Here is the United States map with states and their abbreviations for your reference. The US is divided into 50 states. Each state being abbreviated with two capital letters. Remember abbreviation of the states is not intuitive and having the state-abbreviation list hand is crucial and useful specially if you are a new to the US, a student, businessman or a letter-writer.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) standardizes state abbreviations. 

All two-letter state postal abbreviations are capitalized without periods.

Note: Some States names do not have standard abbreviations, These eight State’s are: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Lowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.  

US States And Their Abbreviations

No	State	USPS Abbreviation	State Capital	Traditional Abbreviation
1	Alabama	AL	Montgomery	Ala.
2	Alaska	AK	Juneau	Alaska
3	Arizona	AZ	Phoenix	Ariz.
4	Arkansas	AR	Little Rock	Ark.
5	California	CA	Sacramento	Calif.
6	Colorado	CO	Denver	Colo.
7	Connecticut	CT	Hartford	Conn.
8	Delaware	DE	Dover	Del.
9	Florida	FL	Tallahassee	Fla.
10	Georgia	GA	Atlanta	Ga.
11	Hawaii	HI	Honolulu	Hawaii
12	Idaho	ID	Boise	Idaho
13	Illinois	IL	Springfield	III.
14	Indiana	IN	Indianapolis	Ind.
15	Iowa	IA	Des Moines	Iowa
16	Kansas	KS	Topeka	Kans.
17	Kentucky	KY	Frankfort	Ky.
18	Louisiana	LA	Baton Rouge	La.
19	Maine	ME	Augusta	Maine
20	Maryland	MD	Anapolis	Md.
21	Massachusetts	MA	Boston	Mass.
22	Michigan	MI	Lansing	Mich.
23	Minnesota	MN	Saint Paul	Minn.
24	Mississippi	MS	Jackson	Miss.
25	Missouri	MO	Jefferson City	Mo.
26	Montana	MT	Helena	Mont.
27	Nebraska	NE	Lincoln	Neb./Nebr.
28	Nevada	NV	Carson City	Nev.
29	New Hampshire	NH	Concord	N.H.
30	New Jersey	NJ	Trenton	N.J.
31	New Mexico	NM	Santa Fe	N.Mex.
32	New York	NY	Albany	N.Y.
33	North Carolina	NC	Raleigh	N.C.
34	North Dakota	ND	Bismarck	N.Dak
35	Ohio	OH	Columbus	Ohio
36	Oklahoma	OK	Oklahoma City	Okla.
37	Oregon	OR	Salem	Ore./Oreg.
38	Pennsylvania	PA	Harrisburg	Pa.
39	Rhode Island	RI	Providence	R.I.
40	South Carolina	SC	Columbia	S.C.
41	South Dakota	SD	Pierre	S.Dak.
42	Tennessee	TN	Nashville	tenn.
43	Texas	TX	Austin	Tex./Texas
44	Utah	UT	Salt Lake City	Utah
45	Vermont	VT	Montpelier	Vt.
46	Virginia	VA	Richmond	Va.
47	Washington	WA	Olympia	Wash.
48	West Virginia	WV	Charleston	W.Va.
49	Wisconsin	WI	Madison	Wis./Wisc.
50	Wyoming	WY	Cheyenne	Wyo.

US Territories And Their Abbreviations

Outside of the union’s 50 states, the United States has several territories.

Although these territories are not official states, they use the same formula of two capital letters for their official abbreviations.

No	Territory Name	USPS Abbreviation	Traditional Abbreviation
1	American Samoa	AS	Amer. Samao
2	District of Columbia	DC	D.C.
3	Guam	GU	Guam
4	Northern Mariana Islands	MP	M.P.
5	Puerto Rico	PR	P.R.
6	Virgin Islands	VI	V.I.

NOTE: Keeping handy the United States map with states and their abbreviations is always helpful.

US State Abbreviations Frequently Asked Questions

What is the abbreviation for Alabama?

Alabama Abbreviation : AL

What is the abbreviation for Alaska?

Abbreviation for Alaska : AK

What is the abbreviation for Arizona?

