United States of America
- Patterson, a town in Woodruff County, Arkansas
- Patterson, a city in Stanislaus County, California
- Patterson, a town in Pierce County, Georgia
- Patterson, city in Madison County, Iowa
- Patterson, city of the Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana
- Patterson, a city in Putnam County, New York
- Patterson, Hardin County village, Ohio
- Patterson, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
South Africa
- Patterson, city of the Sundays River Valley Local Municipality