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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, an 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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 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 metro area, approximately the northern half of [[northern California]]
-*[[Maine]], except for "[[Down East]]"
+*[[Maine]], except for "Down East"
-*[[Upstate New York]], an area of [[New York]] north of the [[New York City metropolitan area]]
+*[[Upstate New York]], an 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|Articles beginning with "Upstate"]]
-* [[Downstate Illinois]], which refers to the part of [[Illinois]] outside the [[Chicago metropolitan area]]
+* [[Downstate Illinois]], which refers to the part of Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area
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