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Jurisdiction Code Values

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.

Value

Meaning

 

Value

Meaning

 

Value

Meaning

flag-of-USA

United States

 

flag-of-USA

US Territorial Possessions

 

flag-of-Canada

Canada

AK

Alaska

 

AS

American Samoa

 

AB

Alberta

AL

Alabama

 

FM

Federal States of Micronesia

 

BC

British Columbia

AR

Arkansas

 

GU

Guam

 

MB

Manitoba

AZ

Arizona

 

MH

Marshal Islands

 

NB

New Brunswick

CA

California

 

MP

Northern Mariana Islands

 

NF

Newfoundland and Labrador

CO

Colorado

 

PR

Puerto Rico

 

NT

Northwest Territory

CT

Connecticut

 

VI

Virgin Islands

 

NS

Nova Scotia

DC

District of Columbia

 

 

 

 

NU

Nunavut

DE

Delaware

 

 

US Government Agencies

 

ON

Ontario

FL

Florida

 

AA

Armed Forces America

 

PE

Prince Edward Island

GA

Georgia

 

AE

Armed Forces Europe, Canada, Africa & Middle East

 

QC

Quebec

HI

Hawaii

 

AP

Armed Forces Pacific

 

SK

Saskatchewan

IA

Iowa

 

 

 

 

YT

Yukon Territory

ID

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

IL

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

KS

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

KY

Kentucky

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA

Louisiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

MA

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

ME

Maine

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

 

MN

Minnesota

 

 

 

 

 

 

MO

Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

MT

Montana

 

 

 

 

 

 

NC

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

ND

North Dakota

 

 

 

 

 

 

NE

Nebraska

 

 

 

 

 

 

NH

New Hampshire

 

 

 

 

 

 

NJ

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

NM

New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

NV

Nevada

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

OH

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

 

PA

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

RI

Rhode Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC

South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

SD

South Dakota

 

 

 

 

 

 

TN

Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

 

TX

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

UT

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA

Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

Vermont

 

 

 

 

 

 

WA

Washington

 

 

 

 

 

 

WI

Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 

WV

West Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

WY

Wyoming

 

 

 

 

 

 

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