diff --git a/moto/sns/models.py b/moto/sns/models.py
index 32514fc0e..b6877e69e 100644
--- a/moto/sns/models.py
+++ b/moto/sns/models.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Topic(object):
         self.policy = DEFAULT_TOPIC_POLICY
         self.delivery_policy = ""
         self.effective_delivery_policy = DEFAULT_EFFECTIVE_DELIVERY_POLICY
-        self.arn = make_arn_for_topic(self.account_id, name)
+        self.arn = make_arn_for_topic(self.account_id, name, sns_backend.region_name)
 
         self.subscriptions_pending = 0
         self.subscriptions_confimed = 0
@@ -135,11 +135,18 @@ class PlatformEndpoint(object):
 
 
 class SNSBackend(BaseBackend):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, region_name):
+        super(SNSBackend, self).__init__()
         self.topics = OrderedDict()
         self.subscriptions = OrderedDict()
         self.applications = {}
         self.platform_endpoints = {}
+        self.region_name = region_name
+
+    def reset(self):
+        region_name = self.region_name
+        self.__dict__ = {}
+        self.__init__(region_name)
 
     def create_topic(self, name):
         topic = Topic(name, self)
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ class SNSBackend(BaseBackend):
 
 sns_backends = {}
 for region in boto.sns.regions():
-    sns_backends[region.name] = SNSBackend()
+    sns_backends[region.name] = SNSBackend(region.name)
 
 
 DEFAULT_TOPIC_POLICY = {
diff --git a/moto/sns/utils.py b/moto/sns/utils.py
index 92b76345a..864c3af6b 100644
--- a/moto/sns/utils.py
+++ b/moto/sns/utils.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import uuid
 
 
-def make_arn_for_topic(account_id, name):
-    return "arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:{0}:{1}".format(account_id, name)
+def make_arn_for_topic(account_id, name, region_name):
+    return "arn:aws:sns:{0}:{1}:{2}".format(region_name, account_id, name)
 
 
 def make_arn_for_subscription(topic_arn):
diff --git a/tests/test_sns/test_publishing.py b/tests/test_sns/test_publishing.py
index a7d051b63..3805d9e5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_sns/test_publishing.py
+++ b/tests/test_sns/test_publishing.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_publish_to_http():
     parse_qs(last_request.body.decode('utf-8')).should.equal({
         "Type": ["Notification"],
         "MessageId": [message_id],
-        "TopicArn": ["arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:some-topic"],
+        "TopicArn": ["arn:aws:sns:{0}:123456789012:some-topic".format(conn.region.name)],
         "Subject": ["my subject"],
         "Message": ["my message"],
         "Timestamp": ["2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"],
diff --git a/tests/test_sns/test_topics.py b/tests/test_sns/test_topics.py
index e2488f3d2..59066ac0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_sns/test_topics.py
+++ b/tests/test_sns/test_topics.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ def test_create_and_delete_topic():
     topics_json = conn.get_all_topics()
     topics = topics_json["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"]
     topics.should.have.length_of(1)
-    topics[0]['TopicArn'].should.equal("arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:some-topic")
+    topics[0]['TopicArn'].should.equal(
+        "arn:aws:sns:{}:123456789012:some-topic"
+        .format(conn.region.name)
+    )
 
     # Delete the topic
     conn.delete_topic(topics[0]['TopicArn'])
@@ -36,15 +39,19 @@ def test_get_missing_topic():
 
 @mock_sns
 def test_create_topic_in_multiple_regions():
-    west1_conn = boto.sns.connect_to_region("us-west-1")
-    west1_conn.create_topic("some-topic")
-
-    west2_conn = boto.sns.connect_to_region("us-west-2")
-    west2_conn.create_topic("some-topic")
-
-    list(west1_conn.get_all_topics()["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"]).should.have.length_of(1)
-    list(west2_conn.get_all_topics()["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"]).should.have.length_of(1)
+    for region in ['us-west-1', 'us-west-2']:
+        conn = boto.sns.connect_to_region(region)
+        conn.create_topic("some-topic")
+        list(conn.get_all_topics()["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"]).should.have.length_of(1)
 
+@mock_sns
+def test_topic_corresponds_to_region():
+    for region in ['us-east-1', 'us-west-2']:
+        conn = boto.sns.connect_to_region(region)
+        conn.create_topic("some-topic")
+        topics_json = conn.get_all_topics()
+        topic_arn = topics_json["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"][0]['TopicArn']
+        topic_arn.should.equal("arn:aws:sns:{0}:123456789012:some-topic".format(region))
 
 @mock_sns
 def test_topic_attributes():
@@ -55,7 +62,10 @@ def test_topic_attributes():
     topic_arn = topics_json["ListTopicsResponse"]["ListTopicsResult"]["Topics"][0]['TopicArn']
 
     attributes = conn.get_topic_attributes(topic_arn)['GetTopicAttributesResponse']['GetTopicAttributesResult']['Attributes']
-    attributes["TopicArn"].should.equal("arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123456789012:some-topic")
+    attributes["TopicArn"].should.equal(
+        "arn:aws:sns:{0}:123456789012:some-topic"
+        .format(conn.region.name)
+    )
     attributes["Owner"].should.equal(123456789012)
     attributes["Policy"].should.equal(DEFAULT_TOPIC_POLICY)
     attributes["DisplayName"].should.equal("")
@@ -85,7 +95,6 @@ def test_topic_attributes():
     attributes["DisplayName"].should.equal("My display name")
     attributes["DeliveryPolicy"].should.equal("{'http': {'defaultHealthyRetryPolicy': {'numRetries': 5}}}")
 
-
 @mock_sns
 def test_topic_paging():
     conn = boto.connect_sns()