States are defined as state codes with two or three characters to conform to standard state abbreviations.
States are defined and maintained in State and Province Maintenance.
For countries that are divided into provinces, such as Canada, you can define two-character province code abbreviations in State and Province Maintenance.
The following table lists standard US and territory state codes in alphabetical order:
State or Territory |
Abbreviation |
ALABAMA |
AL |
ALASKA |
AK |
AMERICAN SAMOA |
AS |
ARIZONA |
AZ |
ARKANSAS |
AR |
CALIFORNIA |
CA |
COLORADO |
CO |
CONNECTICUT |
CT |
DELAWARE |
DE |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
DC |
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA |
FM |
FLORIDA |
FL |
GEORGIA |
GA |
GUAM |
GU |
HAWAII |
HI |
IDAHO |
ID |
ILLINOIS |
IL |
INDIANA |
IN |
IOWA |
IA |
KANSAS |
KS |
KENTUCKY |
KY |
LOUISIANA |
LA |
MAINE |
ME |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
MH |
MARYLAND |
MD |
MASSACHUSETTS |
MA |
MICHIGAN |
MI |
MINNESOTA |
MN |
MISSISSIPPI |
MS |
MISSOURI |
MO |
MONTANA |
MT |
NEBRASKA |
NE |
NEVADA |
NV |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
NH |
NEW JERSEY |
NJ |
NEW MEXICO |
NM |
NEW YORK |
NY |
NORTH CAROLINA |
NC |
NORTH DAKOTA |
ND |
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
MP |
OHIO |
OH |
OKLAHOMA |
OK |
OREGON |
OR |
PALAU |
PW |
PENNSYLVANIA |
PA |
PUERTO RICO |
PR |
RHODE ISLAND |
RI |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
SC |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
SD |
TENNESSEE |
TN |
TEXAS |
TX |
UTAH |
UT |
VERMONT |
VT |
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
VI |
VIRGINIA |
VA |
WASHINGTON |
WA |
WEST VIRGINIA |
WV |
WISCONSIN |
WI |
WYOMING |
WY |
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Military Codes |
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Armed Forces Africa |
AE |
Armed Forces Americas |
AA |
Armed Forces Canada |
AE |
Armed Forces Europe |
AE |
Armed Forces Middle East |
AE |
Armed Forces Pacific |
AP |