Bay Area most commonly refers to the San Francisco Bay Area, the urban area surrounding the San Francisco Bay in Northern California.
Bay Area may also refer to: Chesapeake Bay Area, an area around Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Virginia Galveston Bay Area, an area around Galveston Bay, Texas Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area, GBA), an area around Guangdong, Macau, and Hong Kong, China Manila Bay Area, an area around Manila Bay, Philippines Monterey Bay Area, an area around Monterey Bay, California Tampa Bay area, an area around Tampa Bay, Florida Traverse Bay Area, an area around Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan