US state codes

The following are the two-letter state codes used in the USA. They were standardized by the USPS, and are also used in domain names, such as  washington.dc.us  and  miami.fl.us .

Their use should be accompanied by a plain designation of "United States" in documents with an international circulation, since many are not readily recognised by themselves outside the U.S. Care must especially be taken not to be ambiguous about whether "Georgia" means the state (GA) or the country (GE).

Similar state codes may also be confusing even to some Americans, as MA (Massachusetts) is sometimes absent-mindedly used for Maine (ME), and MI (Michigan) mistaken for Missouri (MO), Mississippi (MS), or even Minnesota (MN). For this reason, correct ZIP codes should always be used.

See also: US postal abbreviations

Note: Click on the word to go to that page, click on the code to find what else the abbreviation might mean.

States     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 VT Vermont VA Virginia WA Washington WI Wisconsin WV West Virginia WY  Wyoming

Capital District     DC   District of Columbia     Territories / Commonwealths*     AS American Samoa FM Federated States of Micronesia   GU Guam MH   Marshall Islands MP Northern Mariana Islands PW Palau PR Puerto Rico VI Virgin Islands   Armed Forces     AE Canada/Europe/Mideast   AA   Americas AP Pacific   Note that territories are outside the U.S. Customs zone, therefore packages to and from the states and D.C. are subject to duties and inspections. Packages to (and possibly from) Hawaii are subject to special state and USDA agricultural inspections to protect the islands' unique isolated environment.