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.

Contents

Kingman - Heart of Route 66.[48]

  • Mesa
    • The Holy City
    • South Salt Lake
    • Salt River City
    • The Holier than THOU City
  • Paradise Valley
    • Paradise LOST
  • Phoenix
    • p-town
    • The Big Bird
    • The Valley, Phoenix Valley, Valley of the Sun (includes surrounding cities such as Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale and Paradise Valley) [2] [3] [4]
  • Scottsdale
    • The West's Most Western Town.[49]
    • Spanish-Tile Capital of the World
    • The Photo-Radar Capital of America
  • Tempe
    • The Peoples Republic of Tempe
    • The Berkeley of AZ
    • Sin-City (Arizona State University residence areas)
  • Tombstone
    • The Town Too Tough To Die.[50]
    • The Town That Doesn't Know It's Dead
  • Tucson

  • Alameda
    • The Island City
    • Alamurda
    • Dirty Meda
  • Anaheim
    • Disneyland
    • Anacrime
    • Disneyheim
  • Antioch
    • Gateway to the Delta
    • Yoc Town
  • Auburn
    • Endurance Capital of The World
  • Bakersfield - California's Country Music Capital
  • Baldwin Park - The City That Time Forgot
  • Berkeley
    • Bezerkeley
    • The People's Republic of Berkeley
    • Athens of the West

Btown

  • Dover - The State Capital since 1777

  • The State of Florida
    • The land of bad drivers
    • The Retirement Home (taken from the show Sinfeld)
    • The Sunshine State
    • The Gunshine State (reference to Sunshine State)
  • Apopka
    • Tha A
    • APK
  • Bartow
    • The City of Oaks
    • The City of Oaks and Azaleas
    • Capital of Imperial Polk County
  • Boca Raton - Boca
    • Mouth of the Rat
    • Rats Mouth
  • Cape Coral
    • Two Three Nyne (area code)
    • Cape Coma
    • The Run Away Borough (in insult to the amount of New Yorkers)
  • DeLand - The Athens of Florida
  • Eustis - The City of Bright Tomorrows
  • Fort Lauderdale - Venice of America
  • Fort Myers
    • The City of Palms
    • Gulf Coast Paradise
    • The City That Leads to Hell
  • Gainesville - Hogtown
  • Hialeah - City of Progress
  • Interlachen - Interlarken
    • "Is that even in Florida?"
    • 'Lachen
  • Jacksonville
    • The Bold New City of The South
    • River City
    • Bang'em Ville
    • J'ville
    • Jack-town
    • Duval
    • Trillville
    • Da 904
    • Da Ville
    • Jack-&-Kill
  • Key West
  • Lake Mary - City of Lakes
  • Melbourne
    • The Harbor City
    • The Midway City
  • Miami
    • Dade County
    • 305
    • Vice City
    • Cocaine Capital
    • The American Riviera
    • The Sixth Borough (in reference to New York City)
    • Gateway to the Americas
    • Jeubanville
    • The Magic City
    • The M I A
    • Sexy Towne
    • My Hammy
    • Chonga Central
    • Cocaine Alley
    • M-I-Yeyo
  • Ocoee - The Center of Good Living
  • Okeechobee - Speckled Perch Capital of the World.[5]
  • Orlando
    • The City Beautiful
    • O-Town
    • Tha 407
    • THE City
  • Panama City - Panama Shitty
  • Panama City Beach - The World's Most Beautiful Beaches
  • Pensacola
    • City of Five Flags
    • Just Do It
  • Plant City - Strawberry Capital of the World.[5]
  • St. Petersburg - Always in Season
    • The
    • St. Pete
    • Heaven's Waiting Room
  • Tallahassee - The Capital City
    • Talla-Hell-No
    • Tally-Ho
    • Talla-Hot-as-Hell
  • Tampa
    • Lightning Capital of the World
    • The Big Guava
    • Cigar Capital of the World
    • Death Metal Capital of the World
    • Rental Car Capital of the World
    • Cigar City
    • America's Next Greatest City
  • Wauchula - The Cucumber Capital of the World
  • West Palm Beach
    • The W.P.B.
    • West Palm
    • The Dub City
  • Winter Park - City of Culture and Heritage

