List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation
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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. or Wis. |
| Wyoming | Wyo. or Wy. |
| U.S. state lists Capitals | Largest cities | Date of statehood | Never territories | Name etymologies | Area Elevation | Population | Population density | Postal abbreviations | Time zone Traditional abbreviation | Unemployment rate | Current and former capitals | State insignia | ||
