Four U.S. States Bordering the Atlantic Ocean

The original answer listed only four New England states. **Fourteen U.S. states** have Atlantic Ocean coastline. Here are four examples from different subregions:

1. Maine (New England) – **Rocky, indented coast (3,478 mi tidal),** lobster, Acadia NP, easternmost US (West Quoddy Head).
2. New York (Mid-Atlantic) – **Long Island (118 mi), NYC harbor, Atlantic beaches (Jones, Fire Island, Rockaway).** Global metro gateway.
3. North Carolina (South Atlantic) – **Outer Banks (barrier islands), Cape Hatteras/Fear, Pamlico/Albemarle Sounds.** Graveyard of the Atlantic.
4. Florida (Southeast) – **Longest Atlantic coastline (580 mi).** **Jacksonville → Miami → Keys.** Beaches, ports, Everglades, Space Coast, Caribbean gateway.

All 14 Atlantic Coast States (N→S)

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida.

Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, District of Columbia** are East Coast states *politically/culturally* but **lack open Atlantic coastline** (PA has tidal Delaware River; DC on Potomac).