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List of state abbreviations for all the US states, US territories and the United States military. See the complete list of US two-letter postal abbreviations.
May 7, 2021 · US State Abbreviation; Alabama . AL . Alaska . AK . Arizona . AZ . Arkansas . AR . California . CA . Colorado . CO . Connecticut . CT . Delaware . DE . Florida . FL . Georgia . GA . Hawaii . HI . Idaho . ID . Illinois . IL . Indiana . IN . Iowa . IA . Kansas . KS . Kentucky . KY . Louisiana . LA . Maine . ME . Maryland . MD . Massachusetts . MA ...
State: US-KY: KY: 21: KY: KY: Ky. Ky. Ken., Kent. Louisiana: State: US-LA: LA: 22: LA: LA: La. La. Maine: State: US-ME: ME: 23: ME: ME: Maine: Maine: Maryland: State: US-MD: MD: 24: MD: MD: Md. Md. Mar., Mary. Massachusetts: State: US-MA: MA: 25: MA: MS: Mass. Mass. Michigan: State: US-MI: MI: 26: MI: MC: Mich. Mich. Minnesota: State: US-MN: MN ...
Jul 6, 2022 · States that use the same letters in both USPS and traditional abbreviations are: Georgia (GA and Ga.), Kentucky (KY and Ky.), Louisiana (LA and La.), Maryland (MD and Md.), Missouri (MO and Mo.), Pennsylvania (PA and Pa.), Vermont (VT and Vt.), and Virginia (VA and Va.)
While the two-letter abbreviations are now preferred, the earlier versions continue to be widely used. In the table below, we provide abbreviations for each U.S. state and territory. U.S. state or territory. postal abbreviation. traditional abbreviation*.
The 50 State Abbreviations. The list below is all 50 States and their postal and standard abbreviations in alphabetical order. Each state has its own unique shortened name codes called state abbreviations used in written documents and mailing addresses.
current two-letter abbreviations. Since that time, only one change has been made: in 1969, at the request of the Canadian postal administration, the abbreviation for Nebraska, originally NB, was changed to NE, to avoid confusion with New Brunswick in Canada. A list of state abbreviations since 1831 is provided at right.
