Fairview

Fairview is the small city where Wisteria Lane is located and the primary setting for Desperate Housewives. It was founded in 1871, by Edward Sibley and located in the fictional Eagle State.
==Geographic location==
The state in which Fairview resides is ambiguous. License plates on local automobiles and driving licenses refer to "Eagle State". A letter written by Susan Mayer was addressed to Edie Britt in "Fairview, USA". A letter for Keith discovered by Bree Van de Kamp lists his address as "492 West Lincoln Avenue, Fairview, ES 00057-23423". The zip code for Wisteria Lane in Fairview, ES is 00057 (season five). The zip 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. The real life zip code of 00057 is for the city of Maccarese in Italy.
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 has experienced violent tornadoes. Fairview is also situated on the coastline of a major body of water (either the ocean or one of the Great Lakes), 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 season 2, Lonny Moon tells Susan Mayer 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'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. Fairview is in a rural area, this is implied when Gabrielle goes for a modeling job and is only able to attain small time store work in season one. When she complains about her wage her agent says he is the only modeling agent in a 100 mike radius. Felicia mentions to Edie that there is a nice antique jewelry store in Salt Lake City, and Edie says she try’s to stear clear of Utah because “it’s too conservative for me” implying the culture in Eagle State is more liberal or libertarian, possibly more similar to Colorado socialy, but not as right-wing as most of the heartland or bible belt states. The state was also established in the 1870’s during the frontier era.
Besides the tornadoes, many references imply that Fairview is located in the Midwest. In seasons 3 and 4 there are mentions of Purdue University and Notre Dame and in season 4 Mike Delfino insists his future son will be a fan of the Indianapolis Colts (even though he is from Utah), and Tom Scavo makes a reference to Peyton Manning, suggesting Fairview is located in Indiana, close to Chicago. There is also much mention of people flying in from Chicago's O'Hare airport.
New neighbors in the show such as Katherine Mayfair and Betty Applewhite have moved to Wisteria Lane from Chicago. Bob and Lee also have friends from Chicago who informed them of Katherine Mayfair's reasons for leaving the city. Local news stations have reported news from Chicago; however, a local television station bears call letters KQRY, implying that Fairview is west of the Mississippi River.
A few of the cities mentioned in the below section are named after cities in Wisconsin and Michigan. In real life there is a town of Fairview located in Illinois.
== Places of Interest ==
Place of interest 	Details
Baby Land 	Gabrielle Solis bought clothes for her upcoming baby here in season two.
Bar & Grill 	Bree Van de Kamp would drink wine and listen to Italian opera here in season two.
Barcliff Academy 	Private school that the Van de Kamp's and Scavo's children went 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 Brettanion Hotel
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 was sent during seasons one and two.
Chez Naomi 	A local restaurant where the chocolate souffle is the specialty. Edie Britt 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 1, Episode 5.
Cumberly's 	Local clothes store where Gabrielle works as a personal shopper in season 8.
Dorset Security Company 	Susan Mayer uses a sign from this company as a security deterrent in season two.
Drop Ship 	Shipping company akin to UPS in season two.
The Enchanted Florist 	Gabrielle Solis locks the owner in the refrigerator while trying to discover the anonymous sender of flowers to her in season three.
End Zone 	A Hooters-type sports bar & grill where Susan & 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 spends some time here for his assaults in season two.
Fertility Clinic 	Gabrielle Solis 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 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 	(150 N. Main St., Fairview, Eagle State, 29102 / area code 456) - As seen on the missing person's flier for Martha Huber in season one.
Fairview Towers 	An apartment complex that Orson Hodge moved into after Bree Hodge 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'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 to investigate other people and it also has the biggest ad in the phone book in season one.
Hawkin's Lake 	A large lake that resides in Fairview where Ben Faulkner originally planned to construct his estate. It is home to an endangered species of frogs.
The Hamper Dry Cleaners 	
Johnson Real Estate 	Sold a house to George Williams in season two and the Young house to Angie Bolen in season six.
Linder Woodworking 	Based in Mt. Pleasant, Brian Linder's woodworking company serving Eagle State towns, where Paul Young had his son's toy chest made in season one.
Madame Kim's Day Spa 	This is where Susan Mayer got a botched bikini wax.
McMay's 	Upscale department store that Bree Van de Kamp gets locked in after passing out in season two. The store is a clear parody of Macy's.
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 and her boss Nina Fletcher go to in season two.
Parcher & Murphy Advertisement Agency 	The ad agency, where Lynette Scavo and Tom Scavo worked before opening the pizzeria during season two.
Price Warehouse 	
Prudy's Feed Store 	(3rd & Sutherland) - Addison Prudy, Susan Mayer'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 modeled in season one.
Silvercrest Juvenile Rehabilitation Center	Zach Young was put here by Paul Young in Season 1, Episode 6 (18:35).
Sunny Pastures Retirement Home 	
Temptation 	Strip club on the outskirts of Fairview in season two.
Topsey Turvy strip club 	Strip club that Andrew and a few of his friends visited in Season One where they were busted by Bree
Wisteria Lane 	A beautiful street with beautiful upper-middle class houses; however, the street has a history of drama, mystery and secrets.
Zimms Advertisement Agency 	Rival agency of Parcher & Murphy with no daycare and frowns on office breast-feeding in season two.
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