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State, Province, and Territory Codes for the United States and Canada

The following tables provide the two-character state, province, and territory codes for the United States and Canada. Use only the two-character codes listed in these tables.

United States Postal Services (USPS) Abbreviations

For a complete list of United States Postal Service abbreviations, see the USPS two-letter state and possession abbreviations.
State
Code
State
Code
Alabama
AL
Montana
MT
Alaska
AK
Nebraska
NE
American Samoa
AS
Nevada
NV
Arizona
AZ
New Hampshire
NH
Arkansas
AR
New Jersey
NJ
California
CA
New Mexico
NM
Colorado
CO
New York
NY
Connecticut
CT
North Carolina
NC
Delaware
DE
North Dakota
ND
District of Columbia
DC
Northern Mariana Islands
MP
Federated States of Micronesia
FM
Ohio
OH
Florida
FL
Oklahoma
OK
Georgia
GA
Oregon
OR
Guam
GU
Palau
PW
Hawaii
HI
Pennsylvania
PA
Idaho
ID
Puerto Rico
PR
Illinois
IL
Rhode Island
RI
Indiana
IN
South Carolina
SC
Iowa
IA
South Dakota
SD
Kansas
KS
Tennessee
TN
Kentucky
KY
Texas
TX
Louisiana
LA
Utah
UT
Maine
ME
Vermont
VT
Marshall Islands
MH
Virgin Islands
VI
Maryland
MD
Virginia
VA
Massachusetts
MA
Washington
WA
Michigan
MI
West Virginia
WV
Minnesota
MN
Wisconsin
WI
Mississippi
MS
Wyoming
WY
Missouri
MO

U.S. Military Addresses

The following table lists the proper format for U.S. Military addresses.
Line
Description
Examples
Address
Street address
Post office box number
Postal service center number
Unit and/or box number
1775 John Paul Jones BLVD
PO Box 405
4PSC 467 Box 291
Unit 30001
Unit 62001 Box 426
City
APO (Army or Air Force Post Office)
or
FPO (Fleet Post Office for the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard
FPO AE 09501-4665
FPO AA 34093-2329
FPO AP 96349-1100
State
AE if customer is in Africa, Canada, Europe, or the Middle East
AP if customer is in Pacific
AA if customer is elsewhere in the Americas
ZIP
Postal code of the customer’s location
Country
Country of the customer’s location or US if customer is not currently assigned to another country (FPO)
In addition, for California and New York, you can also use the following formats:
California
  • Pvt Smith
    <Div Number>, <Box Number>
    APO
    San Francisco, CA 96xxx
New York
  • Pvt Smith
    <Div Number>, <Box Number>
    APO
    New York, NY 11xxx
If a military address is rejected, contact
Cybersource
 Customer Support to resolve the issue.

Canadian Abbreviations

For more information about Canadian addresses, see the Canada Post Canada Postal Guide and Reference Tools at default-e.asp.
Province or Territory (English)
Province or Territory (French)
Code
Alberta
Alberta
AB
British Columbia
Columbie-Britannique
BC
Manitoba
Manitoba
MB
New Brunswick
Nouveau-Brunswick
NB
Newfoundland and Labrador
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
NL
Northwest Territories
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
NT
Nova Scotia
Nouvelle-Écosse
NS
Nunavut
Nunavut
NU
Ontario
Ontario
ON
Prince Edward Island
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
PE
Quebec
Québec
QC
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
SK
Yukon
Yukon
YT