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Abbreviations

​USPS Directional Abbreviations

NORTH - N
EAST - E
SOUTH - S
WEST - W
NORTHEAST - NE
NORTHWEST - NW
SOUTHEAST - SE
SOUTHWEST - SW



USPS Secondary Address Abbreviations

APARTMENT - APT
BUILDING - BLDG
FLOOR - FL
ROOM - RM
SUITE - STE



USPS Street Designator Abbreviations

ALLEY - ALY
ANNEX - ANX
AVENUE - AVE
BEACH - BCH
BOULEVARD - BLVD
BRANCH - BR
CENTER - CTR
CIRCLE - CIR
COVE - CV
CROSSING - ZING
DRIVE - DR
ESTATES - EST
EXPRESSWAY - EXP
FALLS - FLS
HEIGHTS - HTS
HIGHWAY - WY
HILL - HI
ISLAND - IS
JUNCTION - JCT
LAKE - LK
LANE - LN
LODGE - LDG
LOOP - LOOP
MANOR - MNR
MEADOWS - MDWS
MILL - ML
MISSION - MSN
ORCHARD - ORCH
PARK - PARK
PARKWAY - PKY
PLAINS - PLNS
PLACE - PL
PLAZA - PLZ
POINT - PT
PORT - PRT
RIVER - RIV
ROAD - RD
SPRING - SPG
SQUARE - SQ
STATION - STA
STREET - ST
TERRACE - TER
TUNNEL - TNL
TURNPIKE - TPKE
UNION - UN
VALLEY - VLY
VIEW - VW
VILLAGE - VLG
WALK - WALK
WAY - WAY



USPS Two-letter State Abbreviations

ALABAMA - AL
ALASKA - AK
ARIZONA - AZ
ARKANSAS - AR
CALIFORNIA -CA
COLORADO - CO
CONNECTICUT - CT
DELAWARE - DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - DC
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
MINNESOTA - MN
MISSOURI - MO
MISSISSIPPI - MS
MONTANA - MT
NEBRASKA -NE
NEVADA - NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE - NH
NEW JERSEY - NJ
NEW MEXICO - NM
NEW YORK - NY
NORTH CAROLINA -NC
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - MP
OHIO -OH
OKLAHOMA - OK
OREGON - OR
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​

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