To allow space for the ZIP Code in the last line of an address, state names needed to be abbreviated. Previously, the Post Office Department preferred that state names be written in full, to avoid confusion. HISTORIAN UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ...
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Eight states are never abbreviated in text though; Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah. It’s easy to remember that rule. States with five or fewer letters, plus Alaska and Hawaii, are never abbreviated. Abbreviations for the United States The United States may be abb...
United States of America AL,USA Alabama AK,USA Alaska AS,USA American Samoa AZ,USA Arizona AR,USA Arkansas CA,USA California CO,USA Colorado CT,USA Connecticut DE,USA Delaware DC,USA District of Columbia FL,USA Florida GA,USA Georgia GU,USA Guam HI,USA Hawaii ID,USA Idaho IL,USA Illin...
State Abbreviations Table B-1: United States State Abbreviations (and District of Columbia) Abbreviation State Abbreviation AL Alabama NE AK Alaska NV AZ Arizona NH AR Arkansas NJ CA California NM CO Colorado NY CT Connecticut NC DE Delaware ND FL Florida OH GA Georgia OK HI Hawaii OR ID ...
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Well, the official Chinese name for “the United States of America” is: 美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòng guó) The translation was done by combining the sound and meaning of the country’s original English name. 美利坚 (Měilìjiān) mimics the sound of the word “America”, 合众 (hézh...
HI Hawaii hmn harmonium HMS His/Her Majesty's Ship HMV His Master's Voice hn horn Hon. Honorary; Honourable hp harp hpd harpsichord HRH His/Her Royal Highness Hung. Hungarian Hunts. Huntingdonshire Hz Hertz [c.p.s.] IA Iowa IAML International Association of Music Libraries IAWM Internationa...
The story starts in 1831–well before the states were given codes–with that year'sTable of Post Offices in the United States.TheTablewas essential for people to figure out where they could send their mail and where it could be received back when they were expected to retrieve it themselves...
the Secretary of Commerce switched to the more commonly used two-letter postal code abbreviations. If you follow the older practice, be consistent in your use of the traditional abbreviations, and remember that eight states (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Utah) are only...