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.

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 1.2.1 The "Belts" 1.2.2 Interstate metropolitan areas 2 Intrastate regions 2.1 Alabama 2.2 Alaska 2.3 Arizona 2.4 Arkansas 2.5 California 2.6 Colorado 2.7 Connecticut 2.8 Delaware 2.9 Florida 2.10 Georgia 2.11 Idaho 2.12 Illinois 2.13 Indiana 2.14 Iowa 2.15 Kansas 2.16 Kentucky 2.17 Louisiana 2.18 Maine 2.19 Maryland 2.20 Massachusetts 2.21 Michigan 2.22 Minnesota 2.23 Mississippi 2.24 Missouri 2.25 Montana 2.26 Nebraska 2.27 Nevada 2.28 New Hampshire 2.29 New Jersey 2.30 New Mexico 2.31 New York 2.32 North Carolina 2.33 North Dakota 2.34 Ohio 2.35 Oklahoma 2.36 Oregon 2.37 Pennsylvania 2.38 Rhode Island 2.39 South Carolina 2.40 South Dakota 2.41 Tennessee 2.42 Texas 2.43 Utah 2.44 Vermont 2.45 Virginia 2.46 Washington 2.47 West Virginia 2.48 Wisconsin 2.49 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
  • Civil War Border States
  • International Border states
• The Carolinas
• Cascadia
• Champlain Valley
• Coastal States
• Continental United States
• Columbia River Basin
• The Dakotas
• Deep South
• Delmarva Peninsula
• Dixie
• 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
• Inland Empire
• Interior Plains
• Intermountain States
• International Border states
• Llano Estacado
• Mid-Atlantic
• Middle America
• Mississippi Delta
• New England
• Ozarks
• Pacific Coast
• Pacific Northwest
• Palouse
• Piedmont
• The South
• Shenandoah Valley
• Southwest
• Trans-Appalachia
• Upper Midwest
• The Virginias
• West Coast

The "Belts"

Main article: "Belt" regions of the United States

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

Interstate metropolitan areas

• Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
• 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

Arizona

• North Central Arizona
• Northern Arizona
• Southern Arizona

Arkansas

California

• Sierra Nevada
• Owens Valley
• Central Valley
  • Sacramento Valley
  • San Joaquin Valley
• Central Coast
  • Salinas Valley
• Northern California
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Silicon Valley
  • The Peninsula
  • Santa Clara Valley
  • Tri-Valley Area
  • Redwood Empire
  • Gold Country
  • Wine Country
    • Napa Valley
    • Russian River Valley
    • Sonoma Valley
  • Shasta Cascade
• Southern California
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
    • Santa Clarita Valley
    • San Gabriel Valley
    • San Fernando Valley
  • Inland Empire
    • Cucamonga Valley
    • Pomona Valley
    • Victor Valley
  • Imperial Valley
    • Coachella Valley
  • Mojave Desert
    • Antelope Valley

Colorado

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

Connecticut

Delaware

• Cape Region

Florida

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

Georgia

• Colonial Coast
• Georgia Mountains Region
• Historic South
• Inland Empire
• Southern Rivers

Idaho

• Idaho Panhandle

Illinois

• Little Egypt

Indiana

• Lake Region
• Nine-County Region
• Southern Indiana

Iowa

• Iowa Great Lakes

Kansas

• Cherokee Strip, Kansas

Kentucky

• The Bluegrass
• Cumberland Plateau
• Northern Kentucky
• Pennyroyal Plateau
• The Purchase
• Western Coal Fields

Louisiana

• Acadiana
• Florida Parishes
• Greater New Orleans
• Northwest Louisiana

Maine

• Down East
• Maine Highlands
• North Woods
• Western Maine Mountains

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

• Arrowhead Country
• Iron Range
• Northwest Angle
• Pipestone Region

Mississippi

• Natchez District
• Mississippi Delta

Missouri

• Missouri Bootheel
• Northern Plains

Montana

• Eastern Montana
• Western Montana

Nebraska

• Nebraska Panhandle

Nevada

New Hampshire

• Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
• Merrimack Valley
• New Hampshire Lakes
• New Hampshire Seacoast

New Jersey

• Jersey Shore
• Meadowlands
• North Jersey
• South Jersey
• Pine Barrens
• Delaware Valley

New Mexico

New York

• The Five Boroughs (New York City)
• New York Metropolitan Area
• Long Island
  • The Hamptons
• Upstate New York
  • The Holland Purchase (Western New York)
  • Finger Lakes
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Southern Tier
  • Capitol District
  • North Country
    • Adirondack Mountains
  • Catskill Mountains
    • Borscht Belt
  • Hudson Valley

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

• Badlands
• Missouri Escarpment
• Red River Valley

Ohio

• Connecticut Western Reserve
• Great Black Swamp

Oklahoma

• Cherokee Outlet
• Oklahoma Panhandle

Oregon

• Columbia River Gorge
• Eastern Oregon
• Harney Basin
• Mt. Hood Corridor
• Oregon Coast
• Rogue Valley
• Tualatin Valley
• Western Oregon
• Willamette Valley

Pennsylvania

• Coal Region
• Lehigh Valley
• Northern Tier
• Northwest Region
• Pennsylvania Dutch Country
• Pennsylvania Highlands
• The Poconos
• Susquehanna Valley

Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Capital City/Lake Murray Country
• Grand Strand
• Historic Charleston
• Old 96 District
• Olde English District
• Pee Dee
• Santee Cooper Country
• South Carolina Low Country
• South Carolina Upcountry
• Thoroughbred Country

South Dakota

• Black Hills
• Coteau des Prairies

Tennessee

• East Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee
• West Tennessee
• Highland Rim
• Nashville Basin

Texas

• Big Bend
• Central Texas
• East Texas
  • Golden Triangle
• Galveston Bay
• North Texas
• Rio Grande Valley
• The Hill Country
• Texas Panhandle
• West Texas

Utah

• Canyonlands Desert
• Wasatch Front

Vermont

• Northeast Kingdom
• Upper Valley

Virginia

• Appomattox Basin
• Hampton Roads
• Middle Peninsula
• Northern Neck
• Northern Virginia (sometimes NoVA)
• Southside Virginia
• Tidewater
• Virginia Peninsula

Washington

• Central Washington
• Columbia Plateau
• Eastern Washington
• Kitsap Peninsula
• Okanogan Country
• Olympic Peninsula
• Puget Sound
• San Juan Islands
• Tri-Cities
• Western Washington
• Yakima Valley

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
• List of regions of Canada