What does "upstate" mean in the US?

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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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In Michigan, there is "downstate" it means heading to the southern part of the state.

Where does the line for this lie? I've lived in Northern LP most of my life and I've never heard it

I'm also in northern LP. We use it for when we are planning a trip to Detroit, for example.

Now that you say it like that maybe I have heard it in this context. I just avoid that area lol