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  2. Below are the 50 AP Style state abbreviations (postal code abbreviations are in parenthesis), Alabama: Ala. (AL) Arizona: Ariz. (AZ) Arkansas: Ark. (AR) California: Calif. (CA) Colorado: Colo. (CO) Connecticut: Conn. (CT) Delaware: Del. (DE) Florida: Fla. (FL) Georgia: Ga. (GA) Illinois: Ill. (IL) Indiana: Ind. (IN) Kansas: Kan. (KS)

  3. Note: The AP style state abbreviations is not the same as state postal abbreviations. The United States Postal Service department has standardized the official state abbreviations for it’s 50 states. The state abbreviations always consist of two capital letters without any space or period in it.

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    State Name
    Ap Style Abbreviations
    Postal Abbreviations
    1
    Alabama
    Ala.
    AL
    2
    Alaska
    Alaska
    AK
    3
    Arizona
    Ariz.
    AZ
    4
    Arkansas
    Ark.
    AR
  4. Mar 21, 2024 · AP style isn’t keen on using state abbreviations in titles, so spell them out. Exceptions to the Rules. It wouldn’t be AP style without an exception or two! There are eight states that should never be abbreviated in text or datelines. Those are Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah.

  5. Correct: The President lives on Pennsylvania Avenue. Correct: The President lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. States. Some states are abbreviated, as is the United States with periods (U.S.), in some circumstances. For a full list of AP Style state abbreviations, see our full page. Government and Nongovernmental Organizations

  6. PA: 42: PA: PA: Pa. Pa. Penn., Penna. Rhode Island: State: US-RI: RI: 44: RI: RI: R.I. R.I. R.I. & P.P. South Carolina: State: US-SC: SC: 45: SC: SC: S.C. S.C. S. Car. South Dakota: State: US-SD: SD: 46: SD: SD: S. Dak. S.D. SoDak Tennessee: State: US-TN: TN: 47: TN: TN: Tenn. Tenn. Texas: State: US-TX: TX: 48: TX: TX: Tex. Texas: Utah: State ...

  7. Sep 26, 2021 · Below is a table of the state abbreviations in AP style (for reference, the postal code abbreviations are in parentheses). You can refer to this table should you need to check a state abbreviation for your client (making sure it’s also abbreviated in line with the rules set out in the previous section).

  8. The state abbreviations are always in the same format: two letter abbreviations where both letters are uppercase and no periods or spaces between each letter. This format is the official USPS postal abbreviation. When writing for text or in references, traditional abbreviations are used.

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