Available Local Zones

The code for a Local Zone is the code of its parent region followed by an identifier for its location. For example, us-west-2-lax-1a is in Los Angeles where us-west-2 is the parent region code and lax-1a is the location identifier.

For more information on Local Zone terms, see Concepts

The following Local Zones are available:

Local Zone Name	Local Zone Code	Local Zone ID	Network Border Group	Parent Region Code	Parent Zone ID
Argentina (Buenos Aires)	us-east-1-bue-1a	use1-bue1-az1	us-east-1-bue-1	us-east-1	use1-az2
Australia (Perth)	ap-southeast-2-per-1a	apse2-per1-az1	ap-southeast-2-per-1	ap-southeast-2	apse2-az1
Chile (Santiago)	us-east-1-scl-1a	use1-scl1-az1	us-east-1-scl-1	us-east-1	use1-az1
Denmark (Copenhagen)	eu-north-1-cph-1a	eun1-cph1-az1	eu-north-1-cph-1	eu-north-1	eun1-az2
Finland (Helsinki)	eu-north-1-hel-1a	eun1-hel1-az1	eu-north-1-hel-1	eu-north-1	eun1-az1
Germany (Hamburg)	eu-central-1-ham-1a	euc1-ham1-az1	eu-central-1-ham-1	eu-central-1	euc1-az3
India (Delhi)	ap-south-1-del-1a	aps1-del1-az1	ap-south-1-del-1	ap-south-1	aps1-az3
India (Kolkata)	ap-south-1-ccu-1a	aps1-ccu1-az1	ap-south-1-ccu-1	ap-south-1	aps1-az1
México (Querétaro)	us-east-1-qro-1a	use1-qro1-az1	us-east-1-qro-1	us-east-1	use1-az1
New Zealand (Auckland)	ap-southeast-2-akl-1a	apse2-akl1-az1	ap-southeast-2-akl-1	ap-southeast-2	apse2-az2
Nigeria (Lagos)	af-south-1-los-1a	afs1-los1-az1	af-south-1-los-1	af-south-1	afs1-az1
Oman (Muscat)	me-south-1-mct-1a	mes1-mct1-az1	me-south-1-mct-1	me-south-1	mes1-az1
Peru (Lima)	us-east-1-lim-1a	use1-lim1-az1	us-east-1-lim-1	us-east-1	use1-az2
Philippines (Manila)	ap-southeast-1-mnl-1a	apse1-mnl1-az1	ap-southeast-1-mnl-1	ap-southeast-1	apse1-az1
Poland (Warsaw)	eu-central-1-waw-1a	euc1-waw1-az1	eu-central-1-waw-1	eu-central-1	euc1-az3
Taiwan (Taipei)	ap-northeast-1-tpe-1a	apne1-tpe1-az1	ap-northeast-1-tpe-1	ap-northeast-1	apne1-az2
Thailand (Bangkok)	ap-southeast-1-bkk-1a	apse1-bkk1-az1	ap-southeast-1-bkk-1	ap-southeast-1	apse1-az1
US East (Atlanta) 2	us-east-1-atl-2a	use1-atl2-az1	us-east-1-atl-2	us-east-1	use1-az5
US East (Atlanta)*	us-east-1-atl-1a	use1-atl1-az1	us-east-1-atl-1	us-east-1	use1-az4
US East (Boston)	us-east-1-bos-1a	use1-bos1-az1	us-east-1-bos-1	us-east-1	use1-az4
US East (Chicago) 2	us-east-1-chi-2a	use1-chi2-az1	us-east-1-chi-2	us-east-1	use1-az6
US East (Chicago)*	us-east-1-chi-1a	use1-chi1-az1	us-east-1-chi-1	us-east-1	use1-az5
US East (Dallas) 2	us-east-1-dfw-2a	use1-dfw2-az1	us-east-1-dfw-2	us-east-1	use1-az4
US East (Dallas)*	us-east-1-dfw-1a	use1-dfw1-az1	us-east-1-dfw-1	us-east-1	use1-az1
US East (Houston) 2	us-east-1-iah-2a	use1-iah2-az1	us-east-1-iah-2	us-east-1	use1-az2
US East (Houston)*	us-east-1-iah-1a	use1-iah1-az1	us-east-1-iah-1	us-east-1	use1-az6
US East (Kansas City 2)	us-east-1-mci-1a	use1-mci2-az1	us-east-1-mci-1	us-east-1	use1-az2
US East (Miami) 2	us-east-1-mia-2a	use1-mia2-az1	us-east-1-mia-2	us-east-1	use1-az6
US East (Miami)*	us-east-1-mia-1a	use1-mia1-az1	us-east-1-mia-1	us-east-1	use1-az2
US East (Minneapolis)	us-east-1-msp-1a	use1-msp1-az1	us-east-1-msp-1	us-east-1	use1-az5
US East (New York City)	us-east-1-nyc-1a	use1-nyc1-az1	us-east-1-nyc-1	us-east-1	use1-az5
US East (Philadelphia)	us-east-1-phl-1a	use1-phl1-az1	us-east-1-phl-1	us-east-1	use1-az1
US West (Denver)	us-west-2-den-1a	usw2-den1-az1	us-west-2-den-1	us-west-2	usw2-az4
US West (Honolulu)	us-west-2-hnl-1a	usw2-hnl1-az1	us-west-2-hnl-1	us-west-2	usw2-az3
US West (Las Vegas)	us-west-2-las-1a	usw2-las1-az1	us-west-2-las-1	us-west-2	usw2-az3
US West (Los Angeles)	us-west-2-lax-1a	usw2-lax1-az1	us-west-2-lax-1	us-west-2	usw2-az2
US West (Los Angeles)	us-west-2-lax-1b	usw2-lax1-az1	us-west-2-lax-1	us-west-2	usw2-az4
US West (Phoenix) 2	us-west-2-phx-2a	usw2-phx2-az1	us-west-2-phx-2	us-west-2	usw2-az2
US West (Phoenix)*	us-west-2-phx-1a	usw2-phx1-az1	us-west-2-phx-1	us-west-2	usw2-az2
US West (Portland)	us-west-2-pdx-1a	usw2-pdx1-az1	us-west-2-pdx-1	us-west-2	usw2-az3
US West (Seattle)	us-west-2-sea-1a	usw2-sea1-az1	us-west-2-sea-1	us-west-2	usw2-az1

