Exterior – Fireworks over bridge

LOCATION: Highway 37 Bridge, CA-37, Vallejo, CA 94590, USA (GPS coordinates: 38°07’13.9″N, 122°16’48.3″W)

Note: This shot is a CGI creation.

Exterior – Mike Mageau’s house

LOCATION: 3964 Gundry Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA

Exterior – Mr. Ed’s Diner

LOCATION: 4390 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA

Location also appears in the films: The Real McCoy (1993), Corrina, Corrina (1994), A Cinderella Story (2004)

Location also appears in the TV series: Cold Case (2003-2010)

Exterior – The first killings

LOCATION: 30570 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91390, USA (GPS coordinates: 34°29’42.8″N, 118°27’28.3″W)

Note: Several features of the location were added by the production.

Exterior – Port of San Francisco

LOCATION: San Francisco Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

Note: This shot is a CGI creation.

Location also appears in the films: The Penalty (1920), Greed (1924), The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Falcon in San Francisco (1945), Born to Kill (1947), Nora Prentiss (1947), Thieves’ Highway (1947), D.O.A. (1949), Pal Joey (1957), On the Beach (1959), Sudden Impact (1983), Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Location also appears in the TV series: The Lineup (1954-1960), The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977)

Exterior – Robert drives his son to school

LOCATION: Near Douglas St / Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA

Note: This is approximately in front of 1406 Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA.

Exterior – Robert’s son’s school

LOCATION: 460 Arguello Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

Exterior – San Francisco Chronicle

LOCATION: 901 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Location also appears in the films: A Night Full of Rain (1978), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Contagion (2011), Wrecker (2022)

Exterior – San Francisco Chronicle mail delivery

LOCATION: Mary St / Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Interior – San Francisco Chronicle

LOCATION: 900 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Location also appears in the films: Perfect Strangers (1950), The Seduction (1982), Dear God (1996), City of Angels (1998)

Location also appears in the TV series: Moonlighting (1985-1989), EZ Streets (1996-1997), Dexter (2006-2013), Southland (2009-2013), No Ordinary Family (2010-2011)

Exterior – Morti’s Bar

LOCATION: 451 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Exterior – Lake Berryessa killings

LOCATION: Knoxville Rd, Napa, CA 94558, USA (GPS coordinates: 38°33’49.4″N, 122°13’54.9″W)

Exterior – Zodiac hails a taxi cab

LOCATION: 445 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Exterior – Presidio Heights killing

LOCATION: 3893 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

Exterior – School bus stop

LOCATION: Near Douglas St / Kellam Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA

Note: This is approximately in front of 908 Douglas St, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA.

Exterior – Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation

LOCATION: 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA

Exterior – Melvin Belli attempts to meet Zodiac

LOCATION: 2501 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA

Exterior – Melvin Belli’s house

LOCATION: 72 Fremont Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90005, USA

Interior / Exterior – Original Joe’s

LOCATION: 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Interior / Exterior – Riverside Police Department

LOCATION: 4130 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230, USA

Location also appears in the film: The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

Location also appears in the TV series: Feud (2017-Present)

Interior – Callahan’s Diner

LOCATION: 1213 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA

Note: This location has since been remodeled. It appears in three separate scenes in the film, once when Toschi meets William Armstrong and twice when Toschi meets Robert, with some shots done on a set.

Exterior – Transamerica Pyramid construction

LOCATION: 600 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Note: This shot is a CGI creation.

Location also appears in the films: Freebie and the Bean (1974), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Electric Dreams (1984), Monster in the Closet (1986), Shattered (1991), Until the End of the World (1991), The Social Network (2010), Godzilla (2014), Venom (2018), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

Exterior – North Point Theater

LOCATION: 295 Bay St, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

Interior – North Point Theater

LOCATION: 10925 Lindbrook Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA

Note: This was the National Westwood Theatre, which was demolished in 2008.

Exterior – Paul Avery’s houseboat

LOCATION: 62 Varda Landing Rd, Sausalito, CA 94965, USA (GPS coordinates: 37°52’15.5″N, 122°29’59.1″W)

