The 50 State Abbreviations

The list below is all 50 States and their postal and standard abbreviations in alphabetical order. Each state has its own unique shortened name codes called state abbreviations used in written documents and mailing addresses.

State abbreviations are in the same format: two letter abbreviations, both letters in uppercase with no periods or spaces between each letter. This format is the official United States Postal Services's postal abbreviation. Standard abbreviations are used in written text or references.

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State		Postal Abbreviation	Standard Abbreviation
	Wyoming	WY	Wyo.
	Wisconsin	WI	Wis.
	West Virginia	WV	W. Va.
	Washington	WA	Wash.
	Virginia	VA	Va.
	Vermont	VT	Vt.
	Utah	UT	Utah
	Texas	TX	Tex.
	Tennessee	TN	Tenn.
	South Dakota	SD	S. Dak.
	South Carolina	SC	S.C.
	Rhode Island	RI	R.I.
	Pennsylvania	PA	Pa.
	Oregon	OR	Oreg
	Oklahoma	OK	Okla.
	Ohio	OH	Ohio
	North Dakota	ND	N. Dak.
	North Carolina	NC	N.C.
	New York	NY	N.Y.
	New Mexico	NM	N. Mex.
	New Jersey	NJ	N.J.
	New Hampshire	NH	N.H.
	Nevada	NV	Nev.
	Nebraska	NE	Neb.
	Montana	MT	Mont.
	Missouri	MO	Mo.
	Mississippi	MS	Miss.
	Minnesota	MN	Minn.
	Michigan	MI	Mich.
	Massachusetts	MA	Mass.
	Maryland	MD	Md.
	Maine	ME	Maine
	Louisiana	LA	La.
	Kentucky	KY	Ky.
	Kansas	KS	Kan.
	Iowa	IA	Iowa
	Indiana	IN	Ind.
	Illinois	IL	Ill.
	Idaho	ID	Idaho
	Hawaii	HI	Hawaii
	Georgia	GA	Ga.
	Florida	FL	Fla.
	Delaware	DE	Del.
	Connecticut	CT	Conn.
	Colorado	CO	Colo.
	California	CA	Calif
	Arkansas	AR	Ark.
	Arizona	AZ	Ariz.
	Alaska	AK	Alaska
	Alabama	AL	Ala.