West Coast of the United States | west coast
coastlineoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaCoastlineWestCoastoftheUnitedStatesThestatesshowninpurplish-redareincludedinthetermWestCoastorPacificCoast.Population (2017estimate) • Total51,085,172[1]TimezonesUTC−8(PST) • Summer(DST)UTC−7(PDT)UTC−9(AKST) • Summer(DST)UTC−8(AKDT)TheWestCoastorPacificCoastisthecoastlinealongwhichthecontinentalWesternUnitedStatesmeetstheNorthPacificOcean.Asaregion,thistermmostoftenreferstothecoastalstatesofCalifornia,Oregon,Washington,andAlaska.[2][3][4][5][6]Morespecifica...
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West Coast of the United States
The states shown in purplish-red are included in the term West Coast or Pacific Coast.
Population(2017 estimate)
• Total51,085,172[1]Time zonesUTC−8 (PST) • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)UTC−9 (AKST) • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the continental Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. As a region, this term most often refers to the coastal states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.[2][3][4][5][6] More specifically, it refers to an area defined on the east by the Alaska Range, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, and Mojave Desert, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The United States Census groups the five states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii together as the Pacific States division.[7]
Population[edit]As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population of the Census Bure...