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List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation
This is a list of traditional abbreviations for U.S. states, 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. Some of these abbreviations are considerably more common than others.
| State | Traditional abbreviation |
| Alabama | Ala. |
| Alaska | Ak. |
| Arizona | Ariz. |
| Arkansas | Ark. |
| California | Calif. or Ca. |
| Colorado | Colo. or Co. |
| Connecticut | Conn. |
| Delaware | Del. |
| District of Columbia | D.C. |
| Florida | Fla. or Fl. |
| Georgia | Ga. |
| Hawaii | Hi. |
| Idaho | Id. or Ida. |
| Illinois | Ill. |
| Indiana | Ind. |
| Iowa | Ia. |
| Kansas | Kan. |
| Kentucky | Ky. or Kent. |
| Louisiana | La. |
| Maine | Me. |
| Maryland | Md. |
| Massachusetts | Mass. |
| Michigan | Mich. |
| Minnesota | Minn. |
| Mississippi | Miss. |
| Missouri | Mo. |
| Montana | Mont. or Mt. |
| Nebraska | Neb. or Nebr. |
| Nevada | Nev. |
| New Hampshire | N.H. |
| New Jersey | N.J. |
| New Mexico | N.M. |
| New York | N.Y. |
| North Carolina | N.C. |
| North Dakota | N.D. |
| Ohio | O. |
| Oklahoma | Okla. or Ok. |
| Oregon | Ore. |
| Pennsylvania | Penna. or Pa. |
| Rhode Island | R.I. |
| South Carolina | S.C. |
| South Dakota | S.D. |
| Tennessee | Tenn. or Tn. |
| Texas | Tx. or Tex. |
| Vermont | Vt. |
| Virginia | Va. |
| Washington | Wash. |
| West Virginia | W.V. |
| Wisconsin | Wisc. |
| Wyoming | Wyo. or Wy. |
See also
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