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List of city nicknames in the United States

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This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.

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 by state

Alabama

Alaska

  • Anchorage
    • The City of Lights and Flowers
    • Air Crossroads of the World
    • Hanging Basket Capital of the World
  • Barrow - The North City
  • Cordova - Clam Town
  • Fairbanks - The Golden Heart City
  • Kenai - The Village With a Past, the City With a Future
  • Ketchikan - King Salmon Capital of the World
  • Knik - Dog-mushing Center of the World
  • Sitka
    • First City of Alaska
    • The Natural Place to Visit

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

  • Dover - The State Capital since 1777

Florida

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Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

  • Calumet City - Cal City
  • Chicago
    • City of Big Shoulders
    • Hog Butcher of the World
    • Second City
    • The "I Will" City
    • Pride of the Rustbelt
    • City in a Garden
    • The City That Works Together
    • Gem of the Prairie
    • Railroad Center of America
    • Slaughterhouse of the World
    • Windy City
  • DeKalb - Barb City (after the invention of barbed wire)
  • Galena - The City That Time Forgot
  • Joliet - The City of Champions
  • Metropolis - Hometown of Superman
  • Nauvoo - The Beautiful
  • Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

  • Lexington - Horse Capital of the World
    • Lextown
    • Horse Capital of the Worl
    • 859
    • The Hardest City in Kentucky
  • Louisville
    • City of Beautiful Churches
    • Derby City
    • Falls City
    • Gateway to the South
  • Owensboro - Barbeque Capital of Kentucky
  • Paducah - Quilt City
  • Pikeville - The City That Moves Mountians

Louisiana

  • New Orleans
    • The Big Easy
    • The City That Care Forgot
    • The Crescent City
    • The Queen City of the Mississippi
    • Nawlins
    • NOLA

Maine

Maryland

  • Annapolis
    • Crabtown
    • Naptown
    • The Sailing Capital of the World
  • Baltimore
    • Balmo or Balmer -- imitations of the local pronunciation of Baltimore
    • Bodymore - Referencing Baltimore's high murder rate
    • Charm City
    • Mob Town
    • Monument City
    • The City That Reads
  • Columbia - The Next America
  • Cumberland - Queen City
  • Gaithersburg - Log Town
  • Hagerstown - Hub City
  • Ocean City - The White Marlin Capital
  • Salisbury - The Crossroads of Delmarva

Massachusetts

  • Boston
    • Athens of America
    • Beantown
    • The City of Champions
    • 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
  • Fall River
    • Scholarship City
    • The Spindle City
    • The City of Hills, Mills and Pork Pies
    • Fall Reev
  • Franklin - The Source
  • Leominster - Pioneer Plastic City. (Note: it is where the original plastic pink lawn flamingos were first manufactured)
  • Lynn
    • Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin
    • Lowell, Millcity
    • City of Firsts (1989-1995)
    • The Phoenix (1970s-1980s)
  • Methuen - The City Known as the Town
  • New Bedford
    • The Whaling City
    • New Beige
  • Rockport - The Mendocino of the East
  • Salem
    • City of Witches
    • The Witch City
  • Somerville - Slummaville, Scummaville
  • Springfield - Birthplace of Basketball
  • Taunton
    • The Silver City
    • The Christmas City
    • City of Firsts
  • Waltham - Watch City
  • Westfield - The Whip City
  • Worcester - Wormtown (originally applied to the local music scene)
  • Provincetown - P'Town

