In which U.S. state is the Smith family's suburb, outside Seattle?

In which U.S. state is the Smith family’s suburb, outside Seattle? The answer is Washington.

Rick and Morty places the Smith household in a suburb outside Seattle, Washington. The family includes Beth and Jerry Smith, their children Morty and Summer, and Beth’s father, Rick Sanchez, who lives with them. This domestic setting provides the contrast to the show’s frequent journeys through alien worlds and alternate dimensions.

The Washington setting is easy to confuse with Oregon or California because all three are on the U.S. West Coast, and the series rarely focuses on ordinary geography. Seattle’s mention is also a useful clue: Seattle is Washington’s largest city and is distinct from Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco or Los Angeles, California.

The show’s multiverse means that versions of the characters can live in different dimensions, but the principal Smith household is associated with the Seattle-area setting in Washington. That geography describes the family’s home base, not the many realities they visit.