Regional definitions vary from source to source. The states shown in dark red are usually included, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the East Coast.
The
East Coast of the United States, also known as the "
Eastern Seaboard" or "
Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern
United States, which touch the
Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to
Canada. In a geographical sense, the term
Eastern Seaboard is widely used; in popular usage, the term "East Coast" is most often used to specifically refer to the northern half of this region, which is also known as the
Northeastern U.S. The southern half of this region is frequently considered to belong more strongly to the
South or
Southeast. Major cities include
Washington,
New York City,
Newark,
Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh,
Boston,
Baltimore,
Richmond,
Norfolk,
Raleigh,
Charlotte,
Greensboro,
Atlanta,
Jacksonville, and
Miami. The population of this region, extending from Florida to Maine, is approximately 111,508,688 (about 36% of the country's total population).
Inclusion of states
The term
East Coast is often associated with the
Northeastern and
Mid-Atlantic United States, particularly for cultural concepts such as an "Eastern college" or "East-coast liberal" or the "I-95 Corridor" (referring to
Interstate 95). The states usually included are
Maryland,
Delaware,
Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and
New York, the states of
New England, and the
District of Columbia. The
Southeastern portion of the coast from southern
Virginia to
Georgia is more typically associated culturally with the larger
American South. Florida is not typically referred to as "The South" due to its large demographic of residents from the Northeastern states, most commonly New York and New Jersey, as well as its large Hispanic populations from surrounding islands, as well as Central and South America. "East Coast" also refers even more to
the highly urbanized strip along the coast from
Boston, to
Washington, D.C., which is also known as the "
Northeast Corridor", a definition which excludes the less densely populated areas of
Upstate New York,
Western Pennsylvania and northern New England.
See also
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