# Can a city be in more than one state?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-city-be-in-more-than-one-state/981509 "2023-03-22T18:40:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-city-be-in-more-than-one-state/981509/43 "2023-03-23T07:49:14Z")

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> [@U.S. cities and timezones/ state borders.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-cities-and-timezones-state-borders/685334):
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> Is every city/ town/ village in the USA actually in one particular state. Or does a state border ever go through the middle of a city? What about time zones? Any places where you might cross the street, and suddenly it’s an hour later?

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