Rustvale

**Rustvale** is an American city in the series ***F is for Family***It is the hometown of every major character in the series as well as the main setting of the show. It is located in what is termed the Quint Cities metropolitan area, somewhere in the Northeastern "Rust Belt".

## Trivie

* It could be reasonable to assume that Rustvale could be somewhere near New York since several residents speak with a New York/New Jersey inflection.
* Mohican Airways sounds similar to Mohawk Airlines, (1945-1972) a major airport headquartered in Ithaca, which is in Upstate New York. Mohawk was also bought by Allegheny Airlines in 1972, which also sounds very similar to Aliquippa Airlines.
* Another hint suggesting Upstate New York is that Rosie mentions Syracuse (privately) in a very negative light, condemning the city as a "shithole". This suggests Rosie being somewhat familiar with the city.
* The Mohicans were a Woodland Native American Tribe Settled along the Upper Hudson river valley (where Albany, NY is). It also contributes to the namesake of James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 The Last of the Mohicans novel and the 1992 movie of the same name starring Daniel Day Lewis. This book and Film was set in Upstate New York (Albany to Lake Champlain in particular). This suggests Mohican Airways could be based primarily in New York.
* One factor that has little effect on the show's setting but may still sow ambiguity on pinning down a location are the vehicles of the Rustvale Police Department- 1974 Dodge Monaco sedans in the livery of the California Highway Patrol. This is an animation oversight, much like the many Soviet vehicles that also appear (The Mosquito Control Truck, Sonabishi Truck, Baby-B-Safe Truck, and Tow Truck are all based on ZiL-133 trucks, with a wide assortment of GAZ-based vehicles appearing as well.
* However, there are several factors that point to Pennsylvania as the city's location:
	+ The State Highway symbol as seen on road signage (Notably S1E2, 24:40) is in the shape of a Keystone, much like PA's highway signs.
	+ Many place names in Pennsylvania use the suffix "-town" in their names. Ryetown is a location in the show that follows this naming practice.
	+ Frank mentions the City of Harrisburg, PA in a familiar manner in S1E4, indicating that it is not too far from Rustvale.
	+ Bridget convinces Bill to run away with her by boarding a train going to Pittsburgh in Bill Murphy's Night Off.
	+ The Mohican Airways jingle states that the airline operates in and around the Great Lakes region. Pennsylvania is a Great Lakes state.
	+ The position of Alderman, a job which Rosie campaigns for in seasons 3-4, is a common local government position in Pennsylvania.
	+ In S4E4, Sue's mother mentions that her husband delayed their arrival as he often slows down to "point and laugh at the Amish". The Amish are a religious group whose communities are prevalent in rural PA.
	+ In S5E2, the tour guide mentions the conflicts between the Shawnees and the settlers of Fort Rustvale in and around the 17th century. The Shawnees are a Native American tribe that was dispersed around the Northeast -Pennsylvania included- during the same period.
* Bill Burr, the creator of the show, has stated that he based Rustvale on the place he grew up in. He was born in Canton, Massachusetts, so it's likely Rustvale is actually a town in Massachusetts.