diff --git a/source/_integrations/zone.markdown b/source/_integrations/zone.markdown
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--- a/source/_integrations/zone.markdown
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@@ -85,4 +85,9 @@ It is preferred to pick an icon to use for your zone. Pick any icon that you can
 
 ## State
 
-`zoning` is the state a `zone` has when it is configured. A `zone` doesn't have another state; all configured zones are `zoning` all the time.
+The state of a zone is a number, which represends the number of
+{% my people title="persons" %} that are currently in a zone.
+
+The number of persons in a zone can be helpful for automations, for example,
+to determine if someone is home, or home alone, or no-one is at home at all.
+The same applies to all other zones.