([5], [6], [7], [8])

  • Albany
    • The Artesian City
    • Good Life City
    • Pecan Capital of the World
  • Athens - The Classic City
  • Atlanta
    • The ATL
    • A-Town
    • The Big Peach
    • Hotlanta
    • The City Too Busy to Hate
    • The City In The Forest
    • Gate City of the South
    • World's Next Great International City
    • Capital of the Dirty South
    • Rap city
  • Augusta
    • The Garden City
    • Home of the Masters
    • Disgusta
    • The AUG
    • The Sandtrap
    • Shitty City
  • Claxton - Fruitcake Capital of the World.[5]
  • College Park
    • C.P.
  • Dalton - Carpet Capital of the World.[2]
  • Dawson - Spanish peanut Capital of the World.[5]
  • Lilburn
    • The City of Champions
    • Thril-burn
  • Macon
    • The Mac-Town
    • Mac-City
    • The 478
    • The Heart of GA
    • Seed of The Peach State
    • M.A.C.
    • Mini Atlanta
  • Mableton
    • Vinings West Estates
  • Marietta
    • May-Retta
  • Moultrie
    • Mo-Town
  • Savannah
    • Hostess City of the South
    • The SAV
    • C-Port
  • Smyrna
    • Sminings
    • Smyrnez
  • Warner Robins - The Wartown
  • Waynesboro - The Bird Dog Capital of the World

  • Calumet City
    • Cal City
    • Calumet Shitty
  • Chicago
    • Chi-town
    • 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
    • The Windy City
  • Collinsville, Illinois - Horseradish Capital of the World.[5]
  • DeKalb - Barbed Wire Capital of the World.
  • Divernon
    • Dinky-Ville
    • Divy
    • A great place to be from!
    • Gateway to Springfield
  • Elmhurst
    • The Hurst
    • E Town
  • Galena - The City That Time Forgot
  • Griggsville - Purple Martin Capital of the World.[5]
  • Joliet - The City of Champions
  • Lombard - The Lilac Village
  • Macomb
    • The Combat Zone (by railroad lines)
    • May-cumb
    • The Twilight Zone
  • Metropolis - Hometown of Superman
  • Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World
  • Naperville
    • Naperthrill
  • Nauvoo
    • The Beautiful
    • Nauv-Oops!
  • Oak Park
    • The O.P.
  • Olney - Home of the white squirrels
  • Quincy
    • Gem City
    • Q Town
  • Rockford
    • Forest City
    • Illinois' Second City
    • Midway
    • Rock Town
    • State Line Slime (derisive)