Michigan

  • Albion - The Smart City
  • Ann Arbor
    • A-Squared
    • Tree Town
  • Battle Creek - Cereal City
  • Benton Harbor - BeeTown (because of the large population of bees and wasps)
  • Cadillac
    • City on the Lakes
    • Chestnut Town
    • Caddy
  • Charlevoix - Charlevoix the Beuatiful
  • Detroit
    • The City of Champions
    • The Motor City
    • Motown
    • Det-Riot
    • The City That Put The World on Wheels
    • Hitsville USA
    • The Paris of the Midwest
    • Daytwah (French pronunciation of Detroit)
    • D-Town
    • Murder Capital
    • The Renaissance City
    • The City on the Strait
    • The D
    • The Ambassador City (named after the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario)
    • Hockeytown
    • America's Most Canadian City
    • Amityville
    • Arsenal of Democracy
    • The 313
    • Rock City
  • East Lansing
    • EL
  • Flint
    • Birthplace of Michael Moore
    • Vehicle City
    • Flint Town
    • That 810
  • Gladstone
    • The Pet Casket Capital of the World
  • Grand Rapids
    • Furniture City
    • Second City of Michigan
    • The Valley City
    • G Rap
  • Harrison Twp
    • Boattown USA
    • The Twip
  • Jackson - Birthplace of the Republican Party
    • Jack Town
  • Kalamazoo
    • Celery City
    • Kazoo (often spelled in print as "K'zoo")
  • Lansing
    • L-town
    • L-A (Lansing Area)
    • That 517
    • Capitol City
  • Marquette - Superior City
  • Mt. Clemens - The Clem
    • Bath City
  • Newberry - Moose Capital of Michigan
  • Niles - The City of Four Flags
  • Parchment - The Paper City
  • Sault Ste. Marie - The Soo
  • Saginaw
    • Sag Nasty
    • Nastyville
    • Grimey City, USA
  • Sturgis - Curtain Rod Capital of the World
  • Taylor - Taylor-tucky
  • Traverse City
    • TC
    • Cherry Capital of the World
  • Ypsilanti
    • Ypsi
    • Ypsitucky

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

  • Cape Girardeau - The Rose City
  • Carthage - The Maple Leaf City
  • Caruthersville - Birthplace of the Bootheel
  • Chadwick - The Copperhead Capital of the World
  • Kansas City
    • City of Fountains
    • K.C.
    • Valentine City
    • Cowtown
    • Heart of America
    • KCMO
    • BBQ Capital of the World
  • Marionville - Home of the White Squirrels
  • Neosho
    • The Flower Box City
    • City of Springs
  • Sedalia - The Queen City of the Prairie
  • 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
    • S.T.L.
  • Springfield
    • Queen City of the Ozarks
    • Birthplace of Route 66
  • Webb City - City of Flags

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

  • Las Vegas
    • America's Playground
    • Vegas
    • City of Lights
    • Entertainment Capital of the World
    • Sin City
    • Lost Wages
    • Glitter Gulch
    • The City That Never Sleeps
  • Reno
    • The Biggest Little City in the World
    • Skeeno -- among punk rock fans
  • Winnemucca - City of Paved Streets

