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 (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
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Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
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Alabama
Alaska
- Anchorage
- Cordova
- Fairbanks - The Golden Heart City.[9]
- Haines - Eagle Capital of America.[10]
- Homer - Halibut Capital of the world.[11]
- Juneau - Capital of Alaska
- New York of Alaska[citation needed]
- America's Largest Capital Area[citation needed]
- City of Best[citation needed]
- Kenai - The Village With a Past, the City With a Future.[12]
- Ketchikan - King Salmon Capital of the World.[13][14][15]
- Knik - Dog-mushing Center of the World.[16][5]
- Kodiak - King Crab Capital.[8]
- Sitka
Arizona
- Apache Junction
- Ash Fork - Flagstone Capital of the United States.[21]
- Chandler - High-Tech Oasis of the Silicon Desert[5]
- Flagstaff
- City in the Pines.[22]
- City of Seven Wonders.[22]
- Flag Town (C. W. McCall).[23]
- Jerome - America’s Most Vertical City[5]
- Kingman - Heart of Route 66.[24]
- Phoenix - The Valley, Phoenix Valley, Valley of the Sun (includes surrounding cities such as Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale and Paradise Valley) [3] [4] [5]
- Prescott - The Mile-High City.[25]
- Scottsdale - The West's Most Western Town.[26]
- Sedona - Red Rock Country.[27]
- Sierra Vista - Hummingbird Capital of the United States.[10]
- Tombstone - The Town Too Tough To Die.[28][29]
- Tucson
- Wickenburg - The Dude Ranch Capital of the World[citation needed]
Arkansas
- Alma - Spinach Capital of the World.[32][33]
- Berryville - Turkey Capital.[10]
- Brinkley - Home of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.[34]
- Conway - The City of Colleges (The University of Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, and Central Baptist College)[35]
- Dumas - Home of the Ding Dong Daddy [36]
- El Dorado - Arkansas' Original Boomtown[37]
- Emerson - The Biggest Little Town in Arkansas [33]
- Fayetteville
- Green Forest - Tomato Capital.[32]
- Hope - Watermelon Capital of the World.[14][32]
- Hot Springs - Spa City.[39]
- Jasper - Elk Capital of Arkansas.[40]
- Jonesboro
- Little Rock
- Lowell - A Town with a Past, A City with a Future.[44]
- Malvern - Brick Capital of the World.[45]
- Mount Ida - Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.[21]
- Mountain View - Folk Music Capital of the World.[46][47]
- Nashville - Peach Capital.[32]
- Stuttgart - Rice and Duck Capital of the World.[48][32]
- Siloam Springs - City of fountains and parks and bridges
California
Colorado
Connecticut
- Berlin - Geographic Center of CT[49]
- Bethlehem - The Christmas Town[50]
- Bridgeport - The Park City[32][51]
- Bristol - Clock City[51]
- Cheshire - Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut.[52]
- Danbury - Hat City.[53][51]
- Derby - Connecticut's Smallest City [54]
- Hamden - Land of the Sleeping Giant [55]
- Hartford - Insurance City[56][51]
- Manchester - Silk City [51]
- Meriden - Silver City [51]
- Naugatuck - Rubber City [51]
- New Britain
- New Haven - The Elm City[14][51] (reported in the 1880s as City of Elms[58])
- Norwich - The Rose City.[59]
- Stamford
- Waterbury - The Brass City [61][51]
- West Haven - Connecticut's Friendliest City[62]
- Willimantic - Thread City [51]
Delaware
- Lewes - First Town in the First State.[63]
- Rehoboth Beach - The Nation's Summer Capital.[64]
- Seaford - The Nylon Capital of the World[5]
- Wilmington
- Chemical Capital of the World.[56]
Florida
Georgia
- Abbeville - Wild Hog Capital of Georgia.[40]
- Ashburn - Peanut Capital of the World.[32]
- Athens - The Classic City.
