U.S. Mail Abbreviations

Source: U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

US MAIL ABBREVIATIONS		Street Abbreviations (if any word is plural add S to the abbreviation)
AL	ALABAMA	ALY	ALLEY	HL	HILL	ST	STREET
AK	ALASKA	ANX	ANNEX	HOLW	HOLLOW	SMT	SUMMIT
AS	American Samoa	ARC	ARCADE	INLT	INLET	TER	TERRACE
AZ	ARIZONA	AVE	AVENUE	IS	ISLAND	TRWY	THROUGHWAY
AR	ARKANSAS	BYU	BAYOO	ISLE	ISLE	TRCE	TRACE
CA	CALIFORNIA	BCH	BEACH	JCT	JUNCTION	TRAK	TRACK
CO	COLORADO	BND	BEND	KY	KEY	TRFY	TRAFFICWAY
CT	CONNECTICUT	BLF	BLUFF	KNL	KNOLL	TRL	TRAIL
DE	DELAWARE	BTM	BOTTOM	LK	LAKE	TRLR	TRAILER
DC	District of Columbia	BLVD	BOULEVARD	LAND	LAND	TUNL	TUNNEL
FM	Federated States of Micronesia	BR	BRANCH	LNDG	LANDING	TPKE	TURNPIKE
FL	FLORIDA	BRG	BRIDGE	LN	LANE	UPAS	UNDERPASS
GE	GEORGIA	BRK	BROOK	LGT	LIGHT	UN	UNION
GU	Guam	BG	BURG	LF	LOAF	VLY	VALLEY
HI	HAWAII	BYP	BYPASS	LCK	LOCK	VIA	VIADUCT
ID	IDAHO	CP	CAMP	LDG	LODGE	VW	VIEW
IL	ILLINOIS	CYN	CANYON	LOOP	LOOP	VLG	VILLAGE
IN	INDIANA	CPE	CAPE	MALL	MALL	VL	VILLE
IA	IOWA	CSWY	CAUSEWAY	MNR	MANOR	VIS	VISTA
KS	KANSAS	CTR	CENTER	MDW	MEADOW	WALK	WALK
KY	KENTUCKY	CIR	CIRCLE	MEWS	MEWS	WAY	WAY
LA	LOUISIANA	CLF	CLIFF	ML	MILL	WL	WELL
ME	MAINE	CLB	CLUB	MSN	MISSION
MD	MARYLAND	CMN	COMMON	MTWY	MOTORWAY	Building Abbreviations
MA	MASSACHUSETTS	COR	CORNER	MT	MOUNT	BSMT	BASEMENT
MI	MICHIGAN	CRSE	COURSE	MTN	MOUNTAIN	BLDG	BUILDING
MN	MINNESOTA	CTR	COURT	NCK	NECK	DEPT	DEPARTMENT
MS	MISSISSIPPI	CV	COVE	ORCH	ORCHARD	FL	FLOOR
MO	MISSOURI	CRK	CREEK	OVAL	OVAL	FRNT	FRONT
MN	MONTANA	CRES	CRESCENT	OPAS	OVERPASS	HNGR	HANGER
NE	NEBRASKA	CRST	CREST	PARK	PARK	LBBY	LOBBY
NV	NEVADA	XING	CROSSING	PKWY	PARKWAY	LOT	LOT
NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	XRDS	CROSSROADS	PASS	PASS	LOWR	LOWER
NJ	NEW JERSEY	CURV	CURVE	PATH	PATH	OFC	OFFICE
NM	NEW MEXICO	DL	DALE	PIKE	PIKE	PH	PENTHOUSE
NY	NEW YORK	DM	DAM	PINES	PNES	PIER	PIER
NC	NORTH CAROLINA	DV	DIVIDE	PL	PLACE	REAR	REAR
ND	NORTH DAKOTA	DR	DRIVE	PLN	PLAIN	RM	ROOM
MP	Northern Mariana Islands	EST	ESTATE	PLZ	PLAZA	SIDE	SIDE
OH	OHIO	EXPY	EXPRESSWAY	PT	POINT	SLIP	SLIP
OK	OKLAHOMA	EXT	EXTENSION	PRT	PORT	SPC	SPACE
OR	OREGON	FALL	FALL	PRT	PRAIRIE	STOP	STOP
PW	Palau	FLS	FALLS	RADL	RADIAL	STE	SUITE
PA	PENNSYLVANIA	FRY	FERRY	RAMP	RAMP	TRLR	TRAILER
PR	Puerto Rico	FLD	FIELD	RNCH	RANCH	UNIT	UNIT
RI	RHODE ISLAND	FLT	FLAT	RPD	RAPID	UPPER	UPPER
SC	SOUTH CAROLINA	FLTS	FLATS	RST	REST
SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	FRD	FORD	RDG	RIDGE	CANADA
TN	TENNESEE	FRST	FOREST	RIV	RIVER	AB	Alberta
TX	TEXAS	FRG	FORGE	RD	ROAD	BC	British Columbia
UT	UTAH	FRK	FORK	ROW	ROW	MB	Manitoba
VT	VERMONT	FT	FORT	RUE	RUE	NB	New Brunswick
VI	Virgin Islands	FWY	FREEWAY	RUN	RUN	NF	Newfoundland
VA	VIRGINIA	GDN	GARDEN	SHL	SHOAL	NS	Nova Scotia
WA	WASHINGTON	GTWY	GATEWAY	SHR	SHORE	NT	N.W. Territories
WV	WEST VIRGINIA	GLN	GLEN	SKWY	SKYWAY	ON	Ontario
WI	WISCONSIN	GRN	GREEN	SPG	SPRING	PE	Prince Edward Is
WY	WYOMING	GRV	GROVE	SPUR	SPUR	QC	Quebec
		HBR	HARBOR	SQ	SQUARE	SK	Saskatchewan
AA	Armed Forces (Americas – except Canada)	HVN	HAVEN	STA	STATION	YN	Yukon
AE	Armed Forces (Africa, Canada, Middle East)	HTS	HEIGHTS	STRA	STRAVENUE
AP	Armed Forces (Pacific)	HWY	HIGHWAY	STRM	STREAM

U.S. Mail Abbreviations

US MAIL ABBREVIATIONS

Street Abbreviations (if any word is plural add S to the abbreviation)

AL

ALABAMA

ALY

ALLEY

HL

HILL

ST

STREET

AK

ALASKA

ANX

ANNEX

HOLW

HOLLOW

SMT

SUMMIT

AS

American Samoa

ARC

ARCADE

INLT

INLET

TER

TERRACE

AZ

ARIZONA

AVE

AVENUE

IS

ISLAND

TRWY

THROUGHWAY

AR

ARKANSAS

BYU

BAYOO

ISLE

ISLE

TRCE

TRACE

CA

CALIFORNIA

BCH

BEACH

JCT

JUNCTION

TRAK

TRACK

CO

COLORADO

BND

BEND

KY

KEY

TRFY

TRAFFICWAY

CT

CONNECTICUT

BLF

BLUFF

KNL

KNOLL

TRL

TRAIL

DE

DELAWARE

BTM

BOTTOM

LK

LAKE

TRLR

TRAILER

DC

District of Columbia

BLVD

BOULEVARD

LAND