Fairview (Desperate Housewives)
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Fairview is the fiction
Fiction
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al setting for the American television comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...

.

Location

The state in which Fairview resides is ambiguous, however more than likely it is suburban Mississippi. Season 6, Episode 8, when Susan is arrested for accidentally shooting Katherine, the seal behind the judge reads "Seal of the Great Eagle State." Mississippi is the only state often referred to as "The Eagle State". License plates on local automobiles and driving licenses also refer to "Eagle State". There is in fact a Fairview, Mississippi
Fairview, Mississippi
Fairview is an unincorporated community located in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. Fairview is approximately north of Holly Ridge and approximately south of Shaw on Fairview Road....

. However the ambiguity presents itself in several ways: a letter written by Susan Mayer
Susan Mayer
Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

 was addressed to Edie Britt
Edie Britt
Edie Britt Williams is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...

 in "Fairview, USA"; the ZIP code for Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane
Wisteria Lane is the fictional name of a street which the characters of the American drama television series Desperate Housewives live. Desperate Housewives storylines primarily centre around the residents of the street. Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually...

 in Fairview, ES is 00057 (season five); the ZIP code for the police department is 29102 and its area code is 456 (season one). Zip codes beginning with 29 are in South Carolina. The area code 456 is meant for International Inbound Calls.

Fairview is possibly southern, as the weather is generally warm, and "it doesn't rain very often, but when it does, it pours". No cold or snowy weather has been seen. However, Fairview and the vicinity have experienced violent tornadoes. Fairview is also situated on an ocean coastline and has a marina. The surrounding area seems to be hills, woodland, ponds, nearby lakes (Rockwater Lake and Torch Lake) and within a day's driving distance of rugged, mountainous desert terrain.

In the pilot, Bree's family has dinner at Saddle Ranch Chop House. At the time, the only two locations were in West Hollywood, CA and Universal City Walk, both in Southern California.

In Season 1, Episode 15, "Impossible", Tom gets Tim Dugan's promotion after Tim had a heart attack. Tom got the whole West Coast, and Lynette was shocked, and Tom said "It's a little more travel."

In season 2, Lonny Moon tells Susan Mayer
Susan Mayer
Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

 that his wife and kids are "up in Minnesota," implying Fairview and Eagle State are south of Minnesota. At the end of season one in the flashback that reveals Mary Alice Young
Mary Alice Young
Mary Alice Young is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Brenda Strong and narrates the series from beyond the grave; the character's suicide in the pilot episode served as the catalyst of the series...

's secret, Felicia Tilman, while in Salt Lake City, Utah, says that she has family "way out in Fairview," implying that Fairview is a major town some distance away from Utah.

In Season 2, episode 7, Gabrielle notes that her modeling friends are coming down from New York, implying that Fairview is south of New York.

In Season 2, episode 7, (“Color and Light”) Gabrielle is taken to Hospital in a Schaefer Ambulance. Schaefer operates ambulances only in Southern California, implying that Fairview is in Southern California.

In season 2, episode 18, Elanor announces to Bree that her and Bree's father are taking Andrew back to Rhode Island with them, ruling out Fairview being in Rhode Island. However in the same episode it is said that Elanor and Bree's father only found out about Bree and Andrew's court case the day before suggesting Fairview is located in a state close to Rhode Island as they were able to arrive so quickly.

On Season 2’s episode "Remember" Susan gives Mike a card telling him where they're supposed to be going, and she draws an LA map on it.

New neighbors in the show such as Katherine Mayfair and Betty Applewhite have moved to Wisteria Lane from Chicago. As well as this, Bob and Lee came from New York looking to live a suburban life. It is unlikely they'd move far from the state of New York which is on the east coast of the USA. Furthermore, Bob and Lee have friends from Chicago who informed them of Katherine Mayfair's reasons for leaving Chicago. Also, local news stations have reported news from Chicago, implying that Fairview is not very far from Illinois.

