In this series, TWD:TWB and FTWD, the 'Commonwealth' communities both exist, yet neither seems to have crossed paths, despite the fact they exist in the region of the state of Pennsylvania.
In this series and TWD:TWB, both sets of TPTB state they are concerned about 'running out of resources', yet they have a population which is a mere fraction of the pre-epidemic size, and the majority of the country's infrastructure still exists.