Jurisdiction Mail Abbreviation Values
Postal services in the U.S. and Canada use official two character abbreviations for the states, provinces and other jurisdictions belonging to their countries. The U.S. state and Canadian province values listed below share the same values as listed in the AAMVA jurisdiction codes. There are differences when it comes to the U.S. territories and government agencies.
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Meaning
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United States
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US Territorial Possessions
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Canada
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AK
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Alaska
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AS
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American Samoa
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AB
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Alberta
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AL
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Alabama
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FM
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Federal States of Micronesia
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BC
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British Columbia
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AR
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Arkansas
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GU
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Guam
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MB
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Manitoba
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AZ
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Arizona
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MH
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Marshal Islands
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NB
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New Brunswick
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CA
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California
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MP
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Northern Mariana Islands
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NF
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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CO
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Colorado
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PR
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Puerto Rico
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NT
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Northwest Territory
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CT
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Connecticut
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VI
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Virgin Islands
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NS
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Nova Scotia
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DC
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District of Columbia
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NU
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Nunavut
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DE
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Delaware
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US Government Agencies
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ON
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Ontario
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FL
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Florida
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AA
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Armed Forces America
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PE
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Prince Edward Island
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GA
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Georgia
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AE
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Armed Forces Europe, Canada, Africa & Middle East
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QC
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Quebec
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HI
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Hawaii
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AP
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Armed Forces Pacific
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SK
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Saskatchewan
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IA
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Iowa
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YT
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Yukon Territory
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ID
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Idaho
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IL
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Illinois
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IN
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Indiana
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KS
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Kansas
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KY
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Kentucky
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LA
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Louisiana
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MA
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Massachusetts
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MD
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Maryland
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ME
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Maine
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MI
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Michigan
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MN
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Minnesota
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MO
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Missouri
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MS
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Mississippi
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MT
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Montana
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NC
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North Carolina
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ND
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North Dakota
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NE
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Nebraska
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NH
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New Hampshire
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NJ
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New Jersey
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NM
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New Mexico
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NV
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Nevada
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NY
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New York
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OH
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Ohio
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OK
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Oklahoma
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OR
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Oregon
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PA
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Pennsylvania
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RI
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Rhode Island
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SC
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South Carolina
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SD
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South Dakota
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TN
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Tennessee
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TX
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Texas
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UT
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Utah
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VA
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Virginia
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VT
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Vermont
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WA
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Washington
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WI
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Wisconsin
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WV
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West Virginia
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WY
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Wyoming
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