In Season 3, Episode 16, "My Husband, the Pig," Mike Delfino hands a check to Susan Meyer's boyfriend Ian Hainsworth which states his address as being 4356 Wisteria Lane Fairview, ES 910274. The check is from the bank, "City Trust & Savings Bank" which has 7 locations, all in Louisiana.

Mt. Vernon is mentioned in season 3, episode 21. It is mentioned as being nearby. Mt. Vernon is a small town in Northwest Washington, and also in Illinois and Iowa.

Several times, throughout seasons 4 and 5, six various characters mention states "back east", suggesting Fairview is located on, or close to, the west coast of the USA.

In Season 6, Episode 8, "The Coffee Cup," a state seal in the courtroom behind the judge has 1876 on it. The only state admitted to the Union in 1876 was Colorado.

In Season 6, episode 7, ("Careful the Things You Say"), one of Bree's potential clients comments that his family is coming "up from the Bronx" for his anniversary party. Thus implying that Fairview is actually north of New York.

In season 6, episode 20 ("Epiphany
Epiphany (Desperate Housewives)
"Epiphany" is the 131st episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the twentieth episode of the show's sixth season and was aired on April 25, 2010.-Plot:The Fairview strangler is revealed as Danny's friend, Eddie...

"), a newspaper article with the headline "Fairview Murders Continue" mentions a body found near "the Eagle State line"; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducting an autopsy in Savannah; the victim's father speaking to The Florida Times-Union
The Florida Times-Union
The Florida Times-Union is a major daily newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Widely known as the oldest newspaper in the state, it began publication as the Florida Union in 1864. Its current incarnation started in 1883, when the Florida Union merged with another Jacksonville paper, the...

 (Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

); and Orange Park
Orange Park, Florida
Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and...

 (a suburb of Jacksonville).

In season 7, episode 6, Brian Austin Green's Keith Watson character receives a piece of mail from the Eagle State Department of Corrections which is addressed to "492 West Lincoln Avenue, Fairview, ES 00057-23423". The presorted postmark reads "Grand Prairie."

In season 7, episode 15, "Farewell Letter
Farewell Letter
"Farewell Letter" is the 149th episode of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. It is the fifteenth episode of the show's seventh season and was broadcast on February 20, 2011.-Plot:...

", Keith suggests going to Florida to be with Charlie, who had moved by plane.

In season 7, episode 16, "Searching"
Searching (Desperate Housewives)
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, Susan and Mike are making love in a park when they are interrupted by Civil War reenactors who are reenacting the Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside...

, which seems to suggest that Fairview is near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

 or, at least, somewhere in the south
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...

.

In season 8 Carlos goes to Mike Delfino's house to apologize for the situation in which he envolved Susan; at his back we can a Suv with a "ORH" plate; ORH is the Airport code of Worcester, Massachussets; in this state we also find another Fairview and even a Wisteria Lane.

Sometimes the state of Mississippi has been called The Eagle State, although it is usually known as The Magnolia State.

Martha Huber's Missing Persons Flyer says she was last seen on December 12, 2004. Yet all weather of the surrounding episodes do not depict any winter weather at all. This could strongly suggest that Fairview is in a region where it doesn't snow.

A local television station bears call letters KQRY, implying that Fairview is west of the Mississippi River.

Also, in the episode where Jackson is going out to eat with Mike Delfino, Susan preps conversation topics with Jackson, and mentions that he should "like" the Indianapolis Colts to get in good with Mike. This could imply they live in or by Indianapolis, Indiana.