  • Adams -- The Mother Town (it 'gave birth' to North Adams next door)
  • Boston -- or nicknamed 'Bahstin' from the local Boston accent
    • City on the Hill -- City Upon A Hill, from founder John Winthrop's biblical reference to create 'a city upon a hill"
    • Athens of America -- Boston Brahmin's reference to the numerous cultural institutions which separated from its counterparts
    • The Hub -- The Hub of the Universe, from Oliver Wendel Holmes' reference to MA State House as 'hub of solar system'
    • Beantown -- and variations 'The Bean', 'DA BEAN', BeanCity, B-town, etc.
    • Birthplace of America
    • Bloody Bean
    • The Bean
    • The Cradle of Liberty
    • The Cradle of the Revolution
    • The Cradle of Modern America
    • America's Walking City -- from the numerous walking tours of the city (Freedom Trail, Black Heritage Trail, etc.) and ease and access from the mass transit system
    • America's First City -- 1st to 50K/100K in population, and 1st to be independent of foreign rule
    • The City of Firsts -- from the remarkably high number of first time instances for both America and the world
    • The City of Invention and Innovation -- similar to above, and associations with Franklin, Morse, Latimer, Bell, Edison, etc.
    • The City of Champions -- disputed by Brockton, home of Marciano and Hagler
    • The City of Kind Hearts
    • City by the Bay -- Massachusetts Bay, capitol of MA, and formerly capitol of the Mass Bay Colony
    • Freedom City -- reference to Boston's role in both the Revolution, and Abolition movements
    • Purity City -- reference to its founders, the Puritans
    • The City of Higher Learning -- due to the plethora of universities and colleges in the Boston area
    • Cream City or Pale City (derisive) -- due to its seemingly repressive culture built off its close relation to preserving history, the Puritan influence of its past, and early closing hours (Subway by 12:30 AM and bars by 2:00 AM), especially when compared by socialites to cities like NY (the city that never sleeps), LV (Sin City), MIA, NO, etc. which are frequented by Boston residents
    • East Boston
      • Eastie
    • Jamaica Plain
      • JP
    • Mattapan
      • Murderpan (derisive)
    • South Boston
      • Southie (not to be confused with the South End)
    • Dorchester
      • DOT
  • Brockton
    • The City of Champions
    • Broketown
  • Cambridge
    • Moscow on the Charles
    • The People's Republic of Cambridge
  • Duxbury
    • Deluxe-bury
  • Fall River
    • Scholarship City
    • The Spindle City
    • The City of Hills, Mills and Pork Pies
    • Fall Reev
  • Franklin - The Source
  • Hadley - Asparagus Capital of the World.[5]
  • Haverhill - Hell Town
  • Lawrence
    • Law Town
    • Immigrant City
    • Queen City
  • Leominster
    • Pioneer Plastic City (Note: it is where the original plastic pink lawn flamingos were first manufactured)
  • Lynn
    • Sin City
    • City of Sin
    • L.Y.dub
    • City of Firsts (1989-1995)
  • Lowell
  • Malden
    • The Den
    • M-dub
  • Methuen
    • The City Known as the Town
    • Meth Town
  • New Bedford
    • The Whaling City
    • New Beige
    • New Bee
    • Secret City
  • North Adams
    • The Western Gateway
    • N.A. (short)
  • Provincetown
    • P'Town
  • Rockport
    • The Mendocino of the East
  • Salem
    • City of Witches
    • The Witch City
  • Somerville
    • Fat City
    • Slumerville (derisive)
  • Springfield
    • Birthplace of Basketball
    • The Field
  • Stoneham
    • The Sto
  • Taunton
    • The Silver City
    • The Christmas City
    • City of Firsts
  • Waltham
    • Watch City
  • Wellesley
    • Swellsley
  • Westfield
    • The Whip City
  • Weston
    • The Peoples Republic of Weston
  • Winthrop
    • Win-Town
  • Worcester
    • Wormtown (originally applied to the local music scene)

