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What are the state and province codes, and why do I get an error?

Last Updated: August 25, 2011
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The state and province codes are the two-letter abbreviations for each state or province. If an address is entered incorrectly, then you may get an error stating the state code is needed. Make sure the address is entered correctly.

State/ProvinceAbbreviation
AlabamaAL
AlaskaAK
AlbertaAB
ArizonaAZ
ArkansasAR
British ColumbiaBC
CaliforniaCA
ColoradoCO
ConnecticutCT
DelawareDE
District of ColumbiaDC
FloridaFL
GeorgiaGA
HawaiiHI
IdahoID
IllinoisIL
IndianaIN
IowaIA
KansasKS
KentuckyKY
LouisianaLA
MaineME
ManitobaMB
MarylandMD
MassachusettsMA
MichiganMI
MinnesotaMN
MississippiMS
MissouriMO
MontanaMT
NebraskaNE
NevadaNV
New BrunswickNB
New HampshireNH
New JerseyNJ
New MexicoNM
New YorkNY
Newfoundland and LabradorNL
North CarolinaNC
North DakotaND
Northwest TerritoriesNT
Nova ScotiaNS
NunavutNU
OhioOH
OntarioON
OklahomaOK
OregonOR
PennsylvaniaPA
Prince Edward IslandPE
QuebecQC
Rhode IslandRI
SaskatchewanSK
South CarolinaSC
South DakotaSD
TennesseeTN
TexasTX
UtahUT
VermontVT
VirginiaVA
WashingtonWA
West VirginiaWV
Wisconsin WI
WyomingWY
YukonYT

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