“Desperate Housewives” takes place on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, located in the also fictional Eagle State.

In-universe setting

  • The show is explicitly described as being set on Wisteria Lane, a suburban residential street where all the main characters live.
  • Wisteria Lane is part of Fairview, which itself is in Eagle State, all of which are fictional and not tied to a real U.S. state in canon.

Real-world filming location

  • The street known as Wisteria Lane was filmed on Colonial Street, a backlot set at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California.
  • This backlot cul‑de‑sac has long been reused for different movies and series, but it became widely recognized as “Wisteria Lane” because of the show’s popularity.

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