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• This page contains a map of USA Call Areas and Sections.

This map shows ARRL Sections colored by USA Call Area. Note that the Call Areas are a designator for where the license was issued. They are no longer reliable as an indicator of where an Amateur Radio Operator now lives.

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ARRL Sections and USA Call Area List
There are 84 Sections in total, comprising of: Alaska, Hawaii and Pacific territories, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, 13 in Canada, and 67 in Continental USA.

The following 42 US states and territories comprise a section to themselves:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VI, VT, WI, WV, WY.

The following 8 US states have more than one section in them: CA (EB, LAX, ORG, SB, SCV, SDG, SF, SJV, SV), FL (NFL, SFL, WCF), MA (EMA, WMA), NJ (NNJ, SNJ), NY (ENY, NLI, NNY, WNY), PA (EPA, WPA), TX (NTX, STX, WTX), WA (EWA, WWA).

The following US sections have more than one state/territory: MDC (DC, MD), PAC (AS, GU, HI, MP).

SectionAbbrevState/ProvCallAreaDivision
AlabamaALALW4Southeastern
AlaskaAKAKKL7Northwestern
ArizonaAZAZW7Southwestern
ArkansasARARW5Delta
ColoradoCOCOW0Rocky Mountain
ConnecticutCTCTW1New England
DelawareDEDEW3Atlantic
East BayEBCAW6Pacific
Eastern MassachusettsEMAMAW1New England
Eastern New YorkENYNYW2Hudson
Eastern PennsylvaniaEPAPAW3Atlantic
Eastern WashingtonEWAWAW7Northwestern
GeorgiaGAGAW4Southeastern
IdahoIDIDW7Northwestern
IllinoisILILW9Central
IndianaININW9Central
IowaIAIAW0Midwest
KansasKSKSW0Midwest
KentuckyKYKYW4Great Lakes
Los AngelesLAXCAW6Southwestern
LouisianaLALAW5Delta
MaineMEMEW1New England
Maryland-DCMDCDC, MDW3Atlantic
MichiganMIMIW8Great Lakes
MinnesotaMNMNW0Dakota
MississippiMSMSW5Delta
MissouriMOMOW0Midwest
MontanaMTMTW7Northwestern
NebraskaNENEW0Midwest
NevadaNVNVW7Pacific
New HampshireNHNHW1New England
New MexicoNMNMW5Rocky Mountain
New York City-Long IslandNLINYW2Hudson
North CarolinaNCNCW4Roanoke
North DakotaNDNDW0Dakota
North TexasNTXTXW5West Gulf
Northern FloridaNFLFLW4Southeastern
Northern New JerseyNNJNJW2Hudson
Northern New YorkNNYNYW2Atlantic
OhioOHOHW8Great Lakes
OklahomaOKOKW5West Gulf
OrangeORGCAW6Southwestern
OregonORORW7Northwestern
PacificPACAS, GU, HI, MPKH6 etcPacific
Puerto RicoPRPRKP4Southeastern
Rhode IslandRIRIW1New England
Sacramento ValleySVCAW6Pacific
San DiegoSDGCAW6Southwestern
San FranciscoSFCAW6Pacific
San Joaquin ValleySJVCAW6Pacific
Santa BarbaraSBCAW6Southwestern
Santa Clara ValleySCVCAW6Pacific
South CarolinaSCSCW4Roanoke
South DakotaSDSDW0Dakota
South TexasSTXTXW5West Gulf
Southern FloridaSFLFLW4Southeastern
Southern New JerseySNJNJW2Atlantic
TennesseeTNTNW4Delta
US Virgin IslandsVIVIKP2Southeastern
UtahUTUTW7Rocky Mountain
VermontVTVTW1New England
VirginiaVAVAW4Roanoke
West Central FloridaWCFFLW4Southeastern
West TexasWTXTXW5West Gulf
West VirginiaWVWVW8Roanoke
Western MassachusettsWMAMAW1New England
Western New YorkWNYNYW2Atlantic
Western PennsylvaniaWPAPAW3Atlantic
Western WashingtonWWAWAW7Northwestern
WisconsinWIWIW9Central
WyomingWYWYW7Rocky Mountain
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