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FIPS PUB 5-2
Supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1
1970 June 15

Federal Information
Processing Standards Publication 5-2

1987 May 28
Announcing the Standard for

CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS

See Important Change Notice at the end of this document.
(The Foreword, Abstract, and Key Words
can be found at the end of this document.)

Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235.

1. Name of Standard. Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas.
2. Category of Standard. Data Standards and Guidelines; Representations and Codes.
3. Explanation. This standard provides a set of two-digit numeric codes and a set of two-letter alphabetic codes for representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. The standard covers all land areas under the sovereignty of the United States, the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the trust territory of Palau. This revision supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1 in its entirety.
4. Approving Authority. The Secretary of Commerce.
5. Maintenance Agency. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (Geography Division). Inquiries concerning the technical content of this standard should be addressed to:

6.  
7.  Office of the Chief
8.  Geography Division
9.  Bureau of the Census
 Washington, DC 20233

Change notices to this FIPS PUB will be issued by the National Bureau of Standards. Users who wish to receive such notices should complete the Change Request Form included in this FIPS PUB and return it to the address shown.

10. Cross Index.

a. American National Standard ANSI X3.38-1972, Identification of States of the United States (including the District of Columbia) for Information Interchange.

b. American National Standard ANSI Z39.27-1984, Structure for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special-Sovereignty for Information Interchange.

c. International Standard ISO 3166-1981, Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, a standard of the International Organization for Standardization.

d. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS PUB) 104-1, American National Standard Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty.

e. U.S. Postal Service Publication 65, National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory, 1987 Edition.

11. Objectives. The objectives of this standard are to improve the utilization of data resources of the Federal Government and avoid unnecessary duplications and incompatibilities in the collection, processing, and dissemination of data.
12. Applicability. This Federal general data element and representation standard is made available for data interchange among departments and independent agencies, and for Federal data interchange with the non- Federal sector, including industry, State, local and other governments, and the public at large.
13. Implementation Schedule. The specifications herein may be used upon publication. Use by Federal agencies is encouraged when such use contributes to operational benefits, efficiency or economy.
14. Specifications. Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2 (FIPS PUB 5-2), Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (affixed).
15. Where to Obtain Copies. Copies of this publication are available for sale by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. When ordering, please refer to Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2 (FIPSPUB5-2) and title. When microfiche is desired, this should be specified. Copies of ANSI X3.38-1972, ANSI Z39.27-1984, and ISO 3166-1981 may be obtained from American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

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FIPS PUB 5-2
Supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1
1970 June 15

Federal Information
Processing standards Publication 5-2
1987 May 28
Specifications for

CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS

Table 1: FIPS State Codes for the States and the District of Columbia This table provides the two-digit FIPS State Numeric Code and the two- letter FIPS State Alpha Code for each State and the District of Columbia. Both code sets are unchanged from the representations of Table 1 of FIPS PUB 5-1. The FIPS State Alpha Code is identical to the two-letter U.S. Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for each entity listed in this table.

Table2: FIPS State Codes for the Outlying Areas of the United States, the Freely Associated States, and Trust Territory This table provides the two- digit FIPS State Numeric Code and the two-letter FIPS State Alpha Code for each outlying area, for the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and or the trust territory of Palau. The latter three entities replace the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Northern Mariana Islands is now under U.S. sovereignty. FIPS State Numeric Codes for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the United States are identical to those shown in FIPS PUB 5-1 for those areas. New FIPS State Numeric Codes have been assigned to Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, and U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

The areas listed in Table 2 and their assigned FIPS State Alpha Codes are identical to the U.S. outlying and associated areas and corresponding two-letter codes specified in ISO 3166-1981, as updated. This international standard has been adopted as a national voluntary standard in the United States under ANSI Z39.27-1984, and has been implemented through FIPS PUB 104-1.

FIPS State Alpha Codes for the outlying and associated areas are not identical in every case to the two-letter USPS abbreviations for the same entities. USPS abbreviations are recommended for use only in connection with addresses for mail to be delivered by the USPS, and may be found in the most recent edition of USPS Publication 65, National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory.

Table 3: FIPS State Numeric Codes for the Individual Minor Outlying Island Territories This table provides the two-digit FIPS State Numeric Codes of FIPS PUB 5-1 for the individual island territories which form the aggregate entity U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. A FIPS State Numeric Code in this table should be used only when an individual territory must be uniquely identified, and a field for the FIPS County Code is not available to be used in combination with the FIPS State Code for U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (74 or UM). A FIPS County Code for each territory is specified in FIPS PUB 6-3.

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Table 1 FIPS State Codes for the States and the District of Columbia
Name	FIPS State Numeric Code	FIPS State Alpha Code	Name	FIPS State Numeric Code	FIPS State Alpha