New Jersey

New Hampshire

New Mexico

New York

  • Albany
    • Smallbany
    • Tech Valley
  • Amsterdam
    • The Carpet City
    • Amsterico
  • Binghamton
    • Parlor City
    • Carousel Capital of the World
  • Bronx
    • Boogie Down
    • BX
  • Brooklyn
    • The City of Churches
    • The City of Trees
    • BK
    • Brooknah
    • Brooknam
    • Bucktown
    • Crooklyn
    • Medina
    • The planet
  • Buffalo
    • B-Lo
    • Bison City
    • The City of Good Neighbors
    • The Nickel City
    • The Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
  • Cooperstown - Birthplace of baseball
  • Cortland - The Crown City
  • Florida - The Onion Capital of the World
  • Fulton - City With a Future
  • Geneva - Lake Trout Capital of the World
  • Hammondsport - Cradle of Aviation
  • Lockport, New York - Lock City
  • New Rochelle - New Rock City
  • New York City
    • The Big Apple
    • The Concrete Jungle
    • The Capital of the World
    • The First Capital of America
    • The Unofficial Capital of America
    • The City
    • The City of Dreams
    • The City So Nice, They Named It Twice
    • The City That Never Sleeps
    • Empire City
    • Media Capital of the World
    • Gotham City
    • The Melting Pot
    • N.Y.C.
    • New Rome
    • Babylon
    • The World's Second Home
    • Zoo York
  • Niagara Falls - Cataract City
  • North Tonawanda - Lumber City
  • Oneonta
    • City in the Hills
    • City of Clouds
  • Queens
    • School of Hard Knocks
    • Q Boro
  • Rochester
    • The Flour City
    • The Flower City
    • Crochester
    • Kodak City
    • Ra-Cha-Cha
    • The R-O-C
    • The Rock
    • Snapshot City
    • Rottenfester
    • Crapchester
  • Rye - Border Town
  • Saratoga Springs
    • The Spa City
    • Toga (slang term, less used)
  • Schenectady
    • The Electric City
    • The City That Lights And Hauls The World
  • Staten Island
    • Shaolin
    • The Forgotten Borough
    • Home of The Dump
  • Syracuse
    • Salt City
    • Central City
    • The 'Cuse
    • Typewriter City
    • City of Bridges
    • Sorrycuse
    • Zerocuse
  • Troy - The Collar City
  • Williston Park
    • Willy P
    • Dub Park
  • Yonkers
    • City of Gracious Living

North Carolina

Bull City

North Dakota

Ohio

  • Akron
    • The Rubber Capital of the World
    • Rubber City
    • Lil' A-town
  • Athens
    • A-town
    • Athenstucky (derisive)
    • Riot City (reference to frequent Halloween rampages by Ohio University students)
  • Bryan
    • The Fountain City
  • Canton
    • Hall of Fame City
    • Birthplace of Football
    • FameTown
  • Chillicothe
    • Chillicompton
    • Chillitucky
  • Cincinnati
    • The Queen City
    • The Queen of the West
    • The Blue Chip City
    • The City of Seven Hills
    • Cincinnata
    • Zinzinnati
    • Cin-City
    • Cincy (or Cinci)
    • Cinti
    • The 'Nati
    • Rohanati
    • The City of Seven Rohans
    • Porkopolis (derisive)
  • Cleveland
    • The Forest City
    • C-Town
    • The New American City
    • America's North Coast
    • The Best Location in the Nation
    • The City of Bridges
    • Sports Capital of Ohio
    • Metropolis of the Western Reserve
    • Prodigy of the Western Reserve
    • The Heart of New Connecticut
    • Mistake by the Lake (derisive)
    • The Comeback City
  • Cleveland Heights
    • City for a Lifetime
  • Columbus
    • The Arch City
    • The Discovery City
    • The Crossroads of Ohio
    • C-Bus
  • Dayton
    • Gem City
    • Birthplace of Aviation
  • East Cleveland
    • E.C.
  • Euclid
    • The Lakefront City
  • Mansfield
    • The Heart of Ohio
    • Carousel Capital of Ohio
  • Marysville
    • The Ville
  • Massillon
    • City With a Future
  • Norwood
    • The Road City
    • Da Wood
    • N-Wood
    • Norwoodia
  • Parma
    • Food Valley
    • P-Town
  • Shaker Heights
    • The Garden City
  • Springfield
    • The Field
  • Toledo
    • The Glass City
    • Detroit's Right Hand
    • Corn City
    • T-Town
  • Troy, Ohio
    • T-Roy
  • Youngstown
    • Y-Town
    • Yo. (often used in mailing addresses)
    • Murdertown/Murder City (reference to the city's high homicide rate during the 60s)
  • Zanesville
    • Clay City

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 OC
    • The Renaissance City
    • The City
    • OKC
    • Oke City
    • Tornado City
  • Tulsa
    • Oil Capital of the World
    • America's Most Beautiful City
    • Green Country
    • T-Town
    • Art-Deco Capital of the USA
  • Tulsa Area

