When did the abbreviations for states appear?
Back in 1831, the
Table of Post Offices in the United States was created in order to help people send their mail to the right address and receive it if it wasn't delivered. People really enjoyed to use the
50 states abbreviations instead of writing the long names of the states, that is why the table of the
50 states abbreviations was useful.
Publication 59 introduced the new
50 states abbreviations that became shorter. Only two of the overseas territories have their own abbreviations:
Guam and
Puerto Rico.
US state abbreviations
The
United States Postal Service has standardized the
50 states abbreviations in order for the parcels to arrive at the right destination. The
abbreviations for states are also used to represent the
states of the US in case of data processing and in other purposes. The
50 states abbreviations contain only two capital letters. This
50 states abbreviations lesson will be useful for those who send parcels or letters, who do business or for students. The
state abbreviations list is complete and includes
all 50 states. The list of
50 states abbreviations will be easy to remember with the help of our flashcards. Here are some examples from the
50 states abbreviations included in this lesson:
- 1. AZ - Arizona
- 2. CA - California
- 3. FL - Florida
- 4. HI- Hawaii
- 5. IN - Indiana
State abbreviations list
Learn all the
50 states abbreviations with this lesson! If you were curious what is the
Missouri abbreviation and how to differentiate it from the
Minnesota abbreviation - you will learn them now! The lesson includes the
Indiana abbreviation and the
Michigan abbreviation. Want to send a letter to Massachusetts? Then you'll need to know the
Massachusetts abbreviation. You can learn all that with the help of our flashcards! If you want to know other things besides the
50 states abbreviations, we have many interesting lessons prepared for you! Just explore our site! If you are interested in the US history, test your knowledge with the
Major dates in the history of the US lesson.
