Forgot
- Joliet
- The City of Champions
Indiana
- Churubusco
- Turtle Town, U.S.A.
- Fort Wayne
- Summit City
- City of Churches
- Gary and Hammond
- "the Region" (encompasses most of Lake County, Indiana adjacent to Chicago)
- Indianapolis
- Circle City
- Naptown
- Railroad City
- Kokomo
- City of Firsts
- Muncie
- Middletown (after Middletown, a pioneering sociological study conducted there)
Iowa
- Burlington
- The Loader/Backhoe Capital of the World
- Cedar Rapids
- The City of Five Seasons
- Council Bluffs
- Iowa's Leading Edge, Council-Tucky
- Davenport/Bettendorf, Iowa / Moline/East Moline/Rock Island, Illinois
- The Quad Cities
- Sumner
- City With a Future
Kansas
Kentucky
- Crestwood
- Whiskers
- Louisville
- City of Beautiful Churches
- Derby City
- Falls City
Louisiana
- New Orleans
- The Big Easy
- The City That Time Forgot
- The Crescent City
- The Queen City of the South
Maine
Maryland
- Annapolis
- Crabtown
- Naptown
- The Sailing Capital of the World
- Baltimore
- Balmo or Balmer -- imitations of the local pronunciation of Baltimore
- Charm City
- Mob Town
- Monument City
- Columbia
- The Next America
- Frederick
- Fredneck -- derogatory reference to rednecks
- Hagerstown
- The Gateway to Western Maryland
- Salisbury
- The Crossroads of Delmarva
Massachusetts
- Boston
- Athens of America
- Beantown
- The City of Kind Hearts
- The Cradle of Liberty
- The Hub -- short for hub of the universe (Oliver Wendel Holmes, Jr.)
- Purity City
- Brockton
- The City of Champions
- Cambridge
- Moscow on the Charles (for its extreme left politics)
- The People's Republic of Cambridge
- Leominster
- Pioneer Plastic City. (Note: it is where the original plastic pink lawn flamingoes were first manufactured)
- Lynn
- Rockport
- The Mendocino of the East
- Salem
- City of Witches
- The Witch City
- Westfield
- The Whip City
Michigan
- Albion
- The Smart City
- Battle Creek
- Cereal City
- Detroit
- The City of Champions
- The Motor City
- Motown
- D-Town
- Grand Rapids
- Furniture City
- Second City of Michigan
- The Valley City
- Jackson
- Birthplace of the Republican Party
- Kalamazoo
- Celery City
- Kazoo (often spelled in print as "K'zoo")
- Newberry
- Moose Capital of Michigan
- Niles
- The City of Four Flags
- Sturgis
- Curtain Rod Capital of the World
Minnesota
- Bemidji
- Home of Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
- Brainerd
- Home of Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
- International Falls
- The Icebox of the United States
- Mankato
- City With a Future
- Minneapolis
- Mill City
- The Minni Apple
- Murderapolis -- during the early 1990s
- The City of Lakes
- Flour City (19th Century early 20th)
- The Twin Cities (with St. Paul)
- Monett
- City With a Future
- Mountain Iron
- Taconite Capital of the World
- St. Paul
- Moscow on the Mississippi
- The Twin Cities (with Minneapolis)
Mississippi
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau
- The Rose City
- Chadwick, Missouri
- The Copperhead Capital of the World
- Kansas City
- City of Fountains
- Cowtown
- Heart of America
- St. Louis
- City With a Future
- The Gateway City
- Gateway to the West
- St. Louie (strongly discouraged in most contexts)
- The "Lou"
- The Mound City
- Springfield
- Queen City of the Ozarks
- Birthplace of Route 66
Montana
- Butte
- Copper City
Nevada
- Las Vegas
- City of Lights