  • Albion - The Smart City
  • Ann Arbor
    • A-Squared
    • Ace Deuce
    • 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 Beautiful
  • Dearborn
    • D-bo
    • Deerbern
  • Detroit
    • The City of Champions
    • The Motor City
    • Motown
    • Detroit Rock City
    • The City That Put The World on Wheels
    • Hitsville USA
    • The Paris of the Midwest
    • Daytwah (French pronunciation of Detroit)
    • City of Wacks(Epic,Awake,Faro,etc)
    • D-Town
    • Murder Capital
    • Nain Rouge Crew land
    • The Renaissance City
    • The City on the Strait
    • The D
    • The Ambassador City (named after the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario)
    • Tiger Town
    • Hockeytown
    • America's Most Canadian City
    • Amityville
    • Arsenal of Democracy
    • The 313
    • Rock City
    • Hockey Town (due to the one of the original six NHL teams - Detroit Red Wings)
    • Heart of Liberal America
  • East Lansing
    • EL
    • The Promised Land
  • Flint
    • Birthplace of Michael Moore
    • Vehicle City
    • Flint Town
    • That 810
    • The Birthplace of General Moters
  • Gladstone
    • The Pet Casket Capital of the World
  • Grand Haven
  • Grand Rapids
  • Grosse Pointe
    • GP
  • Harper Woods
    • Harlem Woods
    • Grosse Pointe Heights
  • Harrison Twp
    • Boattown USA
    • The Twip
  • Holland
    • Tulip Town (due to the Dutch heritage and the Tulip Festival)
  • Hudsonville
    • Salad City (due to rich agricultural history)
  • Jackson
    • Birthplace of the Republican Party
    • Jack Town
  • Kalamazoo
    • Celery City
    • K-Zoo
    • Kazoo (often spelled in print as "K'zoo")
    • Mall City (First outdoor mall in the US)
  • Lansing
    • L-town
    • L-A (Lansing Area)
    • That 517
    • Capitol City
  • Marquette - Superior City
  • Midland, Michigan
    • Middy
    • Mid City
    • Mid Town
  • Mt. Clemens - The Clem
    • Bath City
  • Newberry - Moose Capital of Michigan
  • Niles - The City of Four Flags
  • Parchment - The Paper City
  • Paw Paw, Michigan - The Town So Nice, They Named it Twice
  • Romulus
    • Gateway To The World
    • Airport Capital of Michigan
    • Romsylvania (due to that Pennsylvania Rd is the Southern city border line.
    • Romtown
  • Saginaw
    • Sag Nasty
    • The Nasty
    • Shag Nasty
    • Nastyville
    • Grimey City, USA
  • Sault Ste. Marie - The Soo
  • Sturgis - Curtain Rod Capital of the World
  • Taylor - Taylor-tucky
  • Three Rivers, Michigan - Triple Ripple
  • Traverse City
    • TC
    • Cherry Capital of the World.[5]
    • Hockey Town North
  • Ypsilanti
    • Ypsi
    • Ypsitucky
    • Y-Town

  • 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
    • Paris of the Plains
    • Heart of America
    • KCMO
    • BBQ Capital of the World
  • Marionville - Home of the White Squirrels
  • Moberly - Magic City
  • Neosho
    • The Flower Box City
    • City of Springs
  • Salem - Charcoal Capital of the World.[5]
  • Sedalia - The Queen City of the Prairie
  • Springfield
    • Queen City of the Ozarks
    • Birthplace of Route 66
  • 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.
    • Killa City
  • Webb City - City of Flags

  • Billings
    • Magic City
    • City Beneath the Rims
    • Star of the Big Sky Country
    • Capital of the Midland Empire
    • The Yellowstone City
  • Bozeman
    • The Bozone
    • Bozangeles
    • Boozeman
  • Butte
    • Copper City
    • Mining City
    • Butt
  • Ennis - Anus
  • Great Falls - Electric City
  • Helena - The Queen City
  • Livingston - Windy City
  • Missoula
    • Garden City
    • The Zoo

  • Fallon
    • The Oasis of Nevada
  • Las Vegas
    • America's Playground
    • Vegas
    • City of Lights
    • Entertainment Capital of the World
    • Sin City
    • The Meadows (Las Vegas is Spanish for the meadows)
    • 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

