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STATES


Of the 50 states:

  • 19 states are abbreviated by their first two letters:

  • , CO---, DE---, FL, ID, IL, IN, MA, MI, NE, OH, OK, OR, UT, WA, WI, WY


  • 15 state abbreviations are the first and last letter in a state's name:

  • , CO---, CT, DE---, GA, HI, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, PA, VA, VT


  • 10 two-word states are abbreviated by the first letter of each word:

    • :NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, RI, SC, SD, WV


  • The second letter for 9 states is from elsewhere in the name, often the second consonant:

    • :AK, AZ, MN, MO, MS, MT, NV, TN, TX


  • three states (CA---, CO---, DE---) are same for first two letters and first and last letters.''





Postal codes alphabetized by postal abbreviation (not by state)

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