---
title: "Areas"
description: "Group your devices and entities in areas and group areas in floors."
related:
  - docs: /docs/organizing/areas/
    title: Areas
  - docs: /docs/organizing/
  - docs: /docs/organizing/labels/
    title: Labels
  - docs: /docs/organizing/categories/
    title: Categories
  - docs: /docs/configuration/templating/#areas
    title: Using areas in template
  - docs: /dashboards/dashboards/#areas-dashboard
    title: Areas dashboard
---

An area in Home Assistant is a logical grouping of {% term devices %} and {% term entities %} that are meant to match areas (or rooms) in the physical world of your home.

For example, the "Living room" area groups devices and entities in your living room. Areas allow you to target an entire group of devices with an action. For example, turning off all the lights in the living room.
Areas can be assigned to {% term floors %}. Areas can also be used to automatically generate cards, such as the [Area card](/dashboards/area/).

## Creating an area

Follow these steps to create a new area from the **Areas** view.

1. Go to {% my areas title="**Settings** > **Areas, labels & zones**" %} and select **Create area**.
2. In the dialog, enter the area details:
   - Give the area a **Name** (required).
   - Add an icon (We use [Material icons](https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/)).
   - Assign the area to a floor.
     - If you have not created floors yet, you can [create a new floor](/docs/organizing/floors/#creating-a-floor).
     - The number can be negative. For example for underground floors.
     - This number can later be used for sorting.
   - Add an image representing that area.
   - Add an **Alias**.
     - Aliases are alternative names used in [voice assistants](/voice_control/aliases/) to refer to an area, entity, or floor.

    ![Create area dialog](/images/organizing/create_area_01.png)
3. Select **Add**.

   **Result**: A new area is created.

## Assigning areas to floors and add labels

If an area has not yet been assigned to a {% term floor %}, it is shown in the **Unassigned areas** section. Follow these steps to assign an area to a floor.

1. Go to {% my areas title="**Settings** > **Areas, labels & zones**" %} and select **Create area**.
2. On the area card, select the edit {% icon "mdi:edit" %} button.
3. In the dialog, select the {% term floor %} and add {% term labels %} if you like.

## Assigning an area to multiple items

You can assign an area to multiple items at once in the {% term automation %}, {% term scene %}, {% term script %}, and {% term device %} pages.

1. Depending on what you want to assign, go to one of the following pages:
   - For automations, scripts, or scenes {% my automations title="**Settings** > **Automations & Scenes**" %} and open the respective tab.
   - For devices, go to {% my devices title="**Settings** > **Devices & services** > **Devices**" %}.
2. In the list, [select all the items](/docs/organizing/tables#selecting-multiple-items-in-a-table) you want to assign to an area.

    ![Screenshot showing how to assign multiple devices to an area](/images/organizing/area_assign_devices.png)

3. In the top right corner, select **Move to area** and select the target area from the list.

## Editing an area

Follow these steps to edit an area.

1. Go to {% my areas title="**Settings** > **Areas, labels & zones**" %} and on the area card, select the edit {% icon "mdi:edit" %} button.
2. In the dialog, adjust the area details you want to change:
   - Edit the area **Name**.
   - Add an icon (We use [Material icons](https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/)).
   - Assign the area to a floor.
     - If you have not created floors yet, you can [create a new one](/docs/organizing/floors/#creating-a-floor).
     - The number can be negative. For example for underground floors.
     - This number can later be used for sorting.
   - Add an image representing that area.
   - Add an **Alias**.
     - Aliases are alternative names used in [voice assistants](/voice_control/aliases/) to refer to an area, entity, or floor.

## Using the Areas dashboard

Once you have assigned your entities to areas, you can use the **Areas** dashboard. The **Areas** dashboard is a pre-populated dashboard that shows your {% term entities %} grouped by areas. To learn how, refer to the documentation on the [Areas dashboard](/dashboards/dashboards/#areas-dashboard).

<p class='img'>
<img src='/images/dashboards/areas-dashboard-overview.png' alt='Screenshot of the Areas default dashboard'>
Screenshot of the Areas default dashboard.
</p>

## Deleting an area

Follow these steps to delete an area. It will be removed from all the floors it was assigned to. All the devices that were assigned to this area will become unassigned.
If you used this area in automations or script as targets, or with voice assistant, these will no longer work.

1. Go to {% my areas title="**Settings** > **Areas, labels & zones**" %} and select the area card.
2. In the top right corner, select the three dot menu. Then, select **Delete**.

    ![Delete area](/images/organizing/area_delete.png)

3. If you used this area in automations or script as targets, or with voice assistant, they will no longer work.
   - You can adjust or delete the related scripts or automations.
4. If you still had devices in that area, they are no longer assigned to any room.
   - If you have moved the devices, you can now reassign them to a new area.