NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Traditional U.S. state abbreviations

This is a list of traditional abbreviations for U.S. states, which were in wide use prior to the U.S. postal abbreviations. Some writers continue to prefer these abbreviations in contexts other than postal addresses. Some of these abbreviations are considerably more common than others.

State	Traditional abbreviation
Alabama	Ala.
Arizona	Ariz.
Arkansas	Ark.
California	Calif.
Colorado	Colo.
Connecticut	Conn.
Delaware	Del.
Florida	Fla.
Georgia	Ga.
Idaho	Ida.
Illinois	Ill.
Indiana	Ind.
Iowa	Ia.
Kansas	Kan.
Kentucky	Ky. or Kent.
Louisiana	La.
Maine	Me.
Maryland	Md.
Massachusetts	Mass.
Michigan	Mich.
Minnesota	Minn.
Mississippi	Miss.
Missouri	Mo.
Montana	Mont.
Nebraska	Neb. or Nebr.
Nevada	Nev.
New Hampshire	N.H.
New Jersey	N.J.
New Mexico	N.M.
New York	N.Y.
North Carolina	N.C.
North Dakota	N.D.
Ohio	O.
Oklahoma	Okla.
Oregon	Ore.
Pennsylvania	Penna.
Rhode Island	R.I.
South Carolina	S.C.
South Dakota	S.D.
Tennessee	Tenn.
Texas	Tex.
Vermont	Vt.
Virginia	Va.
Washington	Wash.
West Virginia	W.V.
Wisconsin	Wisc.
Wyoming	Wyo.

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	The United States is comprised of fifty states and a national capital district, as well as a number of territories and possessions throughout the world.
	state abbreviations map, which shows the lower 48 states plus Alaska and Hawaii, along with their two-letter postal abbreviations.
	The standard, or traditional, abbreviations, were widely used on mailing addresses and in other contexts before the two-letter postal abbreviations were introduced.

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