Which US States and Canadian Provinces Border the Pacific Ocean?

Five US States and One Canadian Province touch the Pacific:

US States (North to South)

1. Alaska – 6,640 mi coastline (most in US); Arctic, Bering, Gulf of Alaska.
2. Washington – 157 mi outer coast; Puget Sound (Salish Sea) adds 3,000+ mi.
3. Oregon – 296 mi; dramatic headlands, dunes, Columbia River mouth.
4. California – 840 mi; iconic beaches, ports (LA/Long Beach, SF), Channel Islands.
5. Hawaii – Entire state in Pacific; 750 mi coastline; volcanic shores.

Canadian Province

• British Columbia – 15,985 mi (incl. fjords, islands); Vancouver, Victoria. Only Pacific province.

Total: 6 subnational entities. Mexico's Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas (11 states) also border Pacific—making 17 total in North America.