TN 27 (01-11)

GN 02605.910 Postal Abbreviations

A. When to use city abbreviations

Use the ZIP Code Directory for acceptable United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviations of city and States.

B. List of State or territory abbreviations

The following is a list of States, possessions, and trusteeships abbreviations.

State/Possession

Abbreviation

ALABAMA

AL

ALASKA

AK

AMERICAN SAMOA

AS

ARIZONA

AZ

ARKANSAS

AR

CALIFORNIA

CA

COLORADO

CO

CONNECTICUT

CT

DELAWARE

DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DC

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

FM

FLORIDA

FL

GEORGIA

GA

GUAM

GU

HAWAII

HI

IDAHO

ID

ILLINOIS

IL

INDIANA

IN

IOWA

IA

KANSAS

KS

KENTUCKY

KY

LOUISIANA

LA

MAINE

ME

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MH

MARYLAND

MD

MASSACHUSETTS

MA

MICHIGAN

MI

MINNESOTA

MN

MISSISSIPPI

MS

MISSOURI

MO

MONTANA

MT

NEBRASKA

NE

NEVADA

NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NH

NEW JERSEY

NJ

NEW MEXICO

NM

NEW YORK

NY

NORTH CAROLINA

NC

NORTH DAKOTA

ND

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

MP

OHIO

OH

OKLAHOMA

OK

OREGON

OR

PALAU

PW

PENNSYLVANIA

PA

PUERTO RICO

PR

RHODE ISLAND

RI

SOUTH CAROLINA

SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

SD

TENNESSEE

TN

TEXAS

TX

UTAH

UT

VERMONT

VT

VIRGIN ISLANDS

VI

VIRGINIA

VA

WASHINGTON

WA

WEST VIRGINIA

WV

WISCONSIN

WI

WYOMING

WY

C. List of military abbreviations

The following is a list of military abbreviations.

Military “State”

Abbreviation

Armed Forces Africa

 

AE

 

Armed Forces Americas

(except Canada)

 

AA

 

Armed Forces Canada

 

AE

 

Armed Forces Europe

 

AE

 

Armed Forces Middle East

 

AE

 

Armed Forces Pacific

 

AP

 

D. List of street abbreviations

The following is a list of streets and their abbreviations.

Primary Street Suffix

Commonly Used
Street Suffix or Abbreviation

USPS Suffix Abbrev.

ALLEY

ALLEE

ALY

 

ALLEY

 

 

ALLY

 

 

ALY

 

ANEX

ANEX

ANX

 

ANNEX

 

 

ANNX

 

 

ANX

 

ARCADE

ARC

ARC

 

ARCADE

 

AVENUE

AV

AVE

 

AVE

 

 

AVEN

 

 

AVENU

 

 

AVENUE

 

 

AVN

 

 

AVNUE

 

BAYOU

BAYOO

BYU

 

BAYOU

 

BEACH

BCH

BCH

 

BEACH

 

BEND

BEND

BND

 

BND

 

BLUFF

BLF

BLF

 

BLUF

 

 

BLUFF

 

BLUFFS

BLUFFS

BLFS

BOTTOM

BOT

BTM

 

BTM

 

 

BOTTM

 

 

BOTTOM

 

BOULEVARD

BLVD

BLVD

 

BOUL

 

 

BOULEVARD

 

 

BOULV

 

BRANCH

BR

BR

 

BRNCH

 

 

BRANCH

 

BRIDGE

BRDGE

BRG

 

BRG

 

 

BRIDGE

 

BROOK

BRK

BRK

 

BROOK

 

BROOKS

BROOKS

BRKS

BURG

BURG

BG

BURGS

BURGS

BGS

BYPASS

BYP

BYP

 

BYPA

 

 

BYPAS

 

 

BYPASS

 

 

BYPS

 

CAMP

CAMP

CP

 

CP

 

 

CMP

 

CANYON

CANYN

CYN

 

CANYON

 

 

CNYN

 

CAPE

CAPE

CPE

 

CPE

 

CAUSEWAY

CAUSEWAY

CSWY

 

CAUSWA

 

 

CSWY

 

CENTER

CEN

CTR

 

CENT

 

 

CENTER

 

 

CENTR

 

 

CENTRE

 

 

CNTER

 

 

CNTR

 

