No individual state is known as the lower 48. This refers to the 48 contiguous US states on the north American continent.
California is the closest contiguous state to Hawaii
Michigan! The Great Lakes State!
Minnesota is the farthest north state in the lower 48. The city of Warroad is the farthest northern city in the lower 48 states.
When Alaska became the 49th state, the other 48 states were all south of it on the map. Hence they were the lower 48.
Texas.
The most northern state in the Lower 48 is Minnesota.
The lower 48 refers to continental United States. That is, all of the state except for Hawaii and Alaska.
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None of the lower 48 states are not contiguous. All are attached to another state. Only Hawaii and Alaska are not attached to another state.
The "Lower 48".
The state is Kansas. The geographic center of the 48 "lower" states is in the north central part of the state near Lebanon, KS.