Geography
The Atlas of the DC Universe published by Mayfair Games in 1990, placed Coast City in northern California, between San Francisco and Green Arrow's Star City.
Ferris Aircraft is an aerospace company which Hal Jordan worked for as a test pilot, it is located twenty five miles out from the city. His romantic interest, Carol Ferris, was the company's manager. Coast City also included an extensive beach, and was a popular spot for surfing.
When the city was destroyed, a news broadcast in the comic showed a map locating Coast City a little south of Santa Barbara, California.
In I, Vampire #3, which was part of the 2011 relaunch The New 52, Coast City was established to be in the Mountain Standard Time zone, making the city landlocked.
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