The eastern painted turtle ranges from southeastern Canada to Georgia with a western boundary at approximately the Appalachians.
At its northern extremes, the turtle tends to be restricted to the warmer areas closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is uncommon in far north New Hampshire and in Maine is common only in a strip about 50 miles from the coast.
In Canada, it lives in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia but not in Quebec or Prince Edward Island.
To the south it is not found in the coastal lowlands of southern North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia, or in southern Georgia in general or at all in Florida.

The eastern subspecies's range extends slightly into east central Alabama, where it intergrades with the southern subspecies.
In the northeast, there is extensive mixing with the midland subspecies, and some writers have called these turtles a "hybrid swarm".
In the southeast, the border between the eastern and midland is more sharp as mountain chains separate the subspecies to different drainage basins.
The eastern painted turtle ranges from southeastern Canada to Georgia with a western boundary at approximately the Appalachians. At its northern extremes, the turtle tends to be restricted to the warmer areas closer to the Atlantic Ocean. It is uncommon in far north New Hampshire and in Maine is common only in a strip about 50 miles from the coast. In Canada, it lives in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia but not in Quebec or Prince Edward Island. To the south it is not found in the coastal lowlands of southern North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia, or in southern Georgia in general or at all in Florida. 
The eastern subspecies's range extends slightly into east central Alabama, where it intergrades with the southern subspecies. In the northeast, there is extensive mixing with the midland subspecies, and some writers have called these turtles a "hybrid swarm". In the southeast, the border between the eastern and midland is more sharp as mountain chains separate the subspecies to different drainage basins.
Painted turtle