Mapped Breakdown: All 59 USA Swimming LSCs by Zone and State
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If you've ever been confused about which Local Swimming Committee (LSC) covers which states — or how the country is divided into Zones — you're not alone. Here's a fully updated reference based on the official USA Swimming map.
This guide lists all 59 LSCs grouped by Zone and includes 4 Zone entries. It's organized by region and color-coded to match the national zone map many teams use for planning and eligibility.
The LSCs are grouped by Zone color as shown on the map:
- 🟦 Western
- 🟧 Central
- 🟨 Eastern
- 🟩 Southern
🟦 Western Zone
# LSC Name Code States Covered 1 Alaska AK Alaska 2 Arizona AZ Arizona 3 Central California CC Central California 4 Colorado CO Colorado 5 Inland Empire IE Eastern WA, Northern ID 6 Montana MT Montana 7 New Mexico NM New Mexico 8 Oregon OR Oregon 9 Pacific PC Northern California (Bay Area) 10 Pacific Northwest PN Western Washington 11 San Diego-Imperial SI San Diego area 12 Sierra Nevada SN Northern NV, parts of CA 13 Snake River SR Southern Idaho 14 Southern California CA Southern California (except SD area) 15 Utah UT Utah 16 Wyoming WY Wyoming 17 Hawaii (Hawaiian) HI Hawaii
🟧 Central Zone
# LSC Name Code States Covered 18 Arkansas AR Arkansas 19 Illinois IL Illinois 20 Indiana IN Indiana 21 Iowa IA Iowa 22 Lake Erie LE Northeast Ohio 23 Michigan MI Michigan 24 Midwestern MW Nebraska 25 Minnesota MN Minnesota 26 Missouri Valley MV Kansas, Western Missouri 27 North Dakota ND North Dakota 28 Ohio OH Central and Southern Ohio 29 Oklahoma OK Oklahoma 30 Ozark OZ Eastern Missouri 31 South Dakota SD South Dakota 32 Wisconsin WI Wisconsin
🟩 Southern Zone
# LSC Name Code States Covered 33 Border BD West TX, Southern NM 34 Florida FL Florida (excluding southeast) 35 Florida Gold Coast FG Southeastern Florida 36 Georgia GA Georgia 37 Gulf GU Southeast Texas (Houston) 38 Kentucky KY Kentucky, parts of WV 39 Louisiana LA Louisiana 40 Mississippi MS Mississippi 41 North Carolina NC North Carolina 42 North Texas NT Dallas/Fort Worth area 43 South Carolina SC South Carolina 44 South Texas ST South Texas 45 Southeastern SE Tennessee, North AL, NW GA 46 West Texas WT West Texas 47 West Virginia WV West Virginia
🟨 Eastern Zone
# LSC Name Code States Covered 48 Adirondack AD Eastern NY 49 Allegheny Mountain AM Western PA, parts of WV 50 Connecticut CT Connecticut 51 Maine ME Maine 52 Maryland MD Maryland 53 Metropolitan MR NYC, Long Island 54 Middle Atlantic MA Eastern PA, DE, South NJ 55 New England NE MA, RI, VT, NH, ME 56 New Jersey NJ New Jersey 57 Niagara NI Western/Central NY 58 Potomac Valley PV DC, Northern VA, parts of MD 59 Virginia VA Most of Virginia
Zone Entries (Not LSCs)# Zone Name Zone Color 1 Eastern Zone 🟨 Yellow 2 Central Zone 🟧 Orange 3 Western Zone 🟦 Blue 4 Southern Zone 🟩 Green
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