- Atlanta
- Blakely - Peanut Capital of the World.[32]
- Canon - The Big Gun[5]
- Claxton - Fruitcake Capital of the World.[14][8]
- Colquitt - Mayhaw Capital of the World.[8]
- Cordele - Watermelon Capital of the World.[32]
- Dalton - Carpet Capital of the World.[68][45]
- Dawson - Spanish Peanut Capital of the World.[14]
- Elberton - The Granite City.[21]
- Ellijay - Georgia's Apple Capital.[32]
- Fort Valley - Peach Capital of Georgia.[32]
- Gainesville - Poultry Capital of the World.[45]
- Griffin - Iris City.[52]
- Kennesaw - K-town, Home of Wild Man, Land of Ulrich.[14]
- Lithonia - City of Granite.[21]
- Metter - Everything's Better in Metter [33]
- Nashville - City of Dogwoods.[52]
- Newnan - City of Homes.[52]
- Powder Springs - P-Town.[52]
- Sandersville - Kaolin Capital of the World.[45]
- Savannah - Turf Grass Capital of the World.[69]
- Sylvester--The Peanut Capital of the World
- Vidalia - Sweet Onion Capital of the World.[32]
- Warwick - The Grits Capital of Georgia or The Grits Capital of the World.[70]
- Waynesboro - Bird Dog Capital of the World.[69]
Hawaii
Idaho
- Ashton - Seed Potato Capital.[32]
- Blackfoot - Potato Capital of the World.[32]
- Buhl - Trout Capitol.[15]
- Pocatello - Poky[73]
- Wallace - Silver Capital of the World.[21]
Illinois
- Algonquin - The Gem of the Fox River Valley[74]
- Aurora - City of Lights[75]
- Batavia - The Windmill City.[76]
- Beardstown - Watermelon Capital.[32]
- Bloomington - The Evergreen City [77]
- Bloomington-Normal together - The Twin Cities[78]
- Champaign-Urbana - Shampoo-Banana[5]
- Chester - The Home of Popeye[79]
- Chicago
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For more details on this topic, see List of nicknames for Chicago.
- Collinsville - Horseradish Capital of the World.[14][8]
- Crystal Lake - A Good Place to Live[84]
- DeKalb - Barbed Wire Capital of the World.[14]
- Griggsville - Purple Martin Capital of the World.[14][10]
- Huntley - The Friendly Village With Country Charm[85]
- Joliet
- Kewanee - Hog Capital of the World ".[40]
- Lombard - The Lilac Village.[88]
- Marseilles - Best Little City By A Dam Site.[89]
- Mattoon - Bagel Capital of the World.[8]
- Metropolis - The Home of Superman[90]
- Moline - Plow Capital of the World.[32]
- Morton - Pumpkin Capital of the World.[91]
- Naperville - The Golden City[92]
- Olney - Home of the white squirrels.[93]
- Pekin
- Peoria - Whiskeytown[58]
- Quincy - Gem City[94]
- Rockford - The Forest City[95]
- Springfield - Flower City[58]
- Thomson - The Melon Capital of the World[96]
- Wilmington - The Island City[97]
Indiana
Iowa
- Algona - The World’s Largest Chee-to[5]
- Cedar Rapids - The City of Five Seasons[98][5]
- Des Moines - Hartford of the West[citation needed]
- Dyersville - Farm Toy Capital of the World [69]
- Emmetsburg - Iowa's Irish Capital [99]
- Fairfield, Iowa - Silicorn Valley [100]
- Fort Dodge - Mineral City [21]
- Grinnell, Iowa
- Jewel of the Prairie [101]
- The Harvard of Iowa[citation needed]
- Keokuk - Gate City (reported in the 1880s)[58]
- Le Mars - Ice Cream Capital of the World.[8]
Kansas
- Baxter Springs - First cowtown in Kansas.[102]
- Beattie - Milo Capital of the World[32]
- Cassoday - Prairie Chicken Capital of the World.[10]
- Cawker City - Home of the World's Largest Ball of Twine[29]
- Dodge City
- Garden City - Cutting Horse Capital.[40]
- Girard - Printing Capital of the Nation.[56]
- Haysville - Peach Capital of Kansas.[32]
- Jennings - Czech Us Out.[99]
- Kansas City
- Kirwin - Goose Capital.[10]
- La Crosse - Barbed Wire Capital of the World .[69]
- Lansing - City With a Future[106]
- Lawrence - River City[107]
- Lenexa - Spinach Capital.[32]
- Leoti - Pinto Bean Capital.[32]
- Liberal - The Land of Oz[5]
- Lindsborg - Little Sweden[108]
- Manhattan - The Little Apple.[109][29][5]
- Marysville - Black Squirrel Capital.[40]
- Norton - Pheasant Capital of Kansas.[10]
- Olathe - Cowboy Boot Capital.[110]
- Parsons - Purple Martin Capital.[10]
- Pittsburg - Fried Chicken Capital.[8]
- Quinter - Half Mile High City.[49]
- Russell Springs - Cow Chip Capital of Kansas.[69]
- Salina
