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 |
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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 |
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DC | District of Columbia |
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Insular areas
Abbreviation | State |
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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 |
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FM | Federated States of Micronesia |
MH | Marshall Islands |
PW | Palau |
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Armed Forces
Abbreviation | State |
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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 |
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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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