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List of regions of the United States

This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C or standard subentities such as cities or counties. Defunct, extinct or archaic regions are described in historic regions of the United States.

Table of contents

1 Interstate regions 1.1 Official U.S. regions 1.1.1 Census Bureau-designated areas 1.1.2 Time Zones 1.2 Unofficial U.S. regions 1.2.3 The "Belts" 1.2.4 Interstate metropolitan areas 2 Intrastate regions 2.3 Alabama 2.4 Alaska 2.5 California 2.6 Colorado 2.7 Delaware 2.8 Florida 2.9 Georgia 2.10 Idaho 2.11 Indiana 2.12 Illinois 2.13 Iowa 2.14 Kansas 2.15 Kentucky 2.16 Maine 2.17 Maryland 2.18 Massachusetts 2.19 Michigan 2.20 Minnesota 2.21 Mississippi 2.22 Missouri 2.23 New Jersey 2.24 New York 2.25 North Carolina 2.26 Ohio 2.27 Oklahoma 2.28 Oregon 2.29 Pennsylvania 2.30 Tennessee 2.31 Texas 2.32 Utah 2.33 Vermont 2.34 Virginia 2.35 Washington 2.36 West Virginia 2.37 Wisconsin 2.38 Wyoming 3 See also

Interstate regions

Official U.S. regions

Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government.

Census Bureau-designated areas

Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau

• U.S. Midwest
• U.S. Northeast
• U.S. South
• U.S. West

Time Zones

Main article: United States time zones

• Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone
• Alaska Standard Time Zone
• Pacific Standard Time Zone
• Mountain Standard Time Zone
• Central Standard Time Zone
• Eastern Standard Time Zone

Unofficial U.S. regions

• U.S. Southern states
• U.S. Eastern states
• U.S. Northern states
• U.S. Western states

• Acadiana
• Appalachia
• Ark-La-Tex
• Border States
• The Carolinas
• Cascadia
• Champlain Valley
• Continental United States
• The Dakotas
• Deep South
• Delmarva Peninsula
• East Coast
• Eastern Seaboard
• Four Corners
• Great American Desert
• Great Basin
• Great Lakes Region
• Great North Woods
• Great Plains
• Great Valley
• Gulf Coast
• Gulf South
• Interior Plains
• Intermountain States
• Llano Estacado
• Mid-Atlantic
• Middle America
• Mississippi Delta
• New England
• Ozarks
• Pacific Coast
• Pacific Northwest
• Piedmont
• The South
• Shenandoah Valley
• Southwest
• Trans-Appalachia
• Upper Midwest
• The Virginias
• West Coast

The "Belts"

• Bible Belt
• Corn Belt
• Grain Belt
• Jello Belt
• Rust Belt
• Sun Belt

Interstate metropolitan areas

• Chicagoland
• Delaware Valley
• Illiana
• Michiana
• Quad Cities
• Tri-Cities (Tennessee-Virginia)
• Tri-State Region

Intrastate regions

Alabama

• Mobile Bay

Alaska

• Alaskan Bush
• Alaska Interior
• Alaska North Slope
• Alaska Panhandle
• South Central Alaska
• Tanana Valley

California

• Central Valley
  • Sacramento Valley
  • San Joaquin Valley
• Northern California
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Silicon Valley
  • The Peninsula
  • Santa Clara Valley
• Southern California
  • The Southland
    • San Gabriel Valley
    • San Fernando Valley
  • Inland Empire
    • Pomona Valley
  • Imperial Valley
• Gold Country
• Wine Country
• Central Coast
• Shasta Cascade
• Sierra Nevada
• Mojave Desert
• Owens Valley
• Redwood Empire

Colorado

• The Eastern Plains
• Colorado Mineral Belt
• The Front Range
• San Luis Valley
• The Western Slope

Delaware

• Cape Region

Florida

• Central Florida
• Conch Republic
• Emerald Riviera
• First Coast
• Florida Panhandle
• Gold Coast
  • Treasure Coast
• Lee Island Coast
• Nature Coast
• Redneck Riviera
• Space Coast
• Sun Coast
• Tampa Bay Area

Georgia

• Colonial Coast

Idaho

• Idaho Panhandle

Indiana

• Lake Region
• Nine-County Region
• Southern Indiana

Illinois

• Little Egypt

Iowa

• Iowa Great Lakes

Kansas

• Cherokee Strip

Kentucky

• The Bluegrass
• Northern Kentucky
• Pennyroyal Plateau
• The Purchase

Maine

• Down East

Maryland

• Central Maryland
• Western Maryland
• Eastern Shore
• Southern Maryland

Massachusetts

• Cape Cod
• The Berkshires
• Pioneer Valley
• North Shore
• South Shore

Michigan

• Lower Peninsula
  • Western Michigan
  • Thumb Country
• Upper Peninsula
  • Copper Country
  • Keweenaw Peninsula

Minnesota

• Northwest Angle

Mississippi

• Natchez District
• The Delta

Missouri

• The Bootheel

New Jersey

• Jersey Shore
• North Jersey
• South Jersey

New York

• Borscht Belt
• Finger Lakes
• The Five Boroughs
• The Hamptons
• The Holland Purchase
• Long Island
• Mohawk Valley
• Southern Tier
• Upstate New York
  • Capitol District
  • Hudson Valley
  • North Country

North Carolina

• Land of the Sky
• Outer Banks
• Piedmont Triad
• Research Triangle

Ohio

• Connecticut Western Reserve

Oklahoma

• Cherokee Outlet
• Oklahoma Panhandle

Oregon

• Columbia Gorge
• Eastern Oregon
• Mt. Hood Corridor
• Oregon Coast
• Western Oregon
• Willamette Valley

Pennsylvania

• Northern Tier

Tennessee

• East Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee
• West Tennessee

Texas

• Big Bend
• Central Texas
• East Texas
  • Golden Triangle
• Galveston Bay
• North Texas
• The Hill Country
• Texas Panhandle

Utah

• Wasatch Front

Vermont

• Northeast Kingdom
• Upper Valley

Virginia

• Appomattox Basin
• Hampton Roads
• Middle Peninsula
• Northern Neck
• Northern Virginia
• Southside Virginia
• Tidewater
• Virginia Peninsula

Washington

• Eastern Washington
• Inland Empire
• Olympic Peninsula
• Puget Sound
• Tri-Cities (Washington)

West Virginia

• Eastern Panhandle
• Northern Panhandle

Wisconsin

• The Uplands

Wyoming

• Powder River Country

See also

• Historic regions of the United States
• Geography of the United States
• Political divisions of the United States
• United States territory
• United States metropolitan area
• Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Regions
• Nine Nations of North America

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