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The term upstate often refers to the northernly portions of several U.S. states. It also can refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation, away from sea level. These regions tend to be rural; an exception is Delaware.

On the east coast, "upstate" generally refers to places away from the Atlantic Ocean.

Upstate California refers to the 20 northernmost counties of California, the portion north of but not including the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento metro area, approximately the northern half of northern California
Maine, except for "Down East"
Upstate New York, a loosely-defined area of New York north of the New York City metropolitan area
Upstate South Carolina, the northwestern "corner" of South Carolina

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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''' often refers to the northernly portions of several U.S. states. It also can refer to parts of states that have a higher elevation, away from sea level. These regions tend to be rural; an exception is [[Delaware]].
-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]].
+On the [[East Coast of the United States|east coast]], "upstate" generally refers to places away from the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
-*[[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]] 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]]
-*Any part of [[Maine]] not "[[Down East]]"
+*[[Maine]], except for "[[Down East]]"
-*[[Upstate New York]], loosely defined area of the State of [[New York]] north of the [[New York metropolitan area]]
+*[[Upstate New York]], a loosely-defined area of [[New York]] north of the [[New York City metropolitan area]]
-*[[Upstate South Carolina]], the northwestern corner of [[South Carolina]]
+*[[Upstate South Carolina]], the northwestern "corner" of [[South Carolina]]
 == See also ==
 * [[Special:PrefixIndex/Upstate|All articles beginning with "Upstate"]]
-* [[Downstate Illinois]], which describes a similar concept in Illinois where the majority of the population is in the northern, rather than southern, section
+* [[Downstate Illinois]], which can refer to the part of [[Illinois]] outside the [[Chicago metropolitan area]]
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