Springfield (The Simpsons)

Springfield is the primary fictional setting of the American <a href="/facts/Animation/093f9nUg">animated</a> <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a> and <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons_(franchise)/Sho4b6qX">related media</a>. It is an average-sized, fictional city within an unknown <a href="/facts/U.S._state/PFwcRIYQ">state</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. The fictional city's geography, surroundings, and layout are flexible, often changing to accommodate the plot of any given episode.
Springfield was inspired by a number of real-life locations, including creator <a href="/facts/Matt_Groening/fsMyE2vm">Matt Groening</a>'s hometown of <a href="/facts/Portland%2c_Oregon/wwBx1Hrv">Portland, Oregon</a>, the nearby town of <a href="/facts/Springfield%2c_Oregon/kxAezed7">Springfield, Oregon</a>, and producer <a href="/facts/Mike_Scully/3zjwgF0f">Mike Scully</a>'s hometown of <a href="/facts/Springfield%2c_Massachusetts/MhlE56c4">Springfield, Massachusetts</a>. However, in order to emphasize it as an example of "<a href="/facts/Placeholder_name/zf6Whtye">Anytown, USA</a>", the location of the fictional Springfield remains a mystery. "Clues" regarding Springfield's climate, geology, history, distance from real cities, or political alignment, which are found in numerous episodes of the series, are intentionally contradictory.

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