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| 1 | Agrestic  | WEEDS 2005 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | WEEDS
Agrestic
Setting. Suburb of Los Angeles, California where widowed mother Nancy Botwin lives with her two boys, Shane and Silas. |
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| 2 | Almas Perdidas | THE INFERNAL MACHINE 2022 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE INFERNAL MACHINE
Almas Perdidas
California town where reclusive author Bruce Cogburn resides. |
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| 3 | Antonio Bay | THE FOG 1980 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE FOG
Antonio Bay
Town in California. |
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| 4 | Bossa Nova  | SLEDGE HAMMER! 1986 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SLEDGE HAMMER!
Bossa Nova
City in California where some girls playing volleyball steal a nuclear warhead. |
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| 5 | Burleson | GENESIS 2011 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | CHILDREN OF THE CORN 8: GENESIS
Burleson
California town. |
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| 6 | Cedar Creek | OUTBREAK 1995 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | OUTBREAK
Cedar Creek
Jimbo Scott steals a monkey from Biotest and tried to sell it to pet shop owner Rudy Alvarez of Rudy's Pet Shop in Cedar Creek, California. |
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| 7 | Charming | SONS OF ANARCHY 2008 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SONS OF ANARCHY
Charming
City in California. |
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| 8 | Costa Verde | HEROES 2006 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | HEROES
Costa Verde
City where Claire and her family relocate. |
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| 9 | Cotterfield | THE OUTER LIMITS 1963 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE OUTER LIMITS
Cotterfield
KXKVI radio station owner Allan Maxwell makes contact with an alien being from the Andromeda Galaxy. KXKVI is located on Highway 601, just 6 miles south of Cotterfield, serving all of Los Feliz County in southern California. |
 
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| 10 | Crossfire | TIMESTALKERS 1987 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | TIMESTALKERS
Crossfire
Wild West town in California. |
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| 11 | Cypress Beach | TURNER AND HOOCH 1989 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | TURNER AND HOOCH
Cypress Beach
Scott is a police investigator for the small northern California town of Cypress Beach. |
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| 12 | Deer Field | SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE 2015 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
Deer Field
City in California. |
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| 13 | Dimmsdale | THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS 2001 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS
Dimmsdale
Setting. City in California. |
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| 14 | Dirty Sanchez | ANCHORMAN 2004 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY
Dirty Sanchez
Brian Fantana reports on the closing of the Scattergood factory in Dirty Sanchez, California. |
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| 15 | Earnest | BOJACK HORSEMAN 2014 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BOJACK HORSEMAN
Earnest
Mr. Peanutbutter: But when we do get the signatures we need - please note I said when, not if, then the campaign will begin in oh, where did you say again, Katrina?
Katrina: Earnest.
Mr. Peanutbutter: When we get the signatures, the campaign will begin in earnest.
Katrina: Right.
Mr. Peanutbutter: Earnest, California.
Diane: Earnest is not a city in Cal... Why do I try? Looks like you two have everything worked out. |
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| 16 | Elmdale | LICENSE TO DRIVE 1988 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | LICENSE TO DRIVE
Elmdale
Setting. City in California. |
 
