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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''' refers to the northernly portion of at least three U.S. states; those parts further inland and away from the [[Atlantic Ocean]]:
+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
-*[[Upstate New York]], north of New York City, which is correspondingly called "downstate"
+* [[Maine]], except for "[[Down East]]"
-*[[The Upstate]] of South Carolina
+* [[Upstate California]], a 2001 marketing campaign to promote the northern half of Northern California
-*Any part of [[Maine]] not "[[Down East]]"
+* [[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 (state)|New York]], as all of New York's state prisons are upstate.
+== See also ==
-{{disambig}}
+* [[Special:PrefixIndex/Upstate|Articles beginning with "Upstate"]]
+* [[Downstate (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Up North (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Down south (disambiguation)]]
+{{geodis}}
+[[Category:Regions of the United States]]
+[[Category:Geography terminology]]
+[[Category:Geography of the United States]]