Exterior – Golden Gate Bridge

LOCATION: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

Location also appears in the films: Stranded (1935), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Dark Passage (1947), Sydämeni laulu (1948), The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950), Sudden Fear (1952), Hit the Deck (1955), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), Vertigo (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), On the Beach (1959), Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965), Der Tod im roten Jaguar (1968), 3 in a Towel (1969), Eye of the Cat (1969), The Love Bug (1969), Machine Gun McCain (1969), One on Top of the Other (1969), The Racing Scene (1969), Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970), They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970), Dirty Harry (1971), Pickup on 101 (1972), Ground Zero (1973), Magnum Force (1973), Profession: Aventuriers (1973), Herbie Rides Again (1974), The Killer Elite (1975), Celebration: The American Spirit (1976), Death Game (1977), High Anxiety (1977), Escapade (1978), Superman (1978), Des morts (1979), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Time After Time (1979), Ein Guru kommt (1980), Serial (1980), An Eye for an Eye (1981), BrainWaves (1982), Before Stonewall (1984), No Small Affair (1984), Thief of Hearts (1984), Jagged Edge (1985), A View to a Kill (1985), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Neon Maniacs (1986), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), The Presidio (1988), The Abyss (1989), Shattered (1991), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996), Mother (1996), The Rock (1996), Bicentennial Man (1999), Seven Girlfriends (1999), Boys and Girls (2000), The Princess Diaries (2001), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), The Core (2003), Hulk (2003), The Room (2003), French Fries and Curry (2004), Coach Carter (2005), Just Like Heaven (2005), Lords of Dogtown (2005), The Bridge (2006), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Curse of the Zodiac (2007), Milk (2008), Land of the Lost (2009), Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009), Star Trek (2009), The Book of Eli (2010), Going the Distance (2010), Meteor Storm (2010), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Blue Jasmine (2013), Let Clay Be Clay (2013), Pacific Rim (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Godzilla (2014), Ant-Man (2015), Pixels (2015), San Andreas (2015), Terminator Genisys (2015), Unfinished Business (2015), Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016), Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018), Bumblebee (2018), The Filmmaker (2018), Venom (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Location also appears in the TV series: Run for Your Life (1965–1968), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967-1973), McMillan & Wife (1971–1977), The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977), Phyllis (1975-1977), Too Close for Comfort (1980-1987), Falcon Crest (1981–1990), Hotel (1983-1988), My Sister Sam (1986-1988), Full House (1987–1995), Quantum Leap (1989–1993), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Nash Bridges (1996-2001), Suddenly Susan (1996-2000), Charmed (1998-2006), Monk (2002-2009), That’s So Raven (2003-2007), 10.5 (2004), Raven’s Home (2017-Present), Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023), Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-Present)

Location also appears in the music video: Faith No More – Last Cup of Sorrow

Interior / Exterior – Vallejo Police Department

LOCATION: 4440 W 126th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250, USA

Note: This location has since been demolished.

Location also appears in the TV series: True Blood Case (2008-2014), True Detective (2014-Present)

Exterior – Robert meets with Toschi

LOCATION: 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA

Location also appears in the films: Earthquake (1974), Smile Jenny, You’re Dead (1974), Straight Time (1978), Stealing Harvard (2002), Wrath of Man (2021)

Location also appears in the TV series: Californication (2007-2014), Bosch (2014-2021), American Crime Story (2016-Present), The Fix (2019), L.A.’s Finest (2019-2020), Rebel (2021)

Location also appears in the music video: Winner – Really Really

Exterior – Robert makes a phone call

LOCATION: 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Exterior – Toschi gets a call about a new Zodiac letter

LOCATION: 144 1st St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

Exterior – Toschi tells Robert the case won’t get solved

LOCATION: 350 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

Exterior – Robert is picked up by Bob Vaughn

LOCATION: 478 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA

Location also appears in the films: Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988), Remote Control (1988), Worth Winning (1989), What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993), It’s Pat: The Movie (1994), Ghosts Of Mississippi (1996), Boys and Girls (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Seabiscut (2003), Win A Date With Tad Hamilton (2004), From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007), Mark of Love (2009), Live by Night (2016), Babylon (2022)

Location also appears in the TV series: T.J. Hooker (1982-1986), Melrose Place (1992-1999), Party Of Five (1994-2000), 7th Heaven (1996-2007), Cousin Skeeter (1998-2002), The O.C. (2003-2007), Feud (2017-Present)

Exterior – Toschi exits diner

LOCATION: 429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA

Interior – Hardware store

LOCATION: 3948 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280, USA

Exterior – Airport

LOCATION: 1940 Moore Way, Ontario, CA 91761, USA

Location also appears in the films: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Back Street (1961), The Family Jewels (1965), Hold On! (1966), Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter (1968), The Gong Show Movie (1980), Blow (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), American Wedding (2003), Confidence (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), Meet the Fockers (2004), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005), Red Eye (2005), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Vegas, Baby (2006), Yes Man (2008), Hollywood, Je T’aime (2009), Up in the Air (2009), Due Date (2010), The Space Between (2010), The Hangover Part II (2011), Moneyball (2011), My Dog’s Christmas Miracle (2011), Argo (2012), Enough Said (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Excess Baggage (2014), Rules Don’t Apply (2016), Battle of the Sexes (2017), The Laundromat (2019), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Seberg (2019)

Location also appears in the TV series: ER (1994-2009), 24 (2001-2010), Entourage (2004-2011), LAX (2004-2005), Dexter (2006-2013), Mad Men (2007-2015), Scorpion (2014), S.W.A.T. (2017-2024)

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Citations: Set-Jetter, Then & Now Movie Locations, IMDB

States: California

Countries: USA

Film images © 2007 Warner Bros. Ent. and Paramount Pictures Corp.