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| 17 | Eureka | JUST THE TEN OF US 1988 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | JUST THE TEN OF US
Eureka
City in California. |
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| 18 | Fairvale | PSYCHO 1960 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PSYCHO
Fairvale
California town where Sam Loomis lives. |
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| 19 | Fairvale | PSYCHO 1959 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PSYCHO
Fairvale
Central California town. |
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| 20 | Fairvale | PSYCHO II 1983 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PSYCHO II
Fairvale
California town. Setting. Location of the Bates Motel. |
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| 21 | Fairwater | THE FRIGHTENERS 1996 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE FRIGHTENERS
Fairwater
Setting. Town in California. |
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| 22 | Golden City | CATALYST: AGENTS OF CHANGE 2011 Comic Books | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | CATALYST: AGENTS OF CHANGE
Golden City
A small West Coast town in California turned burgeoning superhero Utopia. |
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| 23 | Gordita Beach | INHERENT VICE 2009 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | INHERENT VICE
Gordita Beach
City in California. |
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| 24 | Gordita Beach | INHERENT VICE 2014 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | INHERENT VICE
Gordita Beach
Setting. City in California. |
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| 25 | Grand Harbor | AMERICAN PIE 2 2001 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | AMERICAN PIE 2
Grand Harbor
Setting. City in Michigan. Actually Seal Beach, California. |
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| 26 | Green Valley | FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III 1982 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III
Green Valley
Town in New Jersey. Filmed in Green Valley, California. |
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| 27 | Greenway | FLETCH 1974 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | FLETCH
Greenway
City in California. |
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| 28 | Haddonfield | SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE 2015 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
Haddonfield
A mile marker seen during the movie shows "Haddonfield" as a nearby city in California. The city of Haddonfield is the setting for the Halloween franchise, although in Illinois. |
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| 29 | Harding, California | MR. MONK'S LAST CASE 2023 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | MR. MONK'S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE
Harding, California
Rick Eden plans to launch his Genesis rocket from Eden Space Center in Harding, California. |
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| 30 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE
Hill Valley
Setting. City in California. |
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| 31 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
Hill Valley
Setting. City in California. |
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| 32 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III
Hill Valley
According to an 1885 railroad map, Hill Valley is located in Northern California in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. |
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| 33 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE: RACE THROUGH TIME 2019 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: RACE THROUGH TIME
Hill Valley
Setting. California town. |
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| 34 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES
Hill Valley
Setting. City in California. |
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| 35 | Hill Valley | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME
Hill Valley
Setting. City in California. |
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| 36 | Hill Valley | PIZZA HUT 1958 Advertising | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PIZZA HUT
Hill Valley
California town. In a 1989 TV commercial, two teenagers use Doc Brown's Delorean Time Machine to travel from Hill Valley in 1989 to Hill Valley in 2015. |
 
