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As an American, I’m equally confused. I will say that based on my experience, the tristate areas I often see referred to are around New York and Philadelphia.
by bluejekyll 2y ago
As an American, I’m equally confused. I will say that based on my experience, the tristate areas I often see referred to are around New York and Philadelphia.
New York: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.
Philadelphia: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware.
- epcoa 2y agoChicago: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin
- svieira 2y agoAnd if you're from a little-further-south it is (naturally) Washington DC's version of the same thing (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia)
- bluGill 2y agoTristate is used in things like radio where you are covering 3 states. "Here is the news/weather in the tristate area". They mean specifically the 3 states that the radio signal reaches, which is clear to everyone. Since they reach 3 states there is no other name that can be used for their coverage area. The people in question regularly cross state lines. It isn't a useful concept to bring up when you are not physically in a tri-state area.