 

CTR

 

CENTERS

CENTERS

CTRS

CIRCLE

CIR

CIR

 

CIRC

 

 

CIRCL

 

 

CIRCLE

 

 

CRCL

 

 

CRCLE

 

CIRCLES

CIRCLES

CIRS

CLIFF

CLF

CLF

 

CLIFF

 

CLIFFS

CLFS

CLFS

 

CLIFFS

 

CLUB

CLB

CLB

 

CLUB

 

COMMON

COMMON

CMN

COMMONS

COMMONS

CMNS

CORNER

COR

COR

 

CORNER

 

CORNERS

CORNERS

CORS

 

CORS

 

COURSE

COURSE

CRSE

 

CRSE

 

COURT

COURT

CT

 

CT

 

COURTS

COURTS

CTS

 

CTS

 

COVE

COVE

CV

 

CV

 

COVES

COVES

CVS

CREEK

CREEK

CRK

 

CRK

 

CRESCENT

CRESCENT

CRES

 

CRES

 

 

CRSENT

 

 

CRSNT

 

CREST

CREST

CRST

CROSSING

CROSSING

XING

 

CRSSNG

 

 

XING

 

CROSSROAD

CROSSROAD

XRD

CROSSROADS

CROSSROADS

XRDS

CURVE

CURVE

CURV

DALE

DALE

DL

 

DL

 

DAM

DAM

DM

 

DM

 

DIVIDE

DIV

DV

 

DIVIDE

 

 

DV

 

 

DVD

 

DRIVE

DR

DR

 

DRIV

 

 

DRIVE

 

 

DRV

 

DRIVES

DRIVES

DRS

ESTATE

EST

EST

 

ESTATE

 

ESTATES

ESTATES

ESTS

 

ESTS

 

EXPRESSWAY

EXP

EXPY

 

EXPR

 

 

EXPRESS

 

 

EXPRESSWAY

 

 

EXPW

 

 

EXPY

 

EXTENSION

EXT

EXT

 

EXTENSION

 

 

EXTN

 

 

EXTNSN

 

EXTENSIONS

EXTS

EXTS

FALL

FALL

FALL

FALLS

FALLS

FLS

 

FLS

 

FERRY

FERRY

FRY

 

FRRY

 

 

FRY

 

FIELD

FIELD

FLD

 

FLD

 

FIELDS

FIELDS

FLDS

 

FLDS

 

FLAT

FLAT

FLT

 

FLT

 

FLATS

FLATS

FLTS

 

FLTS

 

FORD

FORD

FRD

 

FRD

 

FORDS

FORDS

FRDS

FOREST

FOREST

FRST

 

FORESTS

 

 

FRST

 

FORGE

FORG

FRG

 

FORGE

 

 

FRG

 

FORGES

FORGES

FRGS

FORK

FORK

FRK

 

FRK

 

FORKS

FORKS

FRKS

 

FRKS

 

FORT

FORT

FT

 

FRT

 

 

FT

 

FREEWAY

FREEWAY

FWY

 

FREEWY

 

 

FRWAY

 

 

FRWY

 

 

FWY

 

GARDEN

GARDEN

GDN

 

GARDN

 

 

GRDEN

 

 

GRDN

 

GARDENS

GARDENS

GDNS

 

GDNS

 

 

GRDNS

 

GATEWAY

GATEWAY

GTWY

 

GATEWY

 

 

GATWAY

 

 

GTWAY

 

 

GTWY

 

GLEN

GLEN

GLN

 

GLN

 

GLENS

GLENS

GLNS

GREEN

GREEN

GRN

 

GRN

 

GREENS

GREENS

GRNS

GROVE

GROV

GRV

 

GROVE

 

 

GRV

 

GROVES

GROVES

GRVS

HARBOR

HARB

HBR

 

HARBOR

 

 

HARBR

 

 

HBR

 

 

HRBOR

 

HARBORS

HARBORS

HBRS

HAVEN

HAVEN

HVN

 

HVN

 

HEIGHTS

HT

HTS

 

HTS

 

HIGHWAY

HIGHWAY

HWY

 

HIGHWY

 

 

HIWAY

 

 

HIWY

 

 

HWAY

 

 

HWY

 

HILL

HILL

HL

 

HL

 

