US postal abbreviations - Definition and Overview

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

Federal districts

• DC: District of Columbia

Insular areas

• AS: American Samoa
• GU: Guam
• MP: Northern Mariana Islands
• PR: Puerto Rico
• VI: U.S. Virgin Islands

Freely associated states

• FM: Federated States of Micronesia
• MH: Marshall Islands
• PW: Palau

Armed Forces

• AE: Armed Forces Africa
• AA: Armed Forces Americas (except Canada)
• AE: Armed Forces Canada
• AE: Armed Forces Europe
• AE: Armed Forces Middle East
• AP: Armed Forces Pacific

See also

• Traditional U.S. state abbreviations

Internet links

• Official addressing instructions and abbreviations from the USPS (http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.htm)