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Fallout 4 is one of Bethesda's biggest RPGs released, and Fallout franchise, another massive success for Bethesda. In the game, players will be able to build up Settlements where they can attract survivors of the Great War. Some Settlements are amazing, while others aren't exactly the best.

Considering there are 37 Settlements total (including the DLC Settlements), players are probably wondering how to find them all. That way, players will be able to set up Supply Lines that go around the entire map. Here's a guide to help players find each available Settlement in the game.

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All Base Game Settlements

Fallout 4 - All Settlements in Base Game

There are 30 Settlements in the base game. Some Settlements are unlocked by completing certain quests, joining certain factions, or just killing the residents. There are also multiple ways to acquire certain Settlements. The map above shows the location of each one and the table below breaks down those Settlements and how to unlock them.

Settlement

How To Unlock

Amenities When Unlocked

Abernathy Farm

  • Complete the quest "Returning the Favor"
  • Kill the family living there

  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station

Boston Airport

  • Complete the quest "Shadow of Steel"
  • Kill the Brotherhood of Steel

None (Players cannot build shops, recruitment beacons, or resources.)

Bunker Hill

  • Complete the "Battle of Bunker Hill" and then speak to Kessler

None

The Castle

  • Destroy the Mirelurk Queen during the Minutemen quests

  • Armor Workbench
  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station
  • Weapon Workbench

Coastal Cottage

  • Kill the raider living there

None (But it can be used as a Railroad Safehouse)

Country Crossing

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Cooking Station

Covenant

  • During the quest "Human Error," side with Covenant and then speak to Jacob.
  • Kill the settlers there

None

Croup Manor

  • Kill all the residents (who are Feral Ghouls)
    • If it still isn't unlocked, check the basement.

None (But it can be used as a Railroad Safehouse)

Egret Tours Marina

  • Kill Phyllis Daily
  • Access her terminal and confront her about Samuel
    • Or players can persuade her

  • Cooking Station
  • Weapons Workbench

Finch Farm

  • Complete the quest "Out of the Fire"
  • Kill the Finch family

  • Cooking Station

Graygarden

  • Complete the quest "Troubled Waters"
  • Kill the residents

None

Greentop Nursery

  • Complete Minutemen quests

  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station

Hangman's Alley

  • Kill the residents (Raiders)

  • Cooking Station
  • Weapons Workbench
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Home Plate

  • Purchase the key for 2,000 caps from Geneva at the Mayor's Office within Diamond City

  • Armor Workbench
  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station
  • Power Armor Station
  • Weapon Workbench

Jamaica Plain

  • Kill the residents (Feral Ghouls)

  • Power Armor Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Kingsport Lighthouse

  • Kill the residents (Children of Atom Worshippers and Feral Ghouls)

  • Weapon Workbench
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Murkwater Construction Site

  • Kill the residents (mirelurks)

None (But it can be used as a Railroad Safehouse)

Nordhagen Beach

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station

Oberland Station

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Cooking Station

Outpost Zimonja

  • Kill the residents (Raiders)

  • Cooking Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Red Rocket Truck Stop

  • Automatically unlocked

  • Armor Workbench
  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station
  • Power Armor Station
  • Weapon Workbench
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse
  • Dogmeat is encountered here

Sanctuary Hills

  • Automatically unlocked

  • Armor Workbench
  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station
  • Power Armor Station
  • Weapon Workbench

The Slog

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Armor Workbench
  • Cooking Station

Somerville Place

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

None

Spectacle Island

  • Kill the residents (Mirelurks) and restore power to the Settlement

  • Chemistry Station
  • Power Armor Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Starlight Drive In

  • Kill the residents (Mole Rats)

  • Cooking Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Sunshine Tiding Co-op

  • Kill the residents (Feral Ghouls)

  • Chemistry Station
  • Cooking Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Taffington Boathouse

  • Kill the residents (Bloodbugs)

  • Cooking Station
  • It can be used as a Railroad Safehouse

Tenpines Bluff

  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Cooking Station

Warwick Homestead

  • Complete the quest "Building a Better Crop"
  • Complete the Minutemen quests

  • Cooking Station

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All DLC Settlements

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Out of all the DLCs available for Fallout 4, players can find Settlements in the Automatron DLC (1 Settlement), Far Harbor DLC (4 Settlements), Vault-Tec Workshop DLC (1 Settlement), and the Nuka-World DLC (1 Settlement). This means that players will have the chance to unlock 7 new Settlements in the DLCs. Here's a breakdown of those Settlements.

DLC

Settlement

Location

How To Unlock

Amenities When Unlocked

Automatron

The Mechanist's Lair

East Boston (Northwest of Boston Airport)

  • Complete the quest "Restoring Order"

  • Robot Workbench

Far Harbor

Dalton Farm

The Island (Northeast of Oceanarium)

  • Complete the quest "Blood Tide" for Cassie Dalton

None

Echo Lake Lumber

The Island (Northwest of Atom's Spring)

  • Complete the quest "Turn Back the Fog" and speak to Small Bertha

None

Longfellow's Cabin

The Island (North of Far Harbor)

  • Complete the quest "A Walk in the Park"

  • Cooking Station
  • Power Armor Station
  • Weapon Workbench

National Park Visitor's Center

The Island (West of Longfellow's Cabin)

  • Start the quest "The Hold Out" and speak to Uncle Ken

  • Cooking Station
  • Weapon Workshop

Vault-Tec Workshop

Vault 88

Quincy Ruins (Southeast of Hyde Park)

  • Complete the quest "Better Living Underground"

None

Nuka-World

Red Rocket

Nuka-World Exterior (Northeast of the Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant)

  • Complete the quest "Power Play" or "Open Season" and restore power to the power plant

  • Armor Workbench
  • Power Armor Station

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Fallout 4

Platform(s)
PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
Released
November 10, 2015
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Publisher(s)
Bethesda