  • Albany
    • Smallbany
    • Tech Valley
    • Awe-buh-nee
  • Amsterdam
    • The Carpet City
    • Amsterico
  • Binghamton
    • Parlor City
    • Carousel Capital of the World
  • The Bronx
    • Boogie Down
    • BX
  • Brooklyn
    • The City of Churches
    • The City of Trees
    • BK
    • Bro-Kill-Land
    • Brooknah
    • Brooknam
    • Bucktown
    • Crooklyn
    • Medina
    • The planet
  • Buffalo
    • B-Lo
    • Armpit, USA (derisive)
    • Bison City
    • The City of Good Neighbors
    • The Nickel City
    • The Queen City (of the Great Lakes)
  • Chazy, New York - The World Capitol of McIntosh Apples.[5]
  • Cooperstown
  • Cortland - The Crown City
  • Elmira, New York- El-town, the L, Prison Town, the hill, Hellmira
  • Florida - The Onion Capital of the World
  • Fulton - City With a Future
  • Geneva - Lake Trout Capital of the World.[5]
  • Hammondsport - Cradle of Aviation
  • Hurley (town), New York - Sweet Corn Capital of the World.[5]
  • Lockport - Lock City
  • Long Island
    • Strong Island
    • The LI
  • Middletown
    • M-City
    • The Gritty Middie
  • New Rochelle - New Rock City
  • New York City
    • The Big Apple
    • The Concrete Jungle
    • The Capital of The World
    • The City
    • Gateway of America
    • Shining city on a hill
    • The City of Dreams
    • The City So Nice, They Named It Twice
    • This City Aint Nice, We Got Mugged Twice
    • The City That Never Sleeps
    • Empire City
    • Greatest City in the World
    • Crossroads of the the World
    • Gotham City
    • Green City
    • The Melting Pot
    • Light of the World
    • N.Y.C.
    • N.Y. City
    • New Rome
    • Babylon
    • The World's Second Home
    • Zoo York
  • Newburgh
    • Zooburgh
    • The Burgh
  • Niagara Falls - Cataract City
  • North Tonawanda - Lumber City
  • Ogdensburg
    • O-Burg
    • The Burg
    • The Maple City (19th century)
    • The New York of the North (mid-19th century)
  • Oneonta
    • City in the Hills
    • City of Clouds
  • Oswego
    • O-Town
  • Queens
    • School of Hard Knocks
    • Q Boro
    • Astoria(Greek town)
    • Shubellaville
    • Citoville
    • Koursaroville
  • Rhinebeck, New York - Anemone Capital of the World.[5]
  • Rochester
    • The Flour City
    • The Flower City
    • Kodak City
    • Ra-Cha-Cha
    • The R-O-C
    • The Rock
    • Snapshot City
    • Crotchester
  • 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
  • Scotia
    • Sco-town
    • Little Scotland
  • Staten Island
    • Shaolin
    • The Forgotten Borough
    • Richmond
  • Syracuse
    • Salt City
    • Central City
    • The 'Cuse
    • City of Bridges
  • Troy
    • The Collar City
    • Home of Uncle Sam
    • Troylet
  • Williston Park
    • Willy P
    • Dub Park
  • Yonkers
    • City of Gracious Living

  • Akron
    • The Rubber Capital of the World
    • Rubber City
    • A-K-Ron
    • A-K-Rowdy
    • Crackron (derisive)
    • Lil' A-town
    • Norka
  • Athens
    • A-town
    • Athenstucky (derisive)
    • Riot City (reference to frequent Halloween rampages by Ohio University students)
  • Bucyrus - Bratwurst Capital of the World.[5]
  • Bryan
    • The Fountain City
  • Canton
    • Hall of Fame City
    • L.A. (lower Akron)
  • 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)
    • Cincinnasty (derisive)
    • Cincitucky (derisive)
    • The Mean City (derisive)
    • The Nasty Nati (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
    • Thieveland
    • 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
    • Cowtown
    • C-Bus
    • The 6-1-4 (a reference to the area code)
  • Dayton
    • Gem City
    • Birthplace of Aviation
    • The D-Y-T
  • East Cleveland
    • E.C.
  • Euclid
    • The Lakefront City
  • Hamilton
    • Hamiltucky
  • Lancaster
    • L-town
  • Mansfield
    • The Heart of Ohio
    • Carousel Capital of Ohio
    • Racing Capital of Ohio
  • Marietta
    • ’Etta
    • Mari-Ghetto (usu. derisively used by young residents)
  • Marysville
    • The Ville
  • Massillon
    • City With a Future
  • Norwalk
    • The Maple City
  • Norwood
    • The Road City
    • Da Wood
    • N-Wood
    • Norwoodia
    • xNorwoodx
  • Ottawa
    • O-Town
    • Titan town
  • Parma
    • P-Town
  • Portsmouth
    • P-town
    • The Armpit of America
  • Sandusky
    • Sand-town
    • The "S"
    • Capital of the Firelands
    • Vacationland
    • The Funcoast
    • Old Portland (reference to the city's name 1816-1818)
  • Shaker Heights
    • The Garden City
  • Springfield
    • The Field
    • The Rose City
  • Toledo
    • The Glass City
    • G-City
    • the 4-1-9
    • Detroit's Right Hand
    • T-Town
    • Home of the Brave
    • Frogtown
  • Troy
    • 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)
    • The Yo
    • Bombtown, USA (Colloqial reference to the large amount of bombings during the "Mob" era of Youngstown.)
  • Zanesville
    • Clay City

