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Regions are composed of groups, intergroups, and service boards within specified geographic boundaries and the virtual community. OA is divided into ten regions.

  • OA Region One
    Pacific Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.
  • OA Region Two
    Pacific Southwest: California, Hawaii, Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada, and Mexico.
  • OA Region Three
    Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, Central and West Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.
  • OA Region Four was dissolved/disbanded in July 2024 and this will be ratified at World Service Business Conference 2025.
  • OA Region Five
    Central: East Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (except the Greater Ozarks Intergroup), North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
  • OA Region Six
    Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Bermuda.
  • OA Region Seven
    Eastern: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
  • OA Region Eight
    Southeast: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the Greater Ozarks Intergroup, the US Virgin Islands, the Caribbean Islands, Central America, and South America. (See country detail)
  • OA Region Nine
    Countries and territories in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Western Asia, including all of Russia. (See country detail)
  • OA Region Ten
    Countries and territories in Australia, East Asia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific Basin. (See country detail)
  • OA Virtual Region
    Nongeographic: Virtual groups and virtual intergroups.

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