Southeastern United States
Southeastern United States | |
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Region | |
| American Southeast, the Southeast | |
Images from top to bottom: Jacksonville, Charlotte, Nashville, Virginia Beach, Atlanta, Miami, and New Orleans | |
A map of the United States with the Southeastern United States (in dark red) and states less frequently but sometimes considered part of the region (in light red) | |
| Largest cities | |
| States | |
| Largest metropolitan areas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 580,835 sq mi (1,504,360 km2) |
| • Land | 540,511 sq mi (1,399,920 km2) |
| • Water | 40,324 sq mi (104,440 km2) 6.9% |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 97,438,243 |
| • Density | 150.5/sq mi (58.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5)/CST (UTC-6); AST (UTC-4) in PR and VI |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4)/CDT (UTC-5); No DST in PR and VI |
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The Southeastern United States, also known as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States located in the eastern portion of the Southern United States and the southern portion of the Eastern United States. The region includes a core of states that reaches north to Maryland and West Virginia, bordering the Ohio River and Mason–Dixon line, and stretches west to Arkansas and Louisiana.
There is no official U.S. government definition for the region, and it is defined variably among agencies and organizations.