Note

* Contact AWS Support to request access.

For the complete list of supported and announced Local Zones, see AWS Local Zones Locations.

Find your Local Zones using the AWS CLI

Use the describe-availability-zones command to get a details of the Local Zones available in a specific Region, for your account.

The following example shows how to run the describe-availability-zones command:

aws ec2 describe-availability-zones \
  --region us-west-2 \
  --filters Name=zone-type,Values=local-zone \
  --all-availability-zones

The following example shows an output of the describe-availability-zones command:

{
            "State": "available",
            "OptInStatus": "opted-in",
            "Messages": [],
            "RegionName": "us-west-2",
            "ZoneName": "us-west-2-lax-1a",
            "ZoneId": "usw2-lax1-az1",
            "GroupName": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "NetworkBorderGroup": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "ZoneType": "local-zone",
            "ParentZoneName": "us-west-2a",
            "ParentZoneId": "usw2-az2"
        },
        {
            "State": "available",
            "OptInStatus": "opted-in",
            "Messages": [],
            "RegionName": "us-west-2",
            "ZoneName": "us-west-2-lax-1b",
            "ZoneId": "usw2-lax1-az2",
            "GroupName": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "NetworkBorderGroup": "us-west-2-lax-1",
            "ZoneType": "local-zone",
            "ParentZoneName": "us-west-2d",
            "ParentZoneId": "usw2-az4"
        }