U.S. State Abbreviations
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| State/Territory | Traditional | Postal |
| Alabama | Ala. | AL |
| Alaska | Alaska | AK |
| Arizona | Ariz. | AZ |
| Arkansas | Ark. | AR |
| American Samoa | AS | |
| California | Cal., Calif. | CA |
| Colorado | Col., Colo. | CO |
| Connecticut | Conn. | CT |
| Delaware | Del. | DE |
| District of Columbia | D.C. | DC |
| Federal States of Micronesia | FM | |
| Florida | Fla. | FL |
| Georgia | Ga. | GA |
| Guam | Guam | GU |
| Hawaii | Hawaii, H.I. | HI |
| Idaho | Ida., Id., I. | ID |
| Illinois | Ill. | IL |
| Indiana | Ind. | IN |
| Iowa | Iowa, Ia. | IA |
| Kansas | Kan., Kans. | KS |
| Kentucky | Ken., Ky. | KY |
| Louisiana | La. | LA |
| Maine | Me. | ME |
| Maryland | Md. | MD |
| Marshall Islands | Marshall Is. | MH |
| Massachusetts | Mass. | MA |
| Michigan | Mich. | MI |
| Minnesota | Minn. | MN |
| Mississippi | Miss. | MS |
| Missouri | Mo. | MO |
| Montana | Mont. | MT |
| Nebraska | Neb., Nebr. | NE |
| Nevada | Nev. | NV |
| New Hampshire | N.H. | NH |
| New Jersey | N.J. | NJ |
| New Mexico | N.M., N.Mex. | NM |
| New York | N.Y. | NY |
| North Carolina | N.C. | NC |
| North Dakota | N.D., N.Dak. | ND |
| Northern Marianas | N. Marianas | MP |
| Ohio | Ohio, O. | OH |
| Oklahoma | Okla., Ok. | OK |
| Oregon | Ore. | OR |
| Pennsylvania | Penna., Penn., Pa. | PA |
| Puerto Rico | P.R. | PR |
| Rhode Island | R.I. | RI |
| South Carolina | S.C. | SC |
| South Dakota | S.D., S.Dak. | SD |
| Tennessee | Tenn. | TN |
| Texas | Tex. | TX |
| Utah | Utah, Ut. | UT |
| Vermont | Vt. | VT |
| Virginia | Va. | VA |
| (U.S.) Virgin Islands | U.S.V.I., V.I. | VI |
| Washington | Wash. | WA |
| West Virginia | W.Va. | WV |
| Wisconsin | Wis., Wisc. | WI |
| Wyoming | Wyo. | WY |
| Armed Forces, the Americas | USAFA. | AA |
| Armed Forces, Europe | USAFE | AE |
| Armed Forces, Pacific | USAFP | AP |
Canadian Provinces
Province
Traditional
Postal
Alberta
Alta.
AB
British Columbia
B.C.
BC
Manitoba
Man.
MB
New Brunswick
N.B.
NB
Newfoundland and
Labrador
N.F.
NF
Northwest Territories
N.W.T.
NT
Nunavut
Nu.
NU
Nova Scotia
N.S.
NS
Ontario
Ont.
ON
Prince Edward
Island
P.E.I.
PE
Québec
P.Q., Qué.
QC
Saskatchewan
Sask.
SK
Yukon Territory
Yuk., Y.T.
YT
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