List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations" in English language version.

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3books.google.com

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andyarthur.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Arthur, Andy. "Penna. the Abbreviation". AndyArthur.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Consolidated Listing of FAA Certificated Repair Stations. U.S. Dept. of Transportation. December 9, 1970. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States. Washington, D.C.: [U.S.] Government Printing Office. January 1, 1863. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
Fisher, Richard S. (1857). A new and complete statistical gazetteer of the United States of America. J. H. Colton and Company. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

cornell.edu (Global: 332^nd place; English: 246^th place)

law.cornell.edu

"Basic Legal Citation". www.law.cornell.edu. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

doi.gov (Global: 4,918^th place; English: 3,192^nd place)

"Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands". www.doi.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Harper, Russell David, ed. (2017) [1906]. "10.27 Abbreviations for US states and territories". The Chicago manual of style (17th ed.). The University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/cmos17. ISBN 9780226287058. LCCN 2017020712. In bibliographies, tabular matter, lists, and mailing addresses, they are usually abbreviated. In all such contexts, Chicago prefers the two-letter postal codes to the conventional abbreviations.

ecfr.gov (Global: 5,608^th place; English: 3,261^st place)

33 CFR 173, App. A

gmanetwork.com (Global: 824^th place; English: 488^th place)

"Philippine diplomats will now use PH or PHL instead of RP". GMA News. October 28, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2013.

gpo.gov (Global: 1,360^th place; English: 845^th place)

frwebgate.access.gpo.gov

U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, 30th Edition [2] Accessed April 21, 2009.

loc.gov (Global: 70^th place; English: 63^rd place)

lccn.loc.gov

Harper, Russell David, ed. (2017) [1906]. "10.27 Abbreviations for US states and territories". The Chicago manual of style (17th ed.). The University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/cmos17. ISBN 9780226287058. LCCN 2017020712. In bibliographies, tabular matter, lists, and mailing addresses, they are usually abbreviated. In all such contexts, Chicago prefers the two-letter postal codes to the conventional abbreviations.

nga.mil (Global: 2,028^th place; English: 1,414^th place)

nsgreg.nga.mil

"Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes Standard". NSG Standards Registry. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

nist.gov (Global: 355^th place; English: 454^th place)

itl.nist.gov

Hawes, Kristi G. (May 28, 1987). "Information Technology Laboratory". NIST. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174^th place; English: 773^rd place)

Robbins, Sonia J. (January 4, 2004). "State Abbreviations". New York University. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009.

purdue.edu (Global: 850^th place; English: 625^th place)

owl.purdue.edu

"AP Style – Purdue OWL – Purdue University". owl.purdue.edu. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

upu.int (Global: low place; English: low place)

"United States of America Minor Outlying Islands" (PDF). Universal Postal Union. March 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

usps.com (Global: 2,593^rd place; English: 1,476^th place)

about.usps.com

"USPS Postal History: State Abbreviations" (PDF). USPS. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.. See [1] for a live page with the same table in HTML form.
"USPS Postal News, "It's Okay to Say 'I Don't Know,' So Long As You Find Out!" January 9, 2009". About.usps.com. January 9, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

pe.usps.com

United States Postal Service (June 2020). "Appendix B. Two–Letter State and Possession Abbreviations. Postal Addressing Standards". Postal Explorer. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

washingtonhistory.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

digitum.washingtonhistory.org

"search on WN". Digitum.washingtonhistory.org. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"USPS Postal History: State Abbreviations" (PDF). USPS. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2011.. See [1] for a live page with the same table in HTML form.
Hawes, Kristi G. (May 28, 1987). "Information Technology Laboratory". NIST. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
Robbins, Sonia J. (January 4, 2004). "State Abbreviations". New York University. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009.

List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations (English Wikipedia)

andyarthur.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

cornell.edu (Global: 332nd place; English: 246th place)

law.cornell.edu

doi.gov (Global: 4,918th place; English: 3,192nd place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

ecfr.gov (Global: 5,608th place; English: 3,261st place)

gmanetwork.com (Global: 824th place; English: 488th place)

gpo.gov (Global: 1,360th place; English: 845th place)

frwebgate.access.gpo.gov

loc.gov (Global: 70th place; English: 63rd place)

lccn.loc.gov

nga.mil (Global: 2,028th place; English: 1,414th place)

nsgreg.nga.mil

nist.gov (Global: 355th place; English: 454th place)

itl.nist.gov

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174th place; English: 773rd place)

purdue.edu (Global: 850th place; English: 625th place)

owl.purdue.edu

upu.int (Global: low place; English: low place)

usps.com (Global: 2,593rd place; English: 1,476th place)

about.usps.com

pe.usps.com

washingtonhistory.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

digitum.washingtonhistory.org

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

cornell.edu (Global: 332^nd place; English: 246^th place)

doi.gov (Global: 4,918^th place; English: 3,192^nd place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

ecfr.gov (Global: 5,608^th place; English: 3,261^st place)

gmanetwork.com (Global: 824^th place; English: 488^th place)

gpo.gov (Global: 1,360^th place; English: 845^th place)

loc.gov (Global: 70^th place; English: 63^rd place)

nga.mil (Global: 2,028^th place; English: 1,414^th place)

nist.gov (Global: 355^th place; English: 454^th place)

nyu.edu (Global: 1,174^th place; English: 773^rd place)

purdue.edu (Global: 850^th place; English: 625^th place)

usps.com (Global: 2,593^rd place; English: 1,476^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)