List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation

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This is a list of traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, 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. The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) used a specific set of abbreviations, with some states being unabbreviated, while some additional abbreviations were used by others, with varying degrees of popularity.

State or Territory	GPO abbreviation	Other abbreviations
Alabama	Ala.
Alaska	Alaska	Ak.
Arizona	Ariz.
Arkansas	Ark.
Canal Zone	C.Z.
California	Calif.	Ca.
Colorado	Colo.	Co.
Connecticut	Conn.
Delaware	Del.
District of Columbia	D.C.
Florida	Fla.	Fl.
Georgia	Ga.
Hawaii	Hawaii	Hi.
Idaho	Idaho	Id. or Ida.
Illinois	Ill.
Indiana	Ind.
Iowa	Iowa	Ia.
Kansas	Kans.	Kan.
Kentucky	Ky.	Kent.
Louisiana	La.
Maine	Maine	Me.
Maryland	Md.
Massachusetts	Mass.
Michigan	Mich.
Minnesota	Minn.
Mississippi	Miss.
Missouri	Mo.
Montana	Mont.	Mt.
Nebraska	Nebr.	Neb.
Nevada	Nev.
New Hampshire	N.H.
New Jersey	N.J.
New Mexico	N. Mex.	N.M.
New York	N.Y.
North Carolina	N.C.
North Dakota	N. Dak.	N.D.
Ohio	Ohio	O.
Oklahoma	Okla.	Ok.
Oregon	Oreg.	Ore.
Pennsylvania	Pa.	Penna.
Puerto Rico	P.R.
Rhode Island	R.I.
South Carolina	S.C.
South Dakota	S. Dak.	S.D.
Tennessee	Tenn.	Tn.
Texas	Tex.	Tx.
Utah	Utah
Vermont	Vt.
Virginia	Va.
Virgin Islands	V.I.
Washington	Wash.
West Virginia	W. Va.	W.V.
Wisconsin	Wis.	Wisc.
Wyoming	Wyo.	Wy.

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