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| 37 | Hollyweird | POISON 1984 Music | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | POISON
Hollyweird
Parody of Hollywood. |
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| 38 | Hourglass | PARADOX BOUND 2017 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PARADOX BOUND
Hourglass
California town where searchers gather for a week at least, featuring three saloons: The First Time Around, The Second Iteration, and The Last Paradox. |
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| 39 | Las Venturas | GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS 2004 Video Games | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
Las Venturas
Second largest city in the state San Andreas, known for its gambling culture. Las Venturas based on Las Vegas. San Andreas based on California. |
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| 40 | Lenora Hills | STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | STRANGER THINGS
Lenora Hills
City in California where the Byers family - and El - now live. |
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| 41 | Little Boston | THERE WILL BE BLOOD 2007 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Little Boston
Town in Isabella County, California where Paul and Eli Sunday reside: l come from a town called Little Boston in lsabella County. This is us, here. Spur station here at Little Boston. The Sunday ranch is what you're looking for. |
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| 42 | Little Tencton | ALIEN NATION 1989 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | ALIEN NATION
Little Tencton
Los Angeles area suburb where aliens from the planet Tencton live. |
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| 43 | Los Aburridos | RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 2018 Animated Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Los Aburridos
California city, home of Litwak's Arcade. |
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| 44 | Los Cruces | ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 1976 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
Los Cruces
California city, location of jail where Starker picks up Napoleon Wilson to ttransport him to the state penitentiary. There is a real life Las Cruces in California, but no Los Cruces. |
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| 45 | Los Perdidos | DEAD RISING 3 2013 Video Games | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | DEAD RISING 3
Los Perdidos
City in California. Site of zombie outbreak. |
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| 46 | Luchaville | MUCHA LUCHA 2002 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | MUCHA LUCHA
Luchaville
Southern California town centered on lucha libre where nearly everyone in that town wears a mask and costume, and has a signature move. |
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| 47 | Luna Bay | LOST BOYS 2: THE TRIBE 2008 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | LOST BOYS 2: THE TRIBE
Luna Bay
Setting. Beachside town in California. |
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| 48 | Luna Bay | LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST 2010 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST
Luna Bay
Beach town in California - setting of the second movie, which Vampire fiction author Gwen Lieber mentions when enlisting Edgar's help in rescuing her brother from DJ X. |
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| 49 | Mayfield | THE SISTERS BROTHERS 2018 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE SISTERS BROTHERS
Mayfield
Town in California that the Sisters Brothers visit following Morris and Warm. |
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| 50 | Meladin | THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Meladin
Ohio town. Pioneer Christian Horn finds a record for his son Christian Horn Jr. in the encyclopedia, who becomes famous for his early work in childhood vaccines research. Born: Melanin, Ohio. Died: Santa Barbara, California 1914. |
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| 51 | Narciso | THE CRYING OF LOT 49 1966 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE CRYING OF LOT 49
Narciso
California town, home to a Yoyodyne manufacturing plant. |
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| 52 | Neo-San Francisco | 2064: READ ONLY MEMORIES 2015 Video Games | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | 2064: READ ONLY MEMORIES
Neo-San Francisco
Setting. City in California. |
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| 53 | Neptune | VERONICA MARS 2004 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | VERONICA MARS
Neptune
Setting. City in Southern California where Veronica lives, a small coastal town in Balboa County. "A town without a middle class." |
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| 54 | Oceanside | MAJOR DAD 1989 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | MAJOR DAD
Oceanside
City in California. |
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| 55 | Ornego | FLETCH 1974 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| FLETCH
Ornego
Police chief tells Fletch the Police Association donated an ambulance to Ornego, California. |
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| 56 | Peckerville | DUDES 1987 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | DUDES
Peckerville
Town in Wyoming where Grant and Biscuit attend the rodeo. Filmed in Agua Dulce, California. |
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| 57 | Plano | THE SECRET HISTORY 1922 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE SECRET HISTORY
Plano
California town that Richard leaves to attend Hampden College in Vermont. |
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| 58 | Ren Mar | WEEDS 2005 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| WEEDS
Ren Mar
City in California. |
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| 59 | Rockbridge | CHRISTINE 1983 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | CHRISTINE
Rockbridge
Setting. City in California. |
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| 60 | Sacramende | ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 2003 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
Sacramende
Town in California where Lindsay and Tobias claim Meaby is located with her debate team. |
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| 61 | San Andreo | THE WEST WING 1999 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE WEST WING
San Andreo
California city near San Diego, location of the San Andreo Nuclear Generating Station. |
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| 62 | San Cazador | LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST 2010 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST
San Cazador
Setting. California town where Edgar Frog lives in a trailer. |
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| 63 | San Crowse | BOJACK HORSEMAN 2014 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| BOJACK HORSEMAN
San Crowse
City in California. Parody of San Jose. Visible on the flight board at Air Bud International Airport. |
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| 64 | San Fierro | GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS 2004 Video Games | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
San Fierro
Large city in the state of San Andreas, based on San Francisco, California. |
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| 65 | San Remo | DIFFERENT SEASONS 1982 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | DIFFERENT SEASONS
San Remo
Seaside town in California. |
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| 66 | Sanfranjose | CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 2013 Animated Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2
Sanfranjose
Following the food storm from the first movie, the residents of Swallow Falls are relocated to nearby San Franjose, California. |
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| 67 | Santa Carla | LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST 2010 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST
Santa Carla
Beach town in California - setting of the first movie, which Vampire fiction author Gwen Lieber mentions when enlisting Edgar's help in rescuing her brother from DJ X. |
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| 68 | Santa Carla | THE LOST BOYS 1987 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE LOST BOYS
Santa Carla
City in California. Filmed in Santa Cruz. "Murder capital of the world" |
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| 69 | Santa Luisa | MACGYVER 1985 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | MACGYVER
Santa Luisa
MacGyver's address on his California driver license. |
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| 70 | Santa Mira | AIRWOLF 1984 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | AIRWOLF
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 71 | Santa Mira | BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE 2008 Animated Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE
Santa Mira
City in California. Gwen and Ben ask for Kevin's help in locating her brother, Ken. Upon tracking Ken to Santa Mira, they discover its inhabitants to all be DNAliens. |
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| 72 | Santa Mira | THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER 2004 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 73 | Santa Mira | A FRIEND TO DIE FOR 1994 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| A FRIEND TO DIE FOR
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 74 | Santa Mira | HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH 1982 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH
Santa Mira
City in California. Home of Silver Shamrock Novelties. |
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| 75 | Santa Mira | INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 1956 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
Santa Mira
Setting. Small town in California. |
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| 76 | Santa Mira | SHARKNADO 6 2018 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME
Santa Mira
Fin and his friends travel through a time vortex in a stagecoach to to the Old West town of Santa Mira. Their arrival allows Billy the Kid to escape arrest by the local sheriff, who detains Fin as an accomplice to Billy's crimes. This threatens to cause a catastrophic shift in the timeline, as Billy was meant to break Gil out of prison so he could reach the next sharknado. |
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| 77 | Santa Mira | MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN 1992 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 78 | Santa Mira | THE FIRST FRONTIER 1994 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| THE NEW DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES: FIRST FRONTIER
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 79 | Santa Mira | PHANTOMS 1983 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | PHANTOMS
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 80 | Santa Mira | SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE 2011 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE
Santa Mira
City in California. |
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| 81 | Santo Donato | DIFFERENT SEASONS 1982 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| DIFFERENT SEASONS
Santo Donato
California town. |
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| 82 | Shame | PARADOX BOUND 2017 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| PARADOX BOUND
Shame
California town where Harry was born. |
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| 83 | Smalltown | THE MUPPETS 2011 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE MUPPETS
Smalltown
Brothers Walter and Gary, residents of Smalltown, California, are fans of the Muppets, having watched The Muppet Show throughout their youth. |
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| 84 | Smokey Corners | THE REAL MCCOYS 1957 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE REAL MCCOYS
Smokey Corners
Original home of the McCoy family in the Appalachian Mountains of City in West Virginia. They relocated to California to live and work on a farm they inherited from a relative. |
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| 85 | Snowfield | PHANTOMS 1983 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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| PHANTOMS
Snowfield
Setting. City in California. |
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| 86 | Summer Glen | HALLOWEEN H20: TWENTY YEARS LATER 1998 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | HALLOWEEN H20: TWENTY YEARS LATER
Summer Glen
Laurie Strode lives under a different name, teaching at Hillcrest Academy, a "posh" private school in Summer Glen, California. |
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| 87 | Sweet Valley | SWEET VALLEY HIGH 1983 Literature | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SWEET VALLEY HIGH
Sweet Valley
Setting. City in California, a suburb near Los Angeles where identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their friends attend Sweet Valley High. |
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| 88 | Verona | ROMEO AND JULIET 1996 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET
Verona
City in California. |
 
