What is the setting of the novel, Life As We Knew It?

The story is set within a normal American town, far enough inland to not be affected by the flooding of the seaboard. Before the asteroid hits the moon the town is like any other in the USA. It has a town centre, several schools, shops and strip malls, fast food places and friendly neighborhoods. When the crisis hits and things begin to get very hard, the town begins to fall apart. Shops and schools are closed, and neighbors no longer interact. The library and the post office remain open for a while, but even these are forced to close eventually. The only public place that remains open is the hospital, which has to post guards at the doors. By the end of the book, the town feels more like a war zone than an ordinary American town.