HILLS

HILLS

HLS

 

HLS

 

HOLLOW

HLLW

HOLW

 

HOLLOW

 

 

HOLLOWS

 

 

HOLW

 

 

HOLWS

 

INLET

INLT

INLT

ISLAND

IS

IS

 

ISLAND

 

 

ISLND

 

ISLANDS

ISLANDS

ISS

 

ISLNDS

 

 

ISS

 

ISLE

ISLE

ISLE

 

ISLES

 

JUNCTION

JCT

JCT

 

JCTION

 

 

JCTN

 

 

JUNCTION

 

 

JUNCTN

 

 

JUNCTON

 

JUNCTIONS

JCTNS

JCTS

 

JCTS

 

 

JUNCTIONS

 

KEY

KEY

KY

 

KY

 

KEYS

KEYS

KYS

 

KYS

 

KNOLL

KNL

KNL

 

KNOL

 

 

KNOLL

 

KNOLLS

KNLS

KNLS

 

KNOLLS

 

LAKE

LK

LK

 

LAKE

 

LAKES

LKS

LKS

 

LAKES

 

LAND

LAND

LAND

LANDING

LANDING

LNDG

 

LNDG

 

 

LNDNG

 

LANE

LANE

LN

 

LN

 

LIGHT

LGT

LGT

 

LIGHT

 

LIGHTS

LIGHTS

LGTS

LOAF

LF

LF

 

LOAF

 

LOCK

LCK

LCK

 

LOCK

 

LOCKS

LCKS

LCKS

 

LOCKS

 

LODGE

LDG

LDG

 

LDGE

 

 

LODG

 

 

LODGE

 

LOOP

LOOP

LOOP

 

LOOPS

 

MALL

MALL

MALL

MANOR

MNR

MNR

 

MANOR

 

MANORS

MANORS

MNRS

 

MNRS

 

MEADOW

MEADOW

MDW

MEADOWS

MDW

MDWS

 

MDWS

 

 

MEADOWS

 

 

MEDOWS

 

MEWS

MEWS

MEWS

MILL

MILL

ML

MILLS

MILLS

MLS

MISSION

MISSN

MSN

 

MSSN

 

MOTORWAY

MOTORWAY

MTWY

MOUNT

MNT

MT

 

MT

 

 

MOUNT

 

MOUNTAIN

MNTAIN

MTN

 

MNTN

 

 

MOUNTAIN

 

 

MOUNTIN

 

 

MTIN

 

 

MTN

 

MOUNTAINS

MNTNS

MTNS

 

MOUNTAINS

 

NECK

NCK

NCK

 

NECK

 

ORCHARD

ORCH

ORCH

 

ORCHARD

 

 

ORCHRD

 

OVAL

OVAL

OVAL

 

OVL

 

OVERPASS

OVERPASS

OPAS

PARK

PARK

PARK

 

PRK

 

PARKS

PARKS

PARK

PARKWAY

PARKWAY

PKWY

 

PARKWY

 

 

PKWAY

 

 

PKWY

 

 

PKY

 

PARKWAYS

PARKWAYS

PKWY

 

PKWYS

 

PASS

PASS

PASS

PASSAGE

PASSAGE

PSGE

PATH

PATH

PATH

 

PATHS

 

PIKE

PIKE

PIKE

 

PIKES

 

PINE

PINE

PNE

PINES

PINES

PNES

 

PNES

 

PLACE

PL

PL

PLAIN

PLAIN

PLN

 

PLN

 

PLAINS

PLAINS

PLNS

 

PLNS

 

PLAZA

PLAZA

PLZ

 

PLZ

 

 

PLZA

 

POINT

POINT

PT

 

PT

 

POINTS

POINTS

PTS

 

PTS

 

PORT

PORT

PRT

 

PRT

 

PORTS

PORTS

PRTS

 

PRTS

 

PRAIRIE

PR

PR

 

PRAIRIE

 

 

PRR

 

RADIAL

RAD

RADL

 

RADIAL

 

 

RADIEL

 

 

RADL

 

RAMP

RAMP

RAMP

RANCH

RANCH

RNCH

 

RANCHES

 

 

RNCH

 

 

RNCHS

 

RAPID

RAPID

RPD

 

RPD

 

RAPIDS

RAPIDS

RPDS

 