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| 89 | Victory | DON'T WORRY DARLING 2022 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | DON'T WORRY DARLING
Victory
In America during an unspecified time period, Alice and Jack Chambers live in an idyllic 1950s-styled neighborhood of the company town of Victory, California. |
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| 90 | Vinci | TRUE DETECTIVE 2014 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | TRUE DETECTIVE
Vinci
Setting. Town in L.A. County, California. |
 
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| 91 | Westburg | THE INCREDIBLES 2004 Animated Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE INCREDIBLES
Westburg
City in California. Mentioned, under management by the National Supers Agency, helping the superheroes relocate. |
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| 92 | Willow Park | THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | THE X-FILES
Willow Park
City in California where COPS TV show is filmed. |
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| 93 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 1996 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
|
 | SCREAM
Woodsboro
Setting. California town. |
 
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| 94 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 2 1997 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCREAM 2
Woodsboro
California town where the original murders occirred - now immortalized in Gale Weathers' book The Woodsboro Murders, and the film based on it, called Stab. |
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| 95 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 3 2000 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCREAM 3
Woodsboro
Sidney's hometown in California, site of the original Ghostface murders. The town is recreated at Sunrise Studios for the film Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro. |
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| 96 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 4 2011 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCREAM 4
Woodsboro
Setting. California town. |
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| 97 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 5 2022 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCREAM 5
Woodsboro
Setting. City in California. |
 
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| 98 | Woodsboro | SCREAM 6 2023 Film | Urban Areas | Cities-California |
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 | SCREAM 6
Woodsboro
City in California. Location of original murders. Mentioned. |
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