ISO 3166-2:US
Encyclopedia
ISO 3166-2:US is the entry for the United States
in ISO 3166-2
, part of the ISO 3166
standard
published by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), which defines code
s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
s or states) of all countries
coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for the United States, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following subdivisions:
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is US, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
code of the United States. The second part is two letters, which is the postal abbreviation of the state, district, or outlying area, except the United States Minor Outlying Islands which do not have a postal abbreviation.
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...
, part of the ISO 3166
ISO 3166
ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...
standard
Standardization
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published by the International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
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(ISO), which defines code
Code
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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s or states) of all countries
Country
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coded in ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...
.
Currently for the United States, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following subdivisions:
- 50 states
- 1 district (i.e., the District of Columbia, the capital of the country, also known as Washington D.C.)
- 6 outlying areasInsular areaAn insular area is a United States territory, that is neither a part of one of the fifty U.S. states nor the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States...
(including the United States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsThe United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consists of nine United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll,...
, a collection of nine islands or groups of islands)
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is US, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
code of the United States. The second part is two letters, which is the postal abbreviation of the state, district, or outlying area, except the United States Minor Outlying Islands which do not have a postal abbreviation.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category |
---|---|---|
US-AL | Alabama | state |
US-AK | Alaska | state |
US-AZ | Arizona | state |
US-AR | Arkansas | state |
US-CA | California | state |
US-CO | Colorado | state |
US-CT | Connecticut | state |
US-DE | Delaware | state |
US-FL | Florida | state |
US-GA | state | |
US-HI | Hawaii | state |
US-ID | Idaho | state |
US-IL | Illinois | state |
US-IN | Indiana | state |
US-IA | Iowa | state |
US-KS | Kansas | state |
US-KY | Kentucky | state |
US-LA | Louisiana | state |
US-ME | Maine | state |
US-MD | Maryland | state |
US-MA | Massachusetts | state |
US-MI | Michigan | state |
US-MN | Minnesota | state |
US-MS | Mississippi | state |
US-MO | Missouri | state |
US-MT | Montana | state |
US-NE | Nebraska | state |
US-NV | Nevada | state |
US-NH | New Hampshire | state |
US-NJ | New Jersey | state |
US-NM | New Mexico | state |
US-NY | New York | state |
US-NC | North Carolina | state |
US-ND | North Dakota | state |
US-OH | Ohio | state |
US-OK | Oklahoma | state |
US-OR | Oregon | state |
US-PA | Pennsylvania | state |
US-RI | Rhode Island | state |
US-SC | South Carolina | state |
US-SD | South Dakota | state |
US-TN | Tennessee | state |
US-TX | Republic of Texas | state |
US-UT | Utah | state |
US-VT | Vermont | state |
US-VA | Virginia | state |
US-WA | Washington | state |
US-WV | West Virginia | state |
US-WI | Wisconsin | state |
US-WY | Wyoming | state |
US-DC | Washington, D.C. | district |
US-AS | American Samoa | outlying territory |
US-GU | Guam | outlying territory |
US-MP | Northern Mariana Islands | outlying territory |
US-PR | Puerto Rico | outlying territory |
US-UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consists of nine United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll,... |
outlying territory |
US-VI | outlying territory |
Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1
Besides being included as subdivisions of the United States in ISO 3166-2, the outlying areas are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.Code | Subdivision name | Alpha-2 code | ISO 3166-2 codes |
---|---|---|---|
US-AS | American Samoa American Samoa American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa... |
AS | ISO 3166-2:AS ISO 3166-2:AS ISO 3166-2:AS is the entry for American Samoa in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are... |
US-GU | Guam Guam Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United... |
GU | ISO 3166-2:GU ISO 3166-2:GU ISO 3166-2:GU is the entry for Guam in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in the... |
US-MP | Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines... |
MP | ISO 3166-2:MP ISO 3166-2:MP ISO 3166-2:MP is the entry for the Northern Mariana Islands in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2... |
US-PR | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... |
PR | ISO 3166-2:PR ISO 3166-2:PR ISO 3166-2:PR is the entry for Puerto Rico in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined... |
US-UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consists of nine United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea: Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll,... |
UM | ISO 3166-2:UM ISO 3166-2:UM ISO 3166-2:UM is the entry for the United States Minor Outlying Islands in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for... |
US-VI | Virgin Islands, U.S. United States Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S... |
VI | ISO 3166-2:VI ISO 3166-2:VI ISO 3166-2:VI is the entry for the United States Virgin Islands in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO... |
See also
- Subdivisions of the United States
- FIPS region codes of United States
- FIPS state codes of the United States
External links
- States of the United States, Statoids.com