State Abbreviations

What is this topic and why is this topic relevant, Well if you are working in travel industry or do interstate travel in the United states then this topic will be useful for you.

State abbreviations are two letter codes that you must have noticed next to name of the city. This codes play an important role since they help in informing you which state does this city or town belong to. For example did you know there are number of cities or towns by the name of springfield, the most famous being the one is Simpsons that nobody knows where ,According to the U.S. Geological Survey there are currently 34 populated places named Springfield in 25 U.S. states, so how do you know which springfield do you want to visit. The easier way to determine this is by looking at the state abbreviation next to the city. Below is the list of all state abbreviations in the USA.

State Name/DistrictPostal Code
AlabamaAL
AlaskaAK
ArizonaAZ
ArkansasAR
CaliforniaCA
ColoradoCO
ConnecticutCT
DelawareDE
District of ColumbiaDC
FloridaFL
GeorgiaGA
HawaiiHI
IdahoID
IllinoisIL
IndianaIN
IowaIA
KansasKS
KentuckyKY
LouisianaLA
MaineME
MarylandMD
MassachusettsMA
MichiganMI
MinnesotaMN
MississippiMS
MissouriMO
MontanaMT
NebraskaNE
NevadaNV
New HampshireNH
New JerseyNJ
New MexicoNM
New YorkNY
North CarolinaNC
North DakotaND
OhioOH
OklahomaOK
OregonOR
PennsylvaniaPA
Rhode IslandRI
South CarolinaSC
South DakotaSD
TennesseeTN
TexasTX
UtahUT
VermontVT
VirginiaVA
WashingtonWA
West VirginiaWV
WisconsinWI
WyomingWY

Now for example you want to travel to Springfield , IL (Illinois) then you will notice a IL will be displayed next to Springfield, similary if you want to travel to Springfield Missouri then a MO will be seen next to the city name (Springfiled,MO). Knowing a state abbreviation will avoid you the trouble of booking a wrong flight to wrong city or a town.

This abbreviations are not only limited to the USA, other countries like Canada,Australia,Brazil also use similar coding system for states or provinces within these countries.

If you want to learn more about the states in USA or if you think you know your States you can take our small quiz to identify states in the USA on a map.

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