What does "upstate" mean in the US? - eviltoast

I hear it in movies so the time. We’re going upstate. I went upstate. Etc

I never hear downstate, or similar. Does it just mean going north?

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    8 months ago

    Echoing a lot of the people here, I’ve personally only heard it used in New York state