Distance is a ranking factor you cannot argue with
For local searches, how close a business is to the person searching is among the strongest inputs. Content and links improve your standing, but they do not repeal geography.
In a compact city this barely matters because everywhere is near everywhere. Across a footprint this large it becomes the dominant variable in whether you appear at all.
Multiple genuine locations change the math
A second real location with a real address, staff, and signage can rank in its own right and extend coverage in a way content alone cannot.
Fabricated or virtual addresses are a serious risk and we will not set them up. If a location is not genuine, the honest route is to build content and reviews instead and accept a smaller map.
The edge moves gradually, and that is fine
Visibility expands outward from where you are rather than appearing everywhere at once, so progress looks like a slowly growing area on a map.
That is a more useful thing to watch than a rank number, because it corresponds directly to how many people can actually find you.