- Entertainment Capital of the World
- Sin City
- Lost Wages
- Reno
- The Biggest Little City in the World
- Skeeno -- among punk rock fans
New Jersey
- East Orange
- Illtown -- popular among hip hop fans
- Jersey City
- Chilltown -- popular among hip hop fans
- The JC
- Newark
- Brick City
- The Armpit of New Jersey
- Paterson
- P-Town
- Silk City
New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- The Duke City
- Gallup
- Drunk-Driving Capital of America
- Santa Fe
- The City Different
- Santa Rosa
- The Scuba Capital of New Mexico
New York
- Amsterdam
- The Carpet City
- Binghamton
- Parlor City
- Carousel Capital of the World
- Buffalo
- Bison City
- The City of Good Neighbors
- The Flour City
- The Nickel City
- The Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
- Cooperstown
- Birthplace of baseball
- Fulton
- City With a Future
- Geneva
- Lake Trout Capital of the World
- Hammondsport
- Cradle of Aviation
- New York City
- The Big Apple
- Baghdad-on-the-Hudson (an O. Henry name for it)
- The Capital of the World
- Liberty City according to Grand Theft Auto Series
- The City
- The City So Nice They Named It Twice
- The City That Never Sleeps (from a song by Kander and Ebb)
- Empire City
- Gotham
- The Melting Pot
- The Dirty City
- Rochester
- Crochester
- Kodak City
- Ra-Cha-Cha
- Snapshot City
- Rye
- Border Town
- Saratoga Springs
- The Spa City
- Toga (slang term, less used)
- Schenectady
- The Electric City
- Syracuse
- Salt City
- Central City
- The 'Cuse
- Typewriter City
- City of Bridges
- Troy
- The Collar City
North Carolina
- Cape Hatteras
- The Graveyard of the Atlantic
- Charlotte
- Hornet's Nest
- Queen City
- Crunkville
- Durham
- Bull City
- City of Medicine
- Raleigh
- City of Jennifer Brewer's birth
- City of Oaks
- Wilmington
- The Port City
- The River City
North Dakota
- Hoople
- Tater Town
Ohio
- Akron
- Rubber City
- Bryan
- The Fountain City
- Cincinnati
- Queen City (of the West)
- Porkopolis
- Since It's Nasty
- The Nati
- Cleveland
- America's North Coast
- Mistake on the Lake
- Columbus
- Cowtown
- The Crossroads of Ohio
- Dayton
- Gem City
- Birthplace of aviation
- Massillon
- City With a Future
- Toledo
- The Glass City
- Frog Town
- Corn City
- Youngstown
- Murdertown, USA (1963-?)
- Y-town
- Yo. (often used in mailing addresses)
Oklahoma
- Altus
- The City With a Future to Share
- Beaver
- Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World
- Norman
- Weather Capital of the World
- Oklahoma City
- The Renaissance City
- The City (of Oklahoma)
Oregon
- Albany
- Home of the Timber Carnival
- Bandon
- Storm Capital of the World
- Coos Bay
- City With a Future
- Cornelius
- Oregon's Family Town
- Hillsboro
- Hillsburrito
- Hood River
- Windsurfing Capital of the World
- Keizer
- Iris Capital of the World
- Milton-Freewater
- The Home of Low-Cost Utilities
- Muddy Frogwater Country
- Pendelton
- The Real West
- Portland (see section in the city's main article for more examples)
- City of Roses
- Rip City
- Stumptown
- Rogue Valley
- Pear Capital of the World
- Salem
- The Cherry City
Pennsylvania
- Allentown
- Cement City
- Bethlehem
- ChristmasCity
- Erie
- The Gem
- Hershey
- Chocolate Town, USA
- Lancaster
- Red Rose City (In the War of the Roses, the red rose was the symbol of the House of Lancaster)
- Philadelphia
- City of Brotherly Love
- Philly
- Quaker City
