The part of California farther north than Sacramento. Has to be called "The Northstate" because the middle part of California took the name Northern California already. The part of California that would be turned into Jefferson if California was split into 6 states. Mostly empty and the middle of nowhere. Actually has cold weather and snow. The northern parts of it have winter for 6 months. This is the part of California where Mount Shasta is.

A mix of hippies and rednecks live here. It's more like a mix of Oregon and Nevada than part of California. The Northstate is only technically but not really part of California because no one in the rest of California has heard of it and the news/weather reports for it always come from Oregon or Nevada.
I didn't even know the Northstate existed before I moved to Weed.
by tyop August 30, 2014
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The part of Northern California that's so far north that California doesn't know that it's part of California. Also known as Jefferson or that part of California with nothing in it. Pretty much everything in California that's north of Sacramento. The place where California steals its water from. Gets its weather reports from Oregon and Nevada news stations because California abandoned it. It's colder than Oregon. Has no cities with more than 100,000 people. Has towns with funny names like "Bieber," "Weed," and "Yreka." This is where Mount Shasta and Mount Lassen are and where the Sacramento river starts.
Someone from California when in the Northstate: What state is this?
Someone from the Northstate: This is part of California, but everyone here calls it the Northstate.
by Upstanding Gent April 11, 2016
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