50 US State Abbreviations — Listed

Last updated on December 14th, 2023

United States postal abbreviations for states and territories.

Did you know? For the most part, these state abbreviations have stayed the same since 1963. One exception is Nebraska, which changed its abbreviation from NB to NE in 1967 to avoid confusion with the Canadian province New Brunswick.

Also included is a fact for each state. You can click on the abbreviation to explore facts and trivia about the state.

SerialStateUSPS abbreviationTraditional abbreviation
1.AlabamaALAla.
2.AlaskaAKAlaska
3.ArizonaAZAriz.
4.ArkansasARArk.
5.CaliforniaCACalif.
6.ColoradoCOColo.
7.ConnecticutCTConn.
8.DelawareDEDel.
9.FloridaFLFla.
10.GeorgiaGA
Ga.
11.HawaiiHIHawaii
12.IdahoIDIdaho
13.IllinoisILIll.
14.IndianaINInd.
15.IowaIAIowa
16.KansasKSKans.
17.KentuckyKYKy.
18.LouisianaLALa.
19.MaineMEMaine
20.MarylandMD
Md.
21.MassachusettsMAMass.
22.MichiganMIMich.
23.MinnesotaMNMinn.
24.MississippiMSMiss.
25.MissouriMOMo.
26.MontanaMTMont.
27.NebraskaNENeb. or Nebr.
28.NevadaNVNev.
29.New HampshireNHN.H.
30.New JerseyNJ
N.J.
31.New MexicoNMN.Mex.
32.New YorkNYN.Y.
33.North CarolinaNCN.C.
34.North DakotaNDN.Dak.
35.OhioOHOhio
36.OklahomaOKOkla.
37.OregonOROre. or Oreg.
38.PennsylvaniaPAPa.
39.Rhode IslandRIR.I.
40.South CarolinaSC
S.C.
41.South DakotaSDS.Dak.
42.TennesseeTNTenn.
43.TexasTXTex. or Texas
44.UtahUTUtah
45.VermontVTVt.
46.VirginiaVAVa.
47.WashingtonWAWash.
48.West VirginiaWVW.Va.
49.WisconsinWIWis. or Wisc.
50.WyomingWY
Wyo.
US Commonwealth and TerritoriesPostal Abbreviation
1.American SamoaAS
2.Federated States of MicronesiaFM
3.GuamGU
4.Marshall IslandsMH
5.Northern Mariana IslandsMP
6.PalauPW
7.Puerto RicoPR
8.Virgin IslandsVI

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