Businesses and places of interest

  • Baby Land - Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...

     bought clothes for her upcoming baby here in season two.
  • Barcliff Academy - Private school that the Van de Kamp's and Scavo's children attended in seasons one through four.
  • Beacon Street Pharmacy - During season one and two (and several years before the start of Desperate Housewives), George Williams was the pharmacist in Fairview.
  • Brettanion Hotel - A fancy hotel in downtown Fairview, where George Williams accidentally commits suicide by overdose in season two.
  • Camp Hennessey - Juvenile rehabilitation camp where Andrew Van de Kamp
    Andrew Van De Kamp
    Andrew Van de Kamp is a fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives played by Shawn Pyfrom, and is the son of Bree Van de Kamp and the late Rex Van de Kamp....

     was sent during seasons one and two.
  • Chez Naomi - A local restaurant where the chocolate souffle is the specialty. Edie Britt
    Edie Britt
    Edie Britt Williams is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...

     thought Karl Mayer was going to propose to her here in season two.
  • Cliffside Cable - Cable company servicing Wisteria Lane in season one. One news channel is Global Cable News which reports updates on Melanie Foster's death in Chicago in season two.
  • Continental Overnight - A shipping company whose ad is seen in season two.
  • Corner of 9th and Foster - A bad part of town, with hookers aplenty in season one.
  • Double D's - A strip club co-owned by Karl Mayer, his share of the club is given to Susan
    Susan Mayer
    Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

     after his death by request of his will.
  • Dorset Security Company - Susan Mayer
    Susan Mayer
    Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

     uses a sign from this company as a security deterrent in season two.
  • Drop Ship - Shipping company akin to UPS
    United Parcel Service
    United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

     in season two.
  • The Enchanted Florist - Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...

     locks the owner in the refrigerator while trying to discover the anonymous sender of flowers to her in season three.
  • End Zone - A Hooters
    Hooters
    Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Incorporated, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida...

    -type sports bar and grill where Susan and Edie have a fight with the waitresses.
  • Fairview City Hall
  • Fairview Chamber of Commerce
  • Fairview Construction Company
  • Fairview Country Club
  • Fairview County Jail - Carlos Solis
    Carlos Solis
    Carlos Solis is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira.-Early life:Carlos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to Juanita and Diego Solis...

     spends some time here for his assaults in season two.
  • Fairview Fertility Clinic - Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...

     goes here to get her surrogate impregnated in season two.
  • Fairview Herald - A local newspaper seen in season two.
  • Fairview High School - Fairview Junior League hosts an annual benefit for them at the Brettanion Hotel in season two. Their team is the Fairview Hornets.
  • Fairview Mall
  • Fairview Meadows Psychiatric Hospital - Bree Van de Kamp
    Bree Van De Kamp
    Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. Actress Marcia Cross was nominated from 2005 to 2007 for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy...

     checks herself in here at the end of season two.
  • Fairview Memorial Hospital (300 Main Road) - The major medical center in Fairview; seen in almost every season as every main character has been admitted once or twice.
  • Fairview Movers - Seen on moving van in front of the Mullins' house (soon to be Applewhite house) in season one. Their website is www.fairviewmovers.com in season two.
  • Fairview Police Department (157 N. Main St., Fairview, ES 29102 / area code 456) - As seen on the missing person's flier for Martha Huber in season one.
  • Fairview Post Office
  • Fairview Towers - An apartment complex that Orson Hodge moved into after Bree Hodge
    Bree Van De Kamp
    Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. Actress Marcia Cross was nominated from 2005 to 2007 for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy...

     threw him out in the major part of season four.
  • Fairview U Move - Used by the Applewhites when leaving Wisteria Lane at the end of season two.
  • Field's Market - Site of hostage situation resulting in the deaths of Nora Huntington and Carolyn Bigsby in season three.
  • 5th Ave Beauty Salon
  • Gable and Thompson Construction Company - Seen doing construction on Edie Britt
    Edie Britt
    Edie Britt Williams is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...

