The abbreviations are sometimes still used in note taking and text writing Eight states are never abbreviated in text though Alaska, hawaii, idaho, iowa, maine, ohio, texas and utah It’s easy to remember that rule States with five or fewer letters, plus alaska and hawaii, are never abbreviated. This table includes abbreviations for three independent countries related to the united states through compacts of free association, and other comparable postal abbreviations, including those now obsolete.
Find the right ones for all u.s States and territories, plus a printable list and map! Print a list of state abbreviations for states and territories used by the u.s Print list alphabetically or by state or code. 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.
These aren’t considered official states, but they also have their own postal abbreviations They are very similar to the postal abbreviations of the official states They consist of two capitalized letters and do not have any periods. In 1831 the usps developed its first list of state abbreviations, each consisting of two letters except ohio’s, which was simply “o.” in 1874 the list was updated to include new states, and longer abbreviations were introduced, largely to avoid confusion.
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