US State Abbreviations and Nicknames

Alabama- AL
Alaska - AK
American Samoa - AS
Arizona- AZ
Arkansas - AR
California - CA
Colorado - CO
Connecticut - CT
Delaware - DE
District of Columbia - DC
Federated States of Micronesia* - FM
Florida- FL
Georgia- GA
Guam - GU
Hawaii - HI
Idaho - I'd
Illinois - I'll
Indiana - IN
Iowa - IA
Kansas - KS
Kentucky - KY
Louisiana - LA
Maine - ME
Marshall Islands* - MH
Maryland - MD
Massachusetts - MA
Michigan - MI
Minnesota - MN
Mississippi - MS
Missouri - MONTH
Montana- MT
Nebraska - NE
Nevada - NV
New Hampshire - NH
New Jersey - NJ
New Mexico - NM
New York - NY
North Carolina - NC
North Dakota - ND
Northern Mariana Islands - MP
Ohio - OH
Oklahoma - OK
Oregon - OR
Palau* - P
WPennsylvania - PA
Puerto Rico - PR
Rhode Island - RI
South Carolina - SC
South Dakota - SD
Tennessee - TN
Texas - TX
Utah - UT
Vermont- VT
Virgin Island - VI
Virginia - VA
Washington - WA
West Virginia - WV
Wisconsin - WI
Wyoming- WY

*Although Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Marshall Islands are independent countries, each is still served by the United States Postal Service.

Here's a listing of the often colorful nicknames of the fifty states. When a state has multiple nicknames, the official or most common state nickname is listed first.
Alabama - Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State
Alaska - The Last Frontier
Arizona - Grand Canyon State, Copper State
Arkansas - The Natural State, Land of Opportunity, The Razorback State
California - Golden State
Colorado - Centennial State, Colorful Colorado
Connecticut - Constitution State, Nutmeg State
Delaware - First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small Wonder
Florida - Sunshine State
Georgia - Peach State, Empire of the South, Goober State
Hawaii - Aloha State, Pineapple State
Idaho - Gem State, Spud State
Illinois - Prairie State, Land of Linco
lnIndiana - Hoosier State
Iowa - Hawkeye State
Kansas - Sunflower State, Salt of the Earth
Kentucky - Bluegrass State
Louisiana - Pelican State, Sugar State
Maine - Pine Tree StateMaryland - Old Line State, Free State
Massachusetts - Bay State, Old Colony State
Michigan - Great Lakes State, Wolverine State
Minnesota - North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Bread and Butter State
Mississippi - Magnolia State
Missouri - Show Me State
Montana - Treasure State, Big Sky State
Nebraska - Cornhusker State
Nevada - Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State
New Hampshire - Granite State
New Jersey - Garden State
New Mexico - Land of EnchantmentNew York - Empire State
North Carolina - Tar Heel State, Old North State
North Dakota - Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State
Ohio - Buckeye State, Modern Mother of Presidents
Oklahoma - Sooner State
Oregon - Beaver State
Pennsylvania - Keystone State, Quaker State
Rhode Island - Ocean State, Little Rhody
South Carolina - Palmetto StateSouth Dakota - Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State
Tennessee - Volunteer State, Big Bend State
Texas - Lone Star State
Utah - Beehive State
Vermont - Green Mountain State
Virginia - Old Dominion
Washington - Evergreen State, Chinook State
West Virginia - Mountain State
Wisconsin - Badger State
Wyoming - Equality State, Cowboy State