East Coast of the United States

East Coast of the United States
Map of all states on East Coast
The East Coast of the United States. States with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean are highlighted in dark blue. States considered part of the East Coast without a coastline are highlighted in light blue.
Country United States
Principal citiesPortland (Maine)
Boston
Providence
Hartford
New York City
Newark
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Raleigh
Charlotte
Charleston
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Orlando
Tampa
Miami
Largest cityNew York City
Largest metropolitan areaNew York metropolitan area
Population
 (2017 estimate)
 • Total
118,042,627[1]
Time zones
most of East CoastUTC−05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Florida panhandle west of the Apalachicola RiverUTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)-05:00

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean. The Thirteen Colonies, which formed the United States in 1776 were located on this coast, and it has played an important role in the development of the United States.

The region is generally understood to include the U.S. states that border the Atlantic Ocean: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, as well as the federal capital of Washington, D.C., and non-coastline states: Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia.[2]

  1. ^ "East Coast States 2020". Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ East Coast Region Energy Sector Risk Profile (PDF), US Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, retrieved June 7, 2023