STATE/U.S. POSSESSION ABBREVIATION: A TWO POSITION ALPHA ABBREVIATION DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO IDENTIFY EACH STATE AND U.S. POSSESSION.
Also written as: STATE_PROVINCE
Code values (74)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| AA | Armed Forces America | ARMED FORCES AMERICA |
| AB | Alberta | ALBERTA |
| AE | Armed Forces Europe | ARMED FORCES EUROPE |
| AK | Alaska | ALASKA |
| AL | Alabama | ALABAMA |
| AP | Armed Forces Pacific | ARMED FORCES PACIFIC |
| AR | Arkansas | ARKANSAS |
| AS | American Samoa | AMERICAN SAMOA |
| AZ | Arizona | ARIZONA |
| BC | British Columbia | BRITISH COLUMBIA |
| CA | California | CALIFORNIA |
| CO | Colorado | COLORADO |
| CT | Connecticut | CONNECTICUT |
| DC | District of Columbia | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| DE | Delaware | DELAWARE |
| FL | Florida | FLORIDA |
| FM | Fed St Micronesia | FED ST MICRONESIA |
| GA | Georgia | GEORGIA |
| GU | Guam | GUAM |
| HI | Hawaii | HAWAII |
| IA | Iowa | IOWA |
| ID | Idaho | IDAHO |
| IL | Illinois | ILLINOIS |
| IN | Indiana | INDIANA |
| KS | Kansas | KANSAS |
| KY | Kentucky | KENTUCKY |
| LA | Louisiana | LOUISIANA |
| MA | Massachusetts | MASSACHUSETTS |
| MB | Manitoba | MANITOBA |
| MD | Maryland | MARYLAND |
| ME | Maine | MAINE |
| MI | Michigan | MICHIGAN |
| MN | Minnesota | MINNESOTA |
| MO | Missouri | MISSOURI |
| MP | Northern Mariana Island | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND |
| MS | Mississippi | MISSISSIPPI |
| MT | Montana | MONTANA |
| NB | New Brunswick | NEW BRUNSWICK |
| NC | North Carolina | NORTH CAROLINA |
| ND | North Dakota | NORTH DAKOTA |
| NE | Nebraska | NEBRASKA |
| NH | New Hampshire | NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| NJ | New Jersey | NEW JERSEY |
| NL | Newfoundland and Labrador | NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR |
| NM | New Mexico | NEW MEXICO |
| NS | Nova Scotia | NOVA SCOTIA |
| NT | Northwest Territories | NORTHWEST TERRITORIES |
| NU | Nunavut | NUNAVUT |
| NV | Nevada | NEVADA |
| NY | New York | NEW YORK |
| OH | Ohio | OHIO |
| OK | Oklahoma | OKLAHOMA |
| ON | Ontario | ONTARIO |
| OR | Oregon | OREGON |
| PA | Pennsylvania | PENNSYLVANIA |
| PE | Prince Edward Island | PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |
| PR | Puerto Rico | PUERTO RICO |
| PW | Palau Island | PALAU ISLAND |
| QC | Quebec | QUEBEC |
| RI | Rhode Island | RHODE ISLAND |
| SC | South Carolina | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| SD | South Dakota | SOUTH DAKOTA |
| SK | Saskatchewan | SASKATCHEWAN |
| TN | Tennessee | TENNESSEE |
| TX | Texas | TEXAS |
| UT | Utah | UTAH |
| VA | Virginia | VIRGINIA |
| VI | Virgin Islands | VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| VT | Vermont | VERMONT |
| WA | Washington | WASHINGTON |
| WI | Wisconsin | WISCONSIN |
| WV | West Virginia | WEST VIRGINIA |
| WY | Wyoming | WYOMING |
| YT | Yukon Territory | YUKON TERRITORY |
About STATE
What is STATE in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
STATE (State) sTATE/U.S. POSSESSION ABBREVIATION: A TWO POSITION ALPHA ABBREVIATION DESIGNATED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO IDENTIFY EACH STATE AND U.S. POSSESSION.
What does STATE code AA mean?
STATE code AA means "Armed Forces America". ARMED FORCES AMERICA
How many STATE codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 74 STATE (State) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
Last updated 2026-05-26. Published by DAITK™ against the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FLIS code dictionary, governed by DoD 4100.39-M (Federal Logistics Information System Procedures Manual).
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