The term East Coast is often associated with the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, particularly for cultural concepts such as an "Eastern college" or "East-coast liberal" or the "I-95 Corridor" (referring to Interstate 95). The states usually included are Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, the states of New England, and the District of Columbia.
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