- Rebel Capital of the World
- Pittsburgh
- The Birmingham of America
- The 'Burgh
- City of Bridges
- The City of Champions
- Iron City
- Steel City
- York
- White Rose City (In the War of the Roses, the white rose was the symbol of the House of York)
Puerto Rico
- Aibonito
- The cold city
- City of flowers
- Bayamón
- City of the cowboys
- Caguas
- Country city
- Carolina
- Giant city
- Cayey
- City of the bulls
- Fajardo
- Hardface city
- Humacao
- The gray city
- Guayama
- Witch city
- Lares
- The Athens of Puerto Rico
- Mayagüez
- The Sultan of the West
- Ponce
- City of the lions
- The senior city
- Quebradillas
- City of the pirates
Rhode Island
- Bristol
- America's Most Patriotic Town
- Providence
- Beehive of Industry
- Downcity (Downtown area)
- Woonsocket
- A City on the Move
South Carolina
- Charleston
- America's Most Historic City
- Palmetto City
- The Holy City
- Chucktown
Tennessee
- Bristol
- Food City
- Chattanooga
- Dynamo of Dixie
- The Scenic City
- Chat Town
- Clarksville
- The Queen City
- Gateway to the New South
- ClarksVegas
- The Ville
- C-Ville
- Knoxville
- The Marble City
- K-Town
- The Streaking Capital of the World
- Memphis
- Birthplace of the Blues
- The River City
- Bluff City
- M-Town
- Nashville
- The Athens of the South
- Music City
- The Protestant Vatican
- Ca$hville
- NashVegas
- Oak Ridge
- The Secret City
- The Atomic City
Texas
- Alpine
- Gateway to the Big Bend
- Dallas
- Big D
- Cowtown
- Metroplex (with Fort Worth)
- Duncanville
- The City of Champions
- El Paso
- EP
- Sun City, Texas
- The City With a Legend
- Hell Paso
- Fort Worth
- Cowtown
- Fort Worthless
- Metroplex (with Dallas)
- Fort Hancock
- The Dump
- Houston
- Bayou City
- Clutch City
- H-Town
- Magnolia City
- Oil capital of the world
- Space City - "Houston" first word uttered on the moon by Neil Armstrong to NASA
- Huntsville
- Prison City
- Lubbock
- The Hub of the Plains
- Marshall
- Athens of Texas
- City of Seven Flags
- Gateway to Texas
- Pottery Capital of the World
- San Antonio
- Alamo City
- Mission City
- River City
- SA Town
- Tyler
- City of Roses
- Rose Capital of the World
Utah
- Tremonton
- City With a Future
Vermont
- Burlington
- The Queen City
- The People's Republic of Burlington (used when Bernie Sanders was mayor)
Virginia
- Petersburg
- Cockade City
- Lynchburg
- Lunchburg
Washington
- Bickleton
- Bluebird Capital of the World
- Redmond
- Mordor
- Nerdburg
- Seattle
- Spokane
- Lilac City
- Spokavegas
- Spokompton
- Spokanistan
- Spokaloo
- Spotucky
- Spokorn
- Tacoma
- City of Destiny
- Tackyoma
- Toppenish
- Where The West Lives On
- City of Murals
- City of Murals and Museums
- Walla Walla
- The City That Was So Nice They Named It Twice
- Walla2
- Wallyworld
- Wenatchee
- Apple Capital of the World
- Yakima
- The Palm Springs of Washington
West Virginia
- Wheeling
- Nail City
- Charleston
- Chemicalville
Wisconsin
- Green Bay
- Titletown U S A
- Madison
- Four Lake City
- Mad City
- Milwaukee
- Cream City
- Flour City
- Beer City
- Portage
- Crazytown
Wyoming
- Cody
- Rodeo Capital of the World
- Douglas
- Jackalope Capital of the World
- Frannie
- The Biggest Little Town in Wyoming
- Laramie
- Gem City of the Plains
- Lowell
- The Rose City of Wyoming
External links
- a list of American and a few Canadian nicknames
- US cities list
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