  • Altus - The City With a Future to Share
  • Beaver - Cow Chip Throwing Capital of the World
  • Durant
    • Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma
    • D-Town
  • Norman - Weather Capital of the World
  • Oklahoma City
    • The Big Town
    • The City
    • The OC
    • Okay City
    • OKC (pronounced OH-KAY-SEE)
    • Oke City (pronounced "Oak")
    • The Renaissance City
    • Tornado Central
    • Tornado City
    • Tornado HQ
    • Twister Central
    • Twisterville
  • Tulsa
    • Oil Capital of the World
    • America's Most Beautiful City
    • Green Country
    • T-Town
    • Art-Deco Capital of the USA
  • Tulsa Area
  • Rush Springs - Watermelon Capital of the World.[5]

  • Albany - Home of the Timber Carnival
  • Bandon - Storm Capital of the World.[2]
  • Milton-Freewater
    • The Home of Low-Cost Utilities
    • Muddy Frogwater Country
  • Pendleton - The Real West
  • Portland
    • Bridgetown
    • City of Roses
    • Little Beirut
    • PDX
    • P-Town
    • Rip City
    • River City
    • Stumptown
  • Roseburg
    • Land of Umpqua
    • Timber Capital of the West
  • Rogue Valley - Pear Capital of the World
  • Salem - The Cherry City
  • The Dalles
    • Cherry City
    • The End of the Oregon Trail
    • The Dirty
    • TD

  • Allentown - Cement City
  • Belle Vernon - Home of the Bear
  • Bethel Park - Municipality of Champions
  • Bethlehem - Christmas City
  • Carbondale - Pioneer City
  • Chalfont - Da Font
  • Charleroi - Magic City
  • Doylestown - D-Town
  • Erie
    • The Gem
    • ERI
  • Hanover
    • The Black Rose Community
    • The Snack Capital of the World
    • Snack Town
  • Hershey
    • Chocolate Capital of the World.[5]
    • Chocolate Town, USA
  • Johnstown
    • J-Town
    • The Friendly City
    • Flood City
  • Lancaster
  • Lansdale
  • New Oxford - The Antique Capital of the World
  • Philadelphia
    • City of Brotherly Love
    • Philly
    • Quaker City
    • City of Brotherly Shove
    • Philthadelphia
    • Birthplace of America
    • The 215 (reference to area code)
    • Illadelph
    • Killadelphia
    • Thrilladelphia
    • F'rilladelphia
    • Pretty Philly
    • The City of "Mutha"-ly Love
  • 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 Pits
    • The Golden Triangle (downtown)
    • Three Rivers
    • Shittsburgh
    • 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
    • P.G.H
    • THE PIT
  • Reading - Pretzel Capital of the World.[5]
  • Scranton
    • Electric City
  • State College
    • Happy Valley
  • West Chester
    • Dub C
    • The Dub