RPDS

 

REST

REST

RST

 

RST

 

RIDGE

RDG

RDG

 

RDGE

 

 

RIDGE

 

RIDGES

RDGS

RDGS

 

RIDGES

 

RIVER

RIV

RIV

 

RIVER

 

 

RVR

 

 

RIVR

 

ROAD

RD

RD

 

ROAD

 

ROADS

ROADS

RDS

 

RDS

 

ROUTE

ROUTE

RTE

ROW

ROW

ROW

RUE

RUE

RUE

RUN

RUN

RUN

SHOAL

SHL

SHL

 

SHOAL

 

SHOALS

SHLS

SHLS

 

SHOALS

 

SHORE

SHOAR

SHR

 

SHORE

 

 

SHR

 

SHORES

SHOARS

SHRS

 

SHORES

 

 

SHRS

 

SKYWAY

SKYWAY

SKWY

SPRING

SPG

SPG

 

SPNG

 

 

SPRING

 

 

SPRNG

 

SPRINGS

SPGS

SPGS

 

SPNGS

 

 

SPRINGS

 

 

SPRNGS

 

SPUR

SPUR

SPUR

SPURS

SPURS

SPUR

SQUARE

SQ

SQ

 

SQR

 

 

SQRE

 

 

SQU

 

 

SQUARE

 

SQUARES

SQRS

SQS

 

SQUARES

 

STATION

STA

STA

 

STATION

 

 

STATN

 

 

STN

 

STRAVENUE

STRA

STRA

 

STRAV

 

 

STRAVEN

 

 

STRAVENUE

 

 

STRAVN

 

 

STRVN

 

 

STRVNUE

 

STREAM

STREAM

STRM

 

STREME

 

 

STRM

 

STREET

STREET

ST

 

STRT

 

 

ST

 

 

STR

 

STREETS

STREETS

STS

SUMMIT

SMT

SMT

 

SUMIT

 

 

SUMITT

 

 

SUMMIT

 

TERRACE

TER

TER

 

TERR

 

 

TERRACE

 

THROUGHWAY

THROUGHWAY

TRWY

TRACE

TRACE

TRCE

 

TRACES

 

 

TRCE

 

TRACK

TRACK

TRAK

 

TRACKS

 

 

TRAK

 

 

TRK

 

 

TRKS

 

TRAFFICWAY

TRAFFICWAY

TRFY

TRAIL

TRAIL

TRL

 

TRAILS

 

 

TRL

 

 

TRLS

 

TRAILER

TRAILER

TRLR

 

TRLR

 

 

TRLRS

 

TUNNEL

TUNEL

TUNL

 

TUNL

 

 

TUNLS

 

 

TUNNEL

 

 

TUNNELS

 

 

TUNNL

 

TURNPIKE

TRNPK

TPKE

 

TURNPIKE

 

 

TURNPK

 

UNDERPASS

UNDERPASS

UPAS

UNION

UN

UN

 

UNION

 

UNIONS

UNIONS

UNS

VALLEY

VALLEY

VLY

 

VALLY

 

 

VLLY

 

 

VLY

 

VALLEYS

VALLEYS

VLYS

 

VLYS

 

VIADUCT

VDCT

VIA

 

VIA

 

 

VIADCT

 

 

VIADUCT

 

VIEW

VIEW

VW

 

VW

 

VIEWS

VIEWS

VWS

 

VWS

 

VILLAGE

VILL

VLG

 

VILLAG

 

 

VILLAGE

 

 

VILLG

 

 

VILLIAGE

 

 

VLG

 

VILLAGES

VILLAGES

VLGS

 

VLGS

 

VILLE

VILLE

VL

 

VL

 

VISTA

VIS

VIS

 

VIST

 

 

VISTA

 

 

VST

 

 

VSTA

 

WALK

WALK

WALK

WALKS

WALKS

WALK

WALL

WALL

WALL

WAY

WY

WAY

 

WAY

 

WAYS

WAYS

WAYS

WELL

WELL

WL

WELLS

WELLS

WLS

 

WLS

 

E. References

Publication 28 - Postal Addressing Standards, April 2010, USPS


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GN 02605.910 - Postal Abbreviations - 01/19/2011
Batch run: 07/08/2013
Rev:01/19/2011