UPSTATE

upstate

(adverb) in or toward the northern parts of a state; “he lives upstate New York”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

upstate (plural upstates)

(US) The northern section of a state.

Adjective

upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)

(US) Of the northern section of a state.

Adverb

upstate (comparative more upstate, superlative most upstate)

(US) To the northern section of a state.

He drove upstate to visit his mother.

Source: Wiktionary