U.S. postal abbreviations

This is a list of postal code abbreviations used by the United States Postal Service. They are used to help the postal service process mail. In other contexts, such as newspaper articles, the traditional abbreviations for the states are used.

States

In alphabetical order by postal abbreviation (not by state):

State Abbreviation State Name 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 VA Virginia VT Vermont WA Washington WI Wisconsin WV West Virginia WY Wyoming

Other codes

Federal districts

Abbreviation	Location
DC	District of Columbia

Territories

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

Freely associated states

Abbreviation	Location
FM	Federated States of Micronesia
MH	Marshall Islands
PW	Palau

Armed Forces

Abbreviation	Location
AA	Armed Forces Americas (except Canada)
AE	Armed Forces Europe (covers all USARAEUR) Armed Forces Canada Armed Forces Middle East Armed Forces Africa
AP	Armed Forces Pacific

Codes that are no longer used

Abbreviation	Location
CZ	Canal Zone
TT	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
PI	Philippines