Oregon

Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia
    • City of Brotherly Love
    • Philly
    • Quaker City
    • City of Brotherly Shove
    • Philthadelphia
    • Birthplace of America
    • The 215 (reference to area code)
    • Illadelph
    • Killadelphia
    • crack city
    • Pretty Philly
    • Dope Capital
    • Nitrous capital
  • Pittsburgh
    • Forks of the Ohio (Before 1750)
    • Fort Pitt (1750-1795)
    • Gateway to the West (1796-1851)
    • Smoky City (1852-1876)
    • Steel City (1876-1945)
    • Renaissance City (1945-present)
    • The 'Burgh
    • City of Bridges
    • City of Champions
    • Iron City
    • The Golden Triangle (downtown)
    • Three Rivers
    • Blitzburgh
    • Someplace Special (former marketing slogan)
    • Where it all comes together (current marketing slogan)
    • Workshop to the World
    • Arsenal of Democracy
    • Arsenal of Liberty
    • Arsenal of Freedom
    • Robo-burgh
    • City of Stairways
    • The Birmingham of America
    • The San Francisco of the East
    • The Paris of Appalachia
    • The Little Apple
  • Scranton - The Electric City
  • Spring Grove - Paper Town
  • State College - Happy Valley
  • York
  • Wilkes-Barre - Diamond City

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

  • Brookings - Brook-Brook, Brookville, Brooktown
  • Leola - Rhubarb Capital of the World
  • Madison - Madtown
  • Sioux Falls - SuFu, Soo Foo
  • Vermillion (Correct spelling) - Vermin

Tennessee

  • Bristol - Food City - Thunder Valley - Birthplace of Country Music
  • Chattanooga
    • Dynamo of Dixie
    • The Scenic City
    • Chatt Town
    • Chattavegas
  • Clarksville
    • The Queen City
    • ClarksVegas
    • Crunksville
    • C-Ville
    • The Ville
  • Cookeville
    • Hub City
    • Cookevegas
  • Gleason
    • Tater Town USA
    • TaterTown
    • Ball Clay Capital of the World
  • Knoxville
    • The Marble City
    • K-Town
    • The Streaking Capital of the World
    • Knox Vegas
  • Memphis
    • Birthplace of the Blues
    • The River City
    • Bluff City
    • M-Town
    • Memphrica (also spelled Memfrica)
    • Murder Town
  • Nashville
    • The Athens of the South
    • Music City
    • The Protestant Vatican
    • Blastville
    • Ca$hville
    • The Ville
    • NashVegas
  • Oak Ridge
    • The Secret City
    • The Atomic City

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

  • Bickleton - Bluebird Capital of the World
  • Redmond
    • Bicycle Capital of the Northwest
    • Mordor
    • Nerdburg
  • Seattle
    • Emerald City -- official since 1982
    • Jet City
    • Rainy City
    • Sea-Town
    • Hedgehog City (in reference to the namesake of the basketball team in relations to the Sega video game, and the numerous hedgehogs found in the city).
    • Queen City (of the Pacific Northwest) -- official from 1869-1982
  • Spokane
    • Lilac City
    • The Inland Empire
    • Spokavegas
    • Spokanistan
    • Spokaloo
    • Spokorn
    • Spoklahoma
    • Spokompton
    • The Can
    • Skybridge City
    • The biggest little city in the west
  • Tacoma
    • City of Destiny
    • Tackyoma
    • America's #1 Wired City
  • Toppenish
    • Where The West Lives On
    • City of Murals
    • City of Murals and Museums
  • Vancouver, Washington
    • The Couve
  • 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

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin Community Slogans (PDF)

Wyoming

District of Columbia

  • Washington DC
    • Capital City
    • DC
    • The District
    • Our Nation's Capital
    • Murder Capital of America (Late 80's - Early 90's)
    • Chocolate City

Cities in Puerto Rico

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