U.S. postal abbreviations
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States
Of the 50 states:
- 16 states are abbreviated by their first two letters.
- 15 state abbreviations are the first and last letter in a state's name.
- 10 Two-word states are abbreviated by the first letter of each word.
- The second letter for the remaining 9 states is usually one not found in other states that share a first letter with that state.
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| AK | Alaska |
| AL | Alabama |
| AR | Arkansas |
| AZ | Arizona |
| CA | California |
| CO | Colorado |
| CT | Connecticut |
| DE | Delaware |
| FL | Florida |
| GA | Georgia |
| HI | Hawaii |
| IA | Iowa |
| ID | Idaho |
| IL | Illinois |
| IN | Indiana |
| KS | Kansas |
| KY | Kentucky |
| LA | Louisiana |
| MA | Massachusetts |
| MD | Maryland |
| ME | Maine |
| MI | Michigan |
| MN | Minnesota |
| MO | Missouri |
| MS | Mississippi |
| MT | Montana |
| NC | North Carolina |
| ND | North Dakota |
| NE | Nebraska |
| NH | New Hampshire |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NM | New Mexico |
| NV | Nevada |
| NY | New York |
| OH | Ohio |
| OK | Oklahoma |
| OR | Oregon |
| PA | Pennsylvania |
| RI | Rhode Island |
| SC | South Carolina |
| SD | South Dakota |
| TN | Tennessee |
| TX | Texas |
| UT | Utah |
| VA | Virginia |
| VT | Vermont |
| WA | Washington |
| WI | Wisconsin |
| WV | West Virginia |
| WY | Wyoming |
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Other codes
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Federal districts
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| DC | District of Columbia |
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Insular areas
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| AS | American Samoa |
| GU | Guam |
| MP | Northern Mariana Islands |
| PR | Puerto Rico |
| VI | U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Freely associated states
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| FM | Federated States of Micronesia |
| MH | Marshall Islands |
| PW | Palau |
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Armed Forces
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| AA | Armed Forces Americas (except Canada) |
| AE | Armed Forces Europe (covers all USARAEUR) |
| AP | Armed Forces Pacific |
| APO | Army/Air Force Post Office |
| FPO | Fleet Post Office |
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Obsolete Codes
| Abbreviation | State |
|---|---|
| CZ | Canal Zone |
| TT | Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
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See also
- Traditional U.S. state abbreviations
- ISO 3166-2 International standard codes for subdivisions of countries – lists similar abbreviations for many more countries
- Canadian province postal abbreviations
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Internet links
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