Springfield (The Simpsons)

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Springfield
The Simpsons location
A panoramic view of Springfield, as seen in The Simpsons Movie (2007).
First appearance	"Good Night" (1987)
Created by	Matt Groening
Based on	Springfield, Oregon (name), Portland, Oregon and West Springfield, Massachusetts (design)
Genre	Animated sitcom
In-universe information
Ruler	Joe Quimby (Mayor)
Location	Springfield County, United States (fictional)
Locations	742 Evergreen Terrace Kwik-E-Mart
Demonym	Springfieldianite

Springfield is the primary fictional setting of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and related media. It is an average-sized, fictional city within an unknown state in the United States. The fictional city's geography, surroundings, and layout are flexible, often changing to accommodate the plot of any given episode.^[1]

According to the creator of the series, Oregon native Matt Groening, Springfield was inspired by a number of real-life locations (including Springfield, Oregon, and West Springfield, Massachusetts).^[2][3] However, in order to emphasize it as an example of "Anytown, USA", the location of the fictional Springfield remains a mystery.^[2][3] "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.^[3][4]