Arizona Abbreviation : AZ

What is the abbreviation for Arkansas?

Arkansas Abbreviation : AR

What is the abbreviation for California?

California Abbreviation : CA

What is the abbreviation for Colorado?

Colorado Abbreviation : CO

What is the abbreviation for Connecticut?

Abbreviation for Connecticut : CT

What is the abbreviation for Delaware?

Abbreviation for Delaware : DE

What is the abbreviation for Florida?

Abbreviation for Florida : FL

What is the abbreviation for Georgia?

Georgia Abbreviation : GA

What is the abbreviation for Hawaii?

Hawaii Abbreviation : HI

What is the abbreviation for Idaho?

Idaho Abbreviation : ID

What is the abbreviation for Illinois?

Abbreviation for Illinois : IL

What is the abbreviation for Indiana?

Indiana Abbreviation : IN

What is the abbreviation for Lowa?

Lowa Abbreviation : IA

What is the abbreviation for Kansas?

Abbreviation for Kansas : KS

What is the abbreviation for Kentucky?

Abbreviation for Kentucky : KY

What is the abbreviation for Louisiana?

Abbreviation for Louisiana : LA

What is the abbreviation for Maine?

Abbreviation for Maine : ME

What is the abbreviation for Maryland?

Abbreviation for Maryland : MD

What is the abbreviation for Massachusetts?

Abbreviation for Massachusetts : MA

What is the abbreviation for Michigan?

Michigan Abbreviation : MI

What is the abbreviation for Minnesota?

Minnesota Abbreviation : MN

What is the abbreviation for Mississippi?

Mississippi Abbreviation : MS

What is the abbreviation for Missouri?

Missouri Abbreviation : MO

What is the abbreviation for Montana?

Montana Abbreviation : MT

What is the abbreviation for Nebraska?

Abbreviation for Nebraska : NE

What is the abbreviation for Nevada?

Nevada Abbreviation : NV

What is the abbreviation for New Hampshire?

New Hampshire Abbreviation : NH

What is the abbreviation for New Jersey?

New Jersey Abbreviation : NJ

What is the abbreviation for New Mexico?

New Mexico Abbreviation : NM

What is the abbreviation for New York?

New York Abbreviation : NY

What is the abbreviation for New Carolina?

New Carolina Abbreviation : NC

What is the abbreviation for North Dakota?

North Dakota Abbreviation : ND

What is the abbreviation for Ohio?

Ohio Abbreviation : OH

What is the abbreviation for Oklahoma?

Oklahoma Abbreviation : OK

What is the abbreviation for Oregon?

Abbreviation for Oregon : OR

What is the abbreviation for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania Abbreviation : PA

What is the abbreviation for Rhode Island?

Rhode Island Abbreviation : RI

What is the abbreviation for South Carolina?

South Carolina Abbreviation : SC

What is the abbreviation for South Dakota?

Abbreviation for South Dakota : SD

What is the abbreviation for Tennessee?

Tennessee Abbreviation : TN

What is the abbreviation for Texas?

Texas State Abbreviation : TX

What is the abbreviation for Utah?

Utah Abbreviation : UT

What is the abbreviation for Vermont?

Vermont Abbreviation : VT

What is the abbreviation for Virginia?

Virginia Abbreviation : VA

What is the abbreviation for Washington?

Washington State Abbreviation : WA

What is the abbreviation for West Virginia?

Abbreviation for west Virginia : WV

What is the abbreviation for Wisconsin?

Wisconsin State Abbreviation : WI

What is the abbreviation for Wyoming?

Wyoming State Abbreviation : WY

What is the abbreviation for American Samoa?

Abbreviation for American Samoa : AS

What is the abbreviation for District of Columbia?

District of Columbia Abbreviation : DC

What is the abbreviation for Guam?

Abbreviation for Guam : GU

What is the abbreviation for Northern Mariana Islands?

Northern Mariana Islands Abbreviation : MP

What is the abbreviation for Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico Abbreviation 2 Letter : PR

What is the abbreviation for Virgin Islands?

Virgin Island Abbreviation : VI