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The term upstate may refer to the northerly portions of several U.S. states. On the east coast, upstate generally refers to places away from the Atlantic Ocean. It also can refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation, away from sea level. These regions tend to be rural; exceptions include Delaware and Illinois.

Places

Maine, except for "Down East"
Upstate California, a 2001 marketing campaign to promote the northern half of Northern California
Upstate New York, much of New York north of the New York City metropolitan area
Upstate South Carolina, the northwestern "corner" of South Carolina
Upstate Pennsylvania, a tourism region that includes much of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Other

SUNY Upstate Medical University, often referred to as "Upstate"
- Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, New York
A term used to refer to going to the penitentiary in New York, as all of New York's state prisons are upstate.

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-The term '''upstate''' often refers to the northernly portions of a handful of U.S. states. It is also sometimes used to refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation and are away from sea level. Often these portions are also more rural, though the opposite is true for [[Delaware]].
+The term '''upstate''' may refer to the northerly portions of several U.S. states. On the [[East Coast of the United States|east coast]], upstate generally refers to places away from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It also can refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation, away from sea level. These regions tend to be rural; exceptions include [[Delaware]] and [[Illinois]].
+; Places
-On the [[East Coast of the United States|east coast]], the states which use it refer to those parts further inland and away from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
+* [[Maine]], except for "[[Down East]]"
-*[[Upstate California]] refers to the 20 northernmost counties of [[California]], the portion north of but not including the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] and [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Sacramento metro area]], approximately the northern half of [[Northern California]]
+* [[Upstate California]], a 2001 marketing campaign to promote the northern half of Northern California
+* [[Upstate New York]], much of New York north of the New York City metropolitan area
-*Any part of [[Maine]] not "[[Down East]]"
+* [[Upstate South Carolina]], the northwestern "corner" of South Carolina
-*[[Upstate New York]], loosely defined area of the State of [[New York]] north of the [[New York metropolitan area]]
-*[[Upstate South Carolina]], the northwestern corner of [[South Carolina]]
+* Upstate Pennsylvania, a tourism region that includes much of [[Northeastern Pennsylvania]]
+; Other
+* [[SUNY Upstate Medical University]], often referred to as "Upstate"
+** [[Upstate University Hospital]], Syracuse, New York
+* A term used to refer to going to the penitentiary in [[New York (state)|New York]], as all of New York's state prisons are upstate.
 == See also ==
-* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Upstate|All articles beginning with "Upstate"]]
+* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Upstate|Articles beginning with "Upstate"]]
+* [[Downstate (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Downstate Illinois]], which describes a similar concept in Illinois where the majority of the population is in the northern, rather than southern, section
+* [[Up North (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Down south (disambiguation)]]
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