GTA V's south-Los Santos neighborhood — Crenshaw / South-Central-coded working-class geography that anchors Franklin Clinton's origin storyline and overlaps with Ballas territorial presence.
GTA V's coastal neighborhood adjacent to Vespucci Beach on Los Santos's western coast — home to the Del Perro Pier and its Ferris wheel, anchoring one of the franchise's most-recognized beachfront landmark images.
GTA V's downtown financial-district neighborhood — skyscraper-density geography hosting Maze Bank Tower, FIB Headquarters, and IAA Headquarters, structurally analogous to Downtown LA / Bunker Hill in real-world Los Angeles.
GTA V's Beverly Hills analog — the high-end residential neighborhood of central Los Santos, home to Michael De Santa's mansion and the Vangelico jewelry store from V's first major heist.
GTA V's south-Los Santos neighborhood — South-Central-coded working-class geography adjacent to Davis and Chamberlain Hills, home to the Vanilla Unicorn strip club Trevor Philips acquires in V's middle act.
GTA V's Venice Beach analog — the beachfront / boardwalk neighborhood of western Los Santos, anchoring V's coastal-leisure tonal register and one of the franchise's most-recognized beach-coded geographies.
GTA V's Hollywood analog — the entertainment-district neighborhood of central Los Santos, anchored by the Vinewood Sign on the Vinewood Hills, home to V's film-and-television-industry satire.
GTA V's mountain-side mansion district above Vinewood — Hollywood Hills-coded residential geography with winding streets, hillside properties, and panoramic views over central Los Santos. Distinct from Rockford Hills's lower-elevation Beverly Hills register.