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.

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