  • Bristol
  • Chattanooga
    • Dynamo of Dixie
    • The Scenic City
    • Chatt Town
    • Chattavegas
    • Chattaboogie
  • Clarksville
    • The Queen City
    • ClarksVegas
    • Crunksville
    • C-Ville
    • The Ville
  • Cookeville
    • Hub City
    • Cookevegas
  • Germantown
    • Anti-Memphis
  • Gleason
    • Tater Town USA
    • TaterTown
    • Ball Clay Capital of the World
  • Johnson City
    • Little Chicago
    • Johnson's Depot
    • Tweetsie Country
  • Knoxville
    • The Marble City
    • Big Orange Country
    • K-Town
    • The Streaking Capital of the World
    • Knox Vegas
    • Hicksville
  • Memphis
    • Barbecued Pork Capital of the World.[5]
    • Birthplace of the Blues
    • The River City
    • Bluff City
    • M-Town
    • Memphrica (also spelled Memfrica)
    • Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll
  • Nashville
    • The Athens of the South
    • Music City
    • The Protestant Vatican
    • Blastville
    • Ca$hville
    • The Ville
    • Okra City
    • Gnashville
    • NashVegas
  • Oak Ridge
    • The Secret City
    • The Atomic City
  • Tullahoma
    • T-Town
    • Tullahomie
    • Big T

  • Alpine - Gateway to the Big Bend
  • Alvin - Lil A-Town
  • Amarillo - The Yellow Rose of Texas (amarillo is Spanish for yellow)
  • Anson - Crossroads of West Texas
  • Arlington
    • Aggtown
    • Tha Agg
  • Austin -
  • Beaumont
    • Boremont
  • Commerce - Bois d'arc Capital of the World
  • Corpus Christi
  • [{Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]] - Fruit Cake Capital of the World.[5]
  • Crystal City - Spinach Capital of the World.[5]
  • Dallas
    • BIG D
    • Dirty Dallas
    • D-Town
    • Where the East ends
    • Dope-Town
    • America's Favorite City
    • Metroplex (with Fort Worth)
  • Denton
    • Little D (Texas band Fishboy produced a Denton tribute album with this title)
  • Duncanville - The City of Champions
  • El Paso
    • EP
    • Sun City, Texas
    • The City With a Legend
    • Hell Paso
  • Fort Hancock - The Dump
  • Fort Worth
    • Cowtown
    • Fort Worthless
    • James Flagg mofos!
    • Joe Ford Baby town of the USA
    • Doobie town of Texas
    • Murder Worth
    • Funky Town
    • Panther City
    • Where the West Begins
    • Kelly Clarkson City
    • American Idol City
    • Metroplex (with Dallas)
  • Glen Rose - Dinosaur Capital of Texas
  • Hereford - The Town without a Toothache
  • Houston
    • Bayou City
    • Clutch City - in response to Chronicle headline "Choke City" [16]
    • Codeineville
    • The Cough Syrup Capital of the World
    • H-Town
    • Magnolia City
    • Oil capital of the world
    • Energy capital of the World
    • Space City
    • Capital of the Sunbelt
    • Screwston- Due to the screwed and chopped music
    • Hustletown
  • Huntsville
    • Prison City of Texas - There is a Prison Museum of Huntsville
    • Execution Capital of the World
    • Death Penalty City
    • The Big H
    • Hunts-Vegas
  • Lubbock
    • The Hub of the Plains
    • The Hub City
    • LBK
  • Marshall
    • Athens of Texas
    • City of Seven Flags
    • Gateway to Texas
    • Pottery Capital of the World
  • McAllen
    • McTown - (Pronounced "Mac Town")
    • McCalli
    • North Mexico
  • Midland - The Tall City
  • Midlothian - Cement Capital of Texas - M-Town
  • Missouri City - Misery City,Mo City
  • Nacogdoches
    • The Oldest Town in Texas
    • Blueberry Capital of Texas
    • Capital of Texas Forest Country
    • Nac
    • Nacanowhere
    • Nacoplex
  • Plano - Gymnastics Capital of the World
  • San Angelo
    • SA Town (pronounced "Say Town")
    • The 325
  • San Antonio
    • Alamo City
    • Mission City
    • River City
    • San Antone
    • San Anto
    • Countdown City (because of the area code 2-1-0)
    • SA Town
    • 2-1-0
    • Americas City (due to the Tower Of Americas, tallest observation tower in America until 1996)
    • San An
  • Sugar Land
    • Sweet Land of Sugar
    • The next Fort Worth
    • New Houston
  • Terlingua - Chili Capital of the World.[5]
  • Tyler
    • City of Roses
    • Rose Capital of the World.[5]
    • T-town
  • Weatherford - Watermelon Capital of the World.[5]
  • Wichita Falls
    • The City that Faith Built
    • Whiskey-ta Falls

