Informal term describing regions bordering on three US states
Tri-state area [ 1] [ 2] United States which can refer to any of multiple areas that lie across three states . When referring to populated areas, the term implies a shared economy or culture among the area's residents, typically concentrated around a central metropolis.
Tri-state areas may or may not include a state boundary tripoint .
Tri-state areas by region [ edit ] The following is not an exhaustive list. "Tri-state area" may refer to several additional places in locally understood contexts, such as a business name.
The New York tri-state area , which includes parts of New York , New Jersey and Connecticut .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Pennsylvania is sometimes included in the meaning of this usage of the term, since the New York metropolitan statistical area , as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau , includes a small part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but one still has to cross New Jersey or New York to access the state from Connecticut.[ 9]
The Philadelphia tri-state area , which includes parts of Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Delaware . This use of "tri-state" excludes Maryland even though its northeast corner is closely tied to Philadelphia.
The Pittsburgh tri-state area , covering parts of Pennsylvania , Ohio , and West Virginia .
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia[ 10]
The Erie tri-state area , which includes parts of northwest Pennsylvania , Ohio and New York .
The Minisink Valley tri-state area , which includes parts of New York , Pennsylvania and New Jersey .
New York , Vermont and Massachusetts [ 11] Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
The Berkshires , a region usually considered to include only western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut ; when the Taconic portion of New York is included, the area is sometimes described as the "tri-state" or "tri-corners" area.
Massachusetts , Rhode Island , and Connecticut The Chicago tri-state area , or "Chicagoland,"[ 12] Illinois , Northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin . The Tri-State Tollway connects Wisconsin's portion with Indiana's. Parts of southwest Michigan in the Michiana region are also culturally tied to Chicago.
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area , centered around the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers .
The Cincinnati tri-state area , which includes parts of Ohio , Kentucky and Indiana .
Kyova , a region named for Kentucky , Ohio and West Virginia and home to Tri-State Airport .The Dubuque tri-state area, which includes parts of Iowa , Illinois and Wisconsin .
The Fort Madison-Keokuk tri-state area , also known as the Quincy tri-state area, which includes parts of Iowa , Illinois and Missouri .
The Sioux City metropolitan area region of Iowa , Nebraska , and South Dakota .
The La Crosse tri-state area , which includes parts of Wisconsin , Minnesota and Iowa .
The Tri-State district , a lead and zinc mining region of Oklahoma , Kansas and Missouri , known for producing "tri-state" minerals consisting mainly of sphalerite . The DMV , which includes the city of Washington (coterminous with the District of Columbia) as well as surrounding portions of Maryland and Virginia . Although the District of Columbia is not a state, the region is sometimes referred to as a "tri-state area." Furthermore, the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan statistical area , as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau , includes Jefferson County, West Virginia , making the region a true tri-state area.
The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area , centered around the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers .
The Delmarva area, which includes Delaware and the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia .
Greater Memphis or the Mid-South , which includes west Tennessee , northwest Mississippi , and the Delta region of Arkansas .The Wiregrass Region , which includes southeast Alabama , southern Georgia and the Florida Panhandle .
The Ark-La-Tex , a socioeconomic region that includes thirty-nine counties/parishes in Arkansas , Louisiana and Texas .
The Southern Appalachian Tri-State Area, which includes portions of South Carolina , North Carolina , and Georgia , near the point where the three states converge. This region covers areas around Lake Hartwell and the Ellicott Rock Wilderness along the Chattooga River .
Kyova , a region named for Kentucky , Ohio and West Virginia and home to Tri-State Airport .
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