    's house on Wisteria Lane in season one.
  • Haft's Detective Agency - Jerry Shaw works here and was hired by both Paul Young and Susan Mayer
    Susan Mayer
    Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

     to investigate other people and it also has the biggest ad in the phone book in season one.
  • The Hamper Dry Cleaners
  • Johnson Real Estate - Sold a house to George Williams in season two and the Young house to Angie Bolen
    Angie Bolen
    Angela De Luca is a fictional character played by Drea de Matteo on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and appeared throughout the series' sixth season from September 27, 2009 to May 16, 2010...

     in season six.
  • Leonardo's Bar & Grill - Bree Van de Kamp
    Bree Van De Kamp
    Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. Actress Marcia Cross was nominated from 2005 to 2007 for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy...

     would drink wine and listen to Italian opera here in season two.
  • Linder Woodworking - Based in Mt. Pleasant, Brian Linder's woodworking company serving Eagle State towns, where Paul Young
    Paul Young (Desperate Housewives)
    Paul Young is a fictional character on ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Mark Moses. He is the widower of Mary Alice Young, the show's narrator, as well as the widower of Beth Young....

     had his son's toy chest made in season one.
  • Madame Kim's Day Spa - This is where Susan Mayer
    Susan Mayer
    Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

     got a botched bikini wax.
  • McMay's - Upscale department store that Bree Van de Kamp
    Bree Van De Kamp
    Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. Actress Marcia Cross was nominated from 2005 to 2007 for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy...

     gets locked in after passing out in season two. The store is a clear parody of Macy's
    Macy's
    Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...

    .
  • Meadowside Psychiatric Hospital - Caleb Applewhite was sent here during season two.
  • Mount Pleasant Wedding Chapel - A place for quick and cheap weddings in Mt. Pleasant in season two.
  • Mount Pleasant Gazette - A newspaper in the neighboring town, founded in 1876
  • O'Donnell's - A dance bar/club that Lynette Scavo
    Lynette Scavo
    Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...

     and her boss Nina Fletcher go to in season two.
  • Parcher & Murphy Advertisement Agency - The ad agency, where Lynette Scavo
    Lynette Scavo
    Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...

     and Tom Scavo
    Tom Scavo
    Thomas "Tom" Scavo is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by actor Doug Savant.Tom originally was a recurring throughout the first season but became a regular in season two. Early storylines often revolve around Tom's working habits and that he is alway...

     worked before opening the pizzeria during season two.
  • Price Warehouse
  • Prudy's Feed Store (3rd & Sutherland) - Addison Prudy, Susan Mayer
    Susan Mayer
    Susan Delfino is a fictional character played by Teri Hatcher on the American Broadcasting Company television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and first appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004...

    's biological father, own and runs this store in season two.
  • Sacred Heart Hospital - Juanita "Mama" Solis was in a coma here until she woke up and fell down the stairs to her death in season one.
  • Siesta King - Mattress store where Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solis
    Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...

     modeled in season one.
  • Silvercrest Juvenile Rehabilitation Center - Zach Young was put here by Paul Young
    Paul Young (Desperate Housewives)
    Paul Young is a fictional character on ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Mark Moses. He is the widower of Mary Alice Young, the show's narrator, as well as the widower of Beth Young....

     in season one.
  • Sunny Pastures Retirement Home
  • Temptation - Strip club on the outskirts of Fairview in season two.
  • Topsy Turvey - Strip club seen advertised on a matchbook found by Bree Van de Kamp
    Bree Van De Kamp
    Bree Van de Kamp is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, played by Marcia Cross. Actress Marcia Cross was nominated from 2005 to 2007 for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy...

     in her son Andrew Van de Kamp
    Andrew Van De Kamp
    Andrew Van de Kamp is a fictional character in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives played by Shawn Pyfrom, and is the son of Bree Van de Kamp and the late Rex Van de Kamp....

    's room in season one. Later in the same episode Bree is seen inside the club embarrassing her son in an effort to get him to leave the club and return home.
  • Zimms Advertisement Agency - Rival agency of Parcher & Murphy with no daycare and frowns on office breast-feeding in season two.

Neighboring towns

  • Greendale
  • Lakeview
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Oakdale
  • Riverton
  • Rockwater
  • Torch Lake
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