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.

Contents

1 Cities (listed by state) 1.1 Alabama 1.2 Alaska 1.3 Arizona 1.4 Arkansas 1.5 California 1.6 Colorado 1.7 Connecticut 1.8 District of Columbia 1.9 Florida 1.10 Georgia 1.11 Idaho 1.12 Illinois 1.13 Indiana 1.14 Iowa 1.15 Kansas 1.16 Kentucky 1.17 Louisiana 1.18 Maine 1.19 Maryland 1.20 Massachusetts 1.21 Michigan 1.22 Minnesota 1.23 Mississippi 1.24 Missouri 1.25 Montana 1.26 Nevada 1.27 New Jersey 1.28 New Mexico 1.29 New York 1.30 North Carolina 1.31 North Dakota 1.32 Ohio 1.33 Oklahoma 1.34 Oregon 1.35 Pennsylvania 1.36 Rhode Island 1.37 South Carolina 1.38 Tennessee 1.39 Texas 1.40 Utah 1.41 Vermont 1.42 Washington 1.43 West Virginia 1.44 Wisconsin 1.45 Wyoming 2 External links

Cities (listed by state)

Alabama

• Birmingham
  • The Pittsburgh of the South
  • The Magic City
• Huntsville
  • Rocket City
• Mobile
  • The City of Five Flags

Alaska

• Anchorage
  • The End of the World
• Kenai
  • The Village With a Past, the City With a Future

Arizona

• Phoenix
  • Dirty P-H-X
  • Valley of the Sun
• Tucson
  • The Old Pueblo

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
• El Cajon
  • Polite City of El Cajon
  • Hub of East County
• Fallbrook
  • Avocado 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
• Isleton
  • Crawdad Town
• Kelseyville
  • Pear Capital of the World
• Lemon Grove
  • Best Climate on Earth
• Lodi
  • Grape Capital of the World
• Los Angeles
  • 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
• Pasadena
  • City of Roses
• Patterson
  • Apricot Capital of the World
• Pearsonville
  • Hubcap Capital of the World
• Petaluma
  • Egg Basket of the World
• Placerville
  • Hangtown
• Reseda
  • The Hub of the West Valley -- referring to the San Fernando Valley
• Sacramento
  • River City
• San Diego
  • America's Finest City
  • 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)
  • Golden Gate City
  • Shaky Town
  • Fog City/Fogtown
  • The City
• San Jose
  • San Ho
  • San Hose
  • The Capital of Silicon Valley
  • The Garden City
• Selma
  • Raisin Capital of the World
• Sonoma
  • The Queen of the Southern Mines
• Stockton
  • California's Sunrise Seaport
• Thousand Oaks
  • T.O.
• Tulelake
  • Horesradish Capital of the World
• Victor
  • City of Gold
• West Hollywood
  • Boystown
  • The Creative City
• West Palm Beach
  • Orchid City
• Westwood
  • Home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Colorado

• Aurora
  • Gateway to the Rockies
• 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

• Fort Myers
  • The City of Palms
• Gainesville
  • Hogtown
• Miami
  • Magic City
  • Little Cuba

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
  • 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
  • Chitown
  • City of Big Shoulders
  • Cowtown
  • Hog Butcher of the World
  • Second City
  • Slaughterhouse of the World
  • Windy City
• 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
• Indianapolis
  • Circle City
  • Naptown
  • Railroad City
• Kokomo
  • City of Firsts
• Muncie
  • Middletown

Iowa

• Burlington
  • The Loader/Backhoe Capital of the World
• Council Bluffs
  • Iowa's Leading Edge
• Davenport/Bettendorf, Iowa / Moline/East Moline/Rock Island, Illinois
  • The Quad Cities
• Sumner
  • City With a Future

Kansas

• Lansing
  • City With a Future
• Wichita
  • Cowtown
  • Emerald City

Kentucky

• Crestwood
  • Whiskers
• Louisville
  • City of Beautiful Churches
  • Falls City

Louisiana

• New Orleans
  • The Big Easy
  • The City That Time Forgot
  • The Crescent City
  • The Queen City of the South

Maine

• Bangor
  • The Queen City
• Portland
  • Forest City
  • Hill City

Maryland

• Annapolis
  • Crabtown
• 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

Massachusetts

• Boston
  • Athens of America
  • Beantown
  • The City of Kind Hearts
  • The Cradle of Liberty
  • The Hub -- short for hub of the universe
  • Purity City
• Brockton
  • The City of Champions
• Cambridge
  • The People's Republic of Cambridge
• Leominster
  • Pioneer Plastic City. (Note: it is where the original plastic pink lawn flamingoes were first manufactured)
• Lynn
  • Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin
  • City of Firsts (1989-1995)
  • The Phoenix (1970s-1980s)
• 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")
• 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
  • Murderopolis -- 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

• Jackson
  • Chimneyville
• Vicksburg
  • The Gibraltar of America

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

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 -- popluar among hip hop fans
• Newark
  • Brick City -- popular among hip hop fans
  • The Armpit of New Jersey

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
  • 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
• Rochester
  • Crochester
  • Kodak City
  • 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
• Durham
  • Bull City
  • City of Medicine
• Raleigh
  • City of Jennifer Brewer's birth

North Dakota

• Hoople
  • Tater Town

Ohio

• Akron
  • Rubber City
• Bryan
  • The Fountain City
• Cincinnati
  • Queen City (of the West)
  • Porkopolis
  • Since It's Nasty
• 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
• 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
• Hood River
  • Windsurfing Capital of the World
• Keizer
  • Iris Capital of the World
• 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
• Erie
  • The Gem
• Hershey
  • Chocolate Town
• Lancaster
  • Red Rose City (In honor of Lancaster, England one of the sides in the War of the Roses)
• Philadelphia
  • City of Brotherly Love
  • Philly (never used by locals)
  • 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 honor of York, England one of the sides in the War of the Roses)

Rhode Island

• Bristol
  • America's Most Patriotic Town
• Providence
  • Beehive of Industry

South Carolina

• Charleston
  • America's Most Historic City
  • Palmetto City
  • The Holy City

Tennessee

• Bristol
  • Food City
• Chattanooga
  • Dynamo of Dixie
  • The Scenic City
• Knoxville
  • The Marble City
  • K-Town
  • The Streaking Capital of the World
• Memphis
  • Birthplace of the Blues
  • The River City
  • Bluff City
• Nashville
  • The Athens of the South
  • Music City
  • The Protestant Vatican
• 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
• Fort Worth
  • Cowtown
  • Fort Worthless
  • Metroplex (with Dallas)
• 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
• 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
  • 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)

Washington

• Bickleton
  • Bluebird Capital of the World
• Redmond
  • Mordor
  • Nerdburg
• Seattle
  • Emerald City -- official since 1982
  • Jet City
  • Queen City (of the Pacific Northwest) -- official from 1869-1982
• Tacoma
  • City of Destiny
• 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

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