{"id":116,"date":"2019-06-04T15:18:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T19:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/brand\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2019-08-05T14:03:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:03:27","slug":"us-state-abbreviations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/brand\/guidelines\/editorial-style\/us-state-abbreviations\/","title":{"rendered":"US State Abbreviations"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>Full Name<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Traditional Abbreviation<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>2-letter USPS<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alabama<\/td>\n<td>Ala.<\/td>\n<td>AL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\n<td>Alaska <em data-redactor-tag=\"em\">or<\/em> Alas.<\/td>\n<td>AK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\n<td>Ark.<\/td>\n<td>AR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\n<td>Ariz.<\/td>\n<td>AZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>Calif.<\/td>\n<td>CA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\n<td>Colo.<\/td>\n<td>CO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connecticut<\/td>\n<td>Conn.<\/td>\n<td>CT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Delaware<\/td>\n<td>Del.<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>District of Columbia<\/td>\n<td>D.C.<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<td>Fla.<\/td>\n<td>FL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>Ga.<\/td>\n<td>GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\n<td>HI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\n<td>ID<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\n<td>Ill.<\/td>\n<td>IL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\n<td>Ind.<\/td>\n<td>IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\n<td>IA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\n<td>Kans.<\/td>\n<td>KS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kentucky<\/td>\n<td>Ky.<\/td>\n<td>KY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\n<td>La.<\/td>\n<td>LA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maine<\/td>\n<td>Maine<\/td>\n<td>ME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\n<td>Md.<\/td>\n<td>MD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>Mass.<\/td>\n<td>MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\n<td>Mich.<\/td>\n<td>MI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>Minn.<\/td>\n<td>MN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<td>Miss.<\/td>\n<td>MS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>Mo.<\/td>\n<td>MO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montana<\/td>\n<td>Mont.<\/td>\n<td>MT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\n<td>Neb. <em data-redactor-tag=\"em\">or<\/em> Nebr.<\/td>\n<td>NE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\n<td>Nev.<\/td>\n<td>NV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Hampshire<\/td>\n<td>N.H.<\/td>\n<td>NH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\n<td>N.J.<\/td>\n<td>NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Mexico<\/td>\n<td>N.M.<\/td>\n<td>NM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New York<\/td>\n<td>N.Y.<\/td>\n<td>NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\n<td>N.C.<\/td>\n<td>NC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<td>N.D.<\/td>\n<td>ND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\n<td>OH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>Okla.<\/td>\n<td>OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oregon<\/td>\n<td>Ore. <em data-redactor-tag=\"em\">or<\/em> Oreg.<\/td>\n<td>OR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>Pa.<\/td>\n<td>PA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rhode Island<\/td>\n<td>R.I.<\/td>\n<td>RI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Carolina<\/td>\n<td>S.C.<\/td>\n<td>SC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Dakota<\/td>\n<td>S.D.<\/td>\n<td>SD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\n<td>Tenn.<\/td>\n<td>TN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>Tex.<\/td>\n<td>TX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Utah<\/td>\n<td>Utah<\/td>\n<td>UT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vermont<\/td>\n<td>Vt.<\/td>\n<td>VT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td>Va.<\/td>\n<td>VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>Wash.<\/td>\n<td>WA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Virginia<\/td>\n<td>W.Va.<\/td>\n<td>WV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td>Wis. <em data-redactor-tag=\"em\">or<\/em> Wisc.<\/td>\n<td>WI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wyoming<\/td>\n<td>Wyo.<\/td>\n<td>WY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full Name Traditional Abbreviation 2-letter USPS Alabama Ala. 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