​Sort Sequence and State Abbreviations

​Sort Sequence Names and Abbreviations

Normal SpellingAbbreviation
And& (Use “and" unless ampersand is part of the vendor name)
America/American/AmericasAMER
Association/NatlAssn (of/for)Only the association name, not Assoc of XXX or XXX Assoc
Boise State UniversityBSU
Bureau/Division etc. (of/for)Only the bureau name, not Bureau of XXX or XXX Bureau
Coeur d'AleneCDA
CommissionCOMM
County (of)Only the county name, not County of XXX or XXX County
Department (of/for)Only the dept name, not Dept of/for XXX or XXX Dept
GovernmentGOVT
Idaho State UniversityISU
Idaho Transportation DepartmentITD
Incorporated/Corporation etc.Only the name of the corporation, leave off INC or CORP
IntermountainINTMTN
InternationalINTL
MountainMTN
National/National Assoc ofNATL
SaintST (only abbreviate “Saint" if it is in the IRS name that way)
State (of) for a specific stateUse the state abbreviation, not State of XXX, or XXX State
TransportationTRANS
United StatesUS
UniversityUNIV
University of IdahoUOFI


 

State and Region Abbreviations

See also the USPS web site for official state abbreviations.

State/RegionAbbreviationState/RegionAbbreviation
Alabama ALMontanaMT
AlaskaAKNebraskaNE
ArizonaAZNevadaNV
ArkansasARNew HampshireNH
CaliforniaCANew JerseyNJ
ColoradoCONew MexicoNM
ConnecticutCTNew YorkNY
DelawareDENorth CarolinaNC
FloridaFLNorth DakotaND
GeorgiaGAOhioOH
HawaiiHIOklahomaOK
IdahoIDOregonOR
IllinoisILPennsylvaniaPA
IndianaINRhode IslandRI
IowaIASouth CarolinaSC
KansasKSSouth DakotaSD
KentuckyKYTennesseeTN
LouisianaLATexasTX
MaineMEUtahUT
MarylandMDVermontVT
MassachusettsMAVirginiaVA
MichiganMIWashingtonWA
MinnesotaMNWest VirginiaWV
MississippiMSWisconsinWI
MissouriMOWyomingWY
American SamoaASDistrict of ColumbiaDC
Federated States of MicronesiaFMGuamGU
Marshall IslandsMHNorthern Mariana IslandsMP
PalauPWPuerto RicoPR
Virgin IslandsVI