- Smoky Hill River City[citation needed]
- Heart of Kansas[citation needed]
- Wellington - Wheat Capital of the World.[32]
- Wichita
- Wilson - Czech Capital of Kansas[99]
- Windom - Covered Dish Capital of the World.[69]
Kentucky
- Bardstown - Bourbon Capital of the World.[45]
- Berea - Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky.[47]
- Bowling Green, Kentucky - Vette City
- Danville - City of Firsts[111]
- Lexington - Horse Capital of the World.[112][40]
- Louisville
- Owensboro - Barbecued Mutton Capital of the World.[14]
- Paducah - Quilt City.[115]
- Pikeville - The City That Moves Mountains.[116]
- Renfro Valley - Kentucky's Country Music Capital.[47]
Louisiana
- Breaux Bridge - Crayfish Capital of the World[14] or Crawfish Capital of the World[15][117]
- Des Allemands - Catfish Capital of the World.[14]
- Dubach - Dogtrot Capital of the World[118]
- New Orleans
- America's Favorite City[119]
- America's International City[119]
- America's Most Interesting City[119]
- America’s Most European City[119]
- America's European Masterpiece[119]
- The Big Easy (as referenced in the film set there, The Big Easy)[5][119]
- Birthplace of Jazz[119]
- City of Festivals[119]
- City of Mystery[119]
- City of the Chefs[119]
- The Crescent City.[120][5][58][119]
- The City that Care Forgot[121][119]
- The Gateway to the Americas[119]
- Mardi Gras City[119]
- Nawlins[5]
- NOLA[5]
- The Paris of Americas[119]
- Paris of the South[119]
- Queen City of the South[119]
- The Queen of the Mississippi[5][119]
- Saint City[119]
- Super Bowl City[119]
- Gonzales - Jambalaya Capital of the World.[8]
- Gueydan - Duck Capital of America.[10]
- Jennings - Cradle of Louisiana Oil.[45]
- Lafayette - The Heart of Acadiana[122]
- Lecompte - Pie Capital of Louisiana.[8]
- Ponchatoula - Strawberry Capital of the World.[32][33]
- Rayne - Frog Capital of the World.[14][40]
- St. Martinville - Birthplace of Acadiana[123]
Maine
- Bangor - The Queen City of the East.[124]
- Bath - The City of Ships.[125]
- Cherryfield - Blueberry Capital of the World.[32]
- Farmington - Earmuff Capital of the World.[110]
- Portland - Forest City (reported in 1894)[58]
- Presque Isle - The Star City.[126]
- Rockland - Lobster Capital of the World.[14][8]
- Strong - Toothpick Capital of the World.[14]
- Strong - Big Easy.[127]
- Baltimore
- Columbia - The Next America[138]
- Crisfield - Seafood Capital of the World[14]
- Hagerstown - Hub City[139]
- Takoma Park - Azalea City[52]
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
- Anoka - Halloween Capital of the World[140]
- Austin - Spamtown USA.[69][5]
- Belding - Apple Capital.[32]
- Bemidji - First City on the Mississippi.[49]
- Big Lake - BL[141]
- Braham - Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota.[8]
- Duluth
- The Zenith City.[142]
- The Twin Ports (with Superior, Wisconsin).[142]
- Elk River - Where City and Country Flow Together.[143]
- International Falls - The Icebox of the United States.[127]
- Lake Benton - Windpower Capital.[76]
- Madison - Lutefisk Capital of the World.[8][144]
- Minneapolis
- Montgomery - Kolacky Capital of the World.[8]
- Mountain Iron - Taconite Capital of the World.[148]
- New Ulm - The City of Charm and Tradition.[149]
- Northfield - Cows, Colleges and Contentment[150]
- Preston - America's Trout Capital.[15]
- St. Cloud - Granite City.[151]
- Cloudy
- St. Louis Park - St. Jewish Park[152]
- Saint Paul
- Pigs Eye (the city's original name - see Pierre "Pig’s Eye" Parrant for details)
- Hockeytown[153]
- Saintly City[154]
- Warroad - Hockeytown[155]
- Worthington - Turkey Capital of the World.[10]
Mississippi
- Artesia - Johnson Grass Capital of the World[33]
- Belzoni - Catfish Capital of the World.[14][15][33]
- Biloxi - The Playground of the South[5]
- Greenwood - Cotton Capital of the World.[32]
- Gulfport, Mississippi - Root Beer Capital of the World.[14]
- Hattiesburg - Hub City.[156]
- Jackson
- Port Gibson - The town too beautiful to burn[159]
- Vicksburg
Missouri
- Branson - Missouri's Entertainment capital[citation needed]
- Brunswick - Home of the World's Largest Pecan[33]