  • Cottonwood Heights - City between the Canyons
  • Green River - The World's Watermelon Capital
  • Logan - Dairy Capital of the Intermountain West
  • Orem-Family City USA
  • Provo
    • Provda
    • Happy Valley
  • Salt Lake City
    • Crossroads of the West
    • Salt City
    • Lake Town
    • The S.L.C
    • Honkeytown-Due to the tiny amount of ethnic peoples.
    • Salt Flake
    • Straight Lake City
    • This Aint the Place!
  • Tremonton - City With a Future

  • Bellingham
    • City of Subdued Excitement
    • The 'Ham
    • Hellingbam
    • B'Ham
  • Bickleton - Bluebird Capital of the World
  • Entiat - Gateway to Recreation
  • Forks - Logging Capital of the World
  • Olympia
    • Olywa
  • Redmond
    • Bicycle Capital of the Northwest
    • Mordor
    • Nerdburg
  • Sammamish - Da Plat
  • Seattle
    • Coffee Capital of the World.[5]
    • 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
    • City of Dreams
    • Coffee Town
  • Spokane
    • Lilac City
    • The Inland Empire
    • Spokavegas
    • Spokanistan
    • Spokaloo
    • Spokorn
    • Spoklahoma
    • Spokompton
    • Spokangeles
    • The Can
    • Skybridge City
    • The biggest little city in the west
  • Tacoma
    • City of Destiny
    • Tackyoma
    • America's #1 Wired City
    • Tacompton
    • Tacomatose
    • Tac-town
  • Toppenish
    • Where The West Lives On
    • City of Murals
    • City of Murals and Museums
  • Vancouver
    • The Couve
    • The VNC
    • Vantucky
  • Walla Walla
    • The City That Was So Nice They Named It Twice
    • Walla2
    • Wallyworld
  • Wenatchee - Apple Capital of the World.[5]
  • Yakima - The Palm Springs of Washington

  • Baraboo — Circus City of the World
  • Birchwood - Bluegill Capital of the World.[5]
  • Boulder Junction — Musky Capital of the World (copyrighted nickname)
  • Burlington — Chocolate City, USA
  • Cuba City — The City of Presidents
  • Eagle River — The Snowmobile Capital of the World
  • Eau Claire — The River City
  • Fond du Lac — FDL, Fondy, Fun You Lack
  • Green Bay — Titletown USA
  • Janesville — Bower City; the City of Parks
  • Madison
    • Four Lake City
    • Mad City
    • Madtown
    • Eighty Square Miles Surrounded by Reality
  • Manitowoc — Manty
  • Milwaukee
    • Cream City
    • Brew City
    • Brew Town
    • City of Festivals
    • City of Steeples
    • Mil-Town
    • Kilwaukee
    • THA Ill-Mil
    • Lil Mexico
    • LIl Leon, GTO

See also: Wisconsin Community Slogans (PDF)

  • Washington, D.C.
    • Capital City
    • DC
    • The District
    • Our Nation's Capital
    • Murder Capital of America (Late 80's - Early 90's)
    • Chocolate City
    • Dirty City
    • District of Crime

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