Lengths, statute miles State General

coastline1 Tidal

shoreline2 Atlantic Coast: Maine 228 3,478 New Hampshire 13 131 Massachusetts 192 1,519 Rhode Island 40 384 Connecticut — 618 New York 127 1,850 New Jersey 130 1,792 Pennsylvania — 89 Delaware 28 381 Maryland 31 3,190 Virginia 112 3,315 North Carolina 301 3,375 South Carolina 187 2,876 Georgia 100 2,344 Florida (Atlantic) 580 3,331 Total Atlantic Coast 2,069 28,673 Gulf Coast: Florida (Gulf) 770 5,095 Alabama 53 607 Mississippi 44 359 Louisiana 397 7,721 Texas 367 3,359 Total Gulf Coast 1,631 17,141 Pacific Coast: California 840 3,427 Oregon 296 1,410 Washington 157 3,026 Hawaii 750 1,052 Alaska (Pacific) 5,580 31,383 Total Pacific Coast 7,623 40,298 Arctic Coast: Alaska (Arctic) 1,060 2,521 Total Arctic Coast 1,060 2,521 States Total 12,383 88,633

1. Figures are lengths of general outline of seacoast. This does not include freshwater coastlines. Measurements are made with unit measure of 30 minutes of latitude on charts as near scale of 1:1,200,000 as possible. Coastline of bays and sounds is included to point where they narrow to width of unit measure, and distance across at such point is included.

2. Figures were obtained in 1939–1940 with recording instrument on the largest-scale maps and charts then available. Shoreline of outer coast, offshore islands, sounds, bays, rivers, and creeks is included to head of tidewater, or to point where tidal waters narrow to width of 100 feet.

Source: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service.