What is Random US Town Generator?
Give your fictional traveler a real place to begin. Pick a state or leave the selection open, generate a town, and use its name and state abbreviation as a research starting point.
The dataset contains 4,325 records with town designation (LSAD 43) in the 2025 US Census National Places Gazetteer, across 30 states. Census places exclude many towns represented as county subdivisions, including many New England towns. This is not every US town, a population-ranked list, or a list of only small settlements.
How to use Random US Town Generator
Choose All included states or one of the 30 available states. Enter 1–100 results and select Generate US Towns. If a state has fewer matching towns than requested, lower the quantity. Pennsylvania has one matching place in this dataset.
Features
Results include a town name and state abbreviation. If two places share both, a Census ID distinguishes them. Each eligible town record is equally likely; states with more included towns therefore appear more often when you use all states. A batch contains no duplicate records. Selection runs locally after the page loads.
Use Cases
Start a geography quiz, explore real setting names, or populate a fictional itinerary. Consult local information before making travel plans. For a broader location prompt, try the random US state generator.
Source: US Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files. The source provides geographic names and identifiers; this tool filters its Places file by town designation.
FAQ
Why are some states missing?
Only states with town-designated records in the Census Places file are offered. Other states may represent towns as county subdivisions or use different place designations.
Are these fictional names?
No. They are place names from the 2025 Census dataset. This is a fixed snapshot rather than a live municipal directory.
Are all states equally likely?
No. Each eligible town is equally likely. A state with more included towns has more chances to appear unless you filter to a single state.
For another approach, try the fictional town name generator.