- Carthage - The Maple Leaf City.[161]
- Hannibal - The Bluff City[58]
- Kansas City
- King City - The windy city[citation needed]
- Kirkwood - The Green Tree City.[166]
- Lathrop - Mule Capital of the World[167]
- Marionville - Home of the White Squirrels.[93]
- Moberly - Magic City.[168]
- Neosho - Flower Box City[69]
- O'Fallon
- St. Louis
- Salem - Charcoal Capital of the World[14]
- Sedalia - The Queen City of the Prairie.[169]
- Springfield
- Sumner - Wild Goose Capital of the World.[10]
- Washington - Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World.[69]
Montana
- Billings – The Magic City[citation needed]
- Bozeman – The Bozone[172]
- Butte – The Richest Hill on Earth [173]
- Cut Bank – Coldest Spot in the Nation[174]
- Glendive - Good People Surrounded by Badlands[175]
- Great Falls - The Electric City[176]
- Helena - Queen City of the Rockies [177]
- Kalispell - Hub of the Valley[178]
- Missoula - The Garden City[179]
Nebraska
- Cozad - Alfalfa Capital of the World.[32]
- Crawford - Deer Capital of Nebraska.[40]
- Dannebrog - Danish Capital of Nebraska.[99]
- Eustis - Sausage Capital of Nebraska.[8]
- Hastings
- Lincoln
- Loup City - Polish Capital of Nebraska.[99]
- North Loup - Popcorn Capital.[8]
- North Platte - Little Chicago[182]
- Oakland - Swedish Capital of Nebraska.[99]
- O'Neill - Nebraska's Irish Capital.[99]
- Omaha
- 'The Big 'O'.[183]
- Gateway to the West
- Randolph - Honey Capital of the Nation.[8]
- Unadilla - Groundhog Capital of Nebraska.[40]
Nevada
- Fallon - The Oasis of Nevada.[184]
- Genoa - Home of the Candy Dance[5]
- Las Vegas
- Reno
- Winnemucca - City of Paved Streets.[189][5]
New Hampshire
- Berlin - The City That Trees Built.[190]
- Concord
- Derry - Space Town.[193]
- Keene - Elm City.[194]
- Manchester
- ManchVegas.[195]
- Queen City.[195]
- Meredith - Latchkey to the White Mountains.[196]
- Milford - Granite Town.[21]
- Nashua - The Gate City.[197]
- Rochester - Lilac City.[198]
- Rumney - Crutch Capital of the World.[14]
- Salem - Gateway to New Hampshire.[199]
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Albuquerque - The Duke City.[200]
- Anthony - Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, Texas)[201]
- Española- The Heart of New Mexico[citation needed]
- Gallup - Drunk Driving Capital of America[5]
- Hatch - Chili Pepper of the World.[14][8]
- Los Alamos - The Atomic City[citation needed]
- Rio Rancho - City of Vision.[202]
- Roswell - Alien Capital of the World [203][204]
- Santa Fe - The City Different[205]
- Santa Rosa - The Scuba Capital of the Southwest.[206]
New York
North Carolina
- Apex - Peak of Good Living.[69]
- Boone - Firefly Capital of the World.[40]
- Brevard - Home of the white squirrels.[93]
- Calabash - Seafood Capital of the World.[14]
- Cape Hatteras - The Graveyard of the Atlantic.[127][5]
- Carrboro - Paris of the Piedmont[207]
- Chadbourn - Strawberry Capital of the World.[32]
- Chapel Hill - The Southern Part of Heaven, Chapel Thrill[citation needed]
- Charlotte - Queen City[208]
- Erwin - Denim Capital of the World.[110]
- Fayetteville
- High Point - Furniture capital of the world.[45]
- Kannapolis - City of Looms[33]
- Maggie Valley - Clogging Capital of the World.[69]
- Pinehurst - Golf Capital of the World.[14]
- Raleigh - The City of Oaks.[209]
- Thomasville - Chair City.[45]
North Dakota
- Drayton - Catfish Capital of the North [210]
- Jamestown - The Buffalo City[211]
- Ray - Grain Palace City[212]
- Towner - Cattle Capital of North Dakota.[40]
- Minot - The Magic City
- Grand Forks - The Grand Cities (Along with East Grand Forks, MN)
Ohio
Oklahoma
- Beaver - Cow Chip Capital of the World.[69][5][33]
- Drumright - Town of Oil Repute.[69]
- Durant - Magnolia Capital of Oklahoma[citation needed]
- El Reno - The Onion Fried Burger Capital of the World[33]
- Inola - Hay Capital of the World[213]
- Lawton - L-town[citation needed]
- Mannford - Striped Bass Capital.[15]
- Norman - Football Town
- Oklahoma City
- Purcell
- Rush Springs - Watermelon Capital of the World.[33][14]
- Stilwell - Strawberry Capital.[32]
- Tulsa - Oil Capital of the World.[45]