How many US states border an ocean?

Answer 1

18 states border an ocean.

Atlantic Ocean: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Pacific Ocean: California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Arctic & Pacific Oceans: Alaska

Update: Technically - Long Island sound and the Gulf of Mexico are part of the Atlantic Ocean, so the answer is actually 23 when you include Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Connecticut.

Answer 2

There is 27 states in the US that do not directly border an ocean.

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Utah,

Wyoming, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,

Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho,

Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas

New Mexico, Kentucky, Vermont, Missouri, Wisconsin,

Oklahoma and Tennessee

*Pennsylvania has a port at Philadelphia that is accessed by the Delaware River

**Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama border the Gulf of Mexico considered

a part of the Atlantic Ocean

***Alaska is the only state bordering two oceans , the Pacific and the Arctic

Answer 3

22 states touch an ocean.

Hawaii,

Alaska,

Oregon State,

Washington state,

California,

Texas,

Louisiana,

Mississippi,

Alabama,

Florida,

Georgia,

North & South Carolina,

Maryland,

Delaware,

New York State,

New Jersey,

Rhode Island,

New Hampshire,

Conneticutt,

Massachusetts,

Virginia

& Maine all border an Ocean.

Answer 4

There are 23 US States that border one or more oceans (or extensions such as gulfs and bays). Alaska is the only state that borders two oceans (Arctic, Pacific).

Pennsylvania may be considered a 24th coastal state because the estuary of the Delaware River extends above Delaware Bay for a coastline of some 57 miles (92 km) in the state.

Listed in order of their relative coastline length, the 23 states are:

1. Alaska
2. Hawaii
3. Washington
4. Oregon
5. California
6. Texas
7. Louisiana
8. Mississippi
9. Alabama
10. Florida
11. George
12. South Carolina
13. North Carolina
14. Virginia
15. Maryland
16. New Jersey
17. New York
18. Delaware
19. Rhode Island
20. Massachusetts
21. Connecticut
22. New Hampshire
23. Maine

Answer 5

45 U.S. states do NOT border the Pacific Ocean. California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska border the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 6

200

Answer 7

41

Answer 8

31

Answer 9

19