Appendix B: Postal Abbreviations for States and Territories of the United States

The CCR has adopted official USPS abbreviations for coding of States and Possessions, Street Suffixes, and Secondary Unit Designations. Please refer to the USPS website.

 

US States/Territories

Abbreviation

State

AL

Alabama

AK

Alaska

AS

American Samoa

AZ

Arizona

AR

Arkansas

CA

California

CO

Colorado

CT

Connecticut

DE

Delaware

DC

District of Columbia

FL

Florida

GA

Georgia

GU

Guam

HI

Hawaii

ID

Idaho

IL

Illinois

IN

Indiana

IA

Iowa

KS

Kansas

KY

Kentucky

LA

Louisiana

ME

Maine

MH

Marshall Islands

MD

Maryland

MA

Massachusetts

MI

Michigan

FM

Micronesia, Federated State of

MN

Minnesota

MS

Mississippi

MO

Missouri

MT

Montana

NE

Nebraska

NV

Nevada

NH

New Hampshire

NJ

New Jersey

NM

New Mexico

NY

New York

NC

North Carolina

ND

North Dakota

MP

Northern Mariana Islands

OH

Ohio

OK

Oklahoma

OR

Oregon

PW

Palau

PA

Pennsylvania

PR

Puerto Rico

RI

Rhode Island

SC

South Carolina

SD

South Dakota

TN

Tennessee

TX

Texas

TT

Trust Territories

UM

US Minor Outlying Islands

US

Resident of United States, NOS

UT

Utah

VT

Vermont

VA

Virginia

VI

Virgin Islands

DC

Washington, District of

WA

Washington, State of

WV

West Virginia

WI

Wisconsin

WY

Wyoming

XX

Not U.S., U.S. Territory, not Canada, and country is known

YY

Not U.S., U.S. Territory, North American Islands, not Canada, and country is unknown

ZZ

Residence is unknown

 

United States Military Personnel Serving Abroad

Abbreviation

Description

AA

American Territories-US Military abroad

AE

Europe-US Military abroad

AP

Pacific-US Military abroad

 

Canadian Province/Territory

Abbreviation

Country

AB

Alberta

BC

British Columbia

CD

Canada, NOS

MB

Manitoba

NB

New Brunswick

NL

Newfoundland and Labrador

NT

Northwest Territories

NS

Nova Scotia

NU

Nunavut

ON

Ontario

PE

Prince Edward Island

QC

Quebec

SK

Saskatchewan

YT

Yukon Territories

 

Custom Codes (States/Provinces)

Code

State/Province  

MM

Maritime Provinces

NN

New England and New Jersey

PP

Prairie Provinces

YN

Yukon and Northwest Territories

 

 

 

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