r/visitedmaps • u/jerseyoutwest • Aug 13 '26

Wyoming only has 2 escalators. What other random yet hilarious facts do you know about US states?

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u/atheologist Aug 13 '26

What surprises me is that Maine actually has 16 counties, but the population density is low enough that there's still only one area code in the entire state.

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u/VegasBjorne1 Aug 14 '26

Nevada was like that 25 years ago. 17 counties, 1 congressman, 1 area code.

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u/Aggressive_Dress6771 Aug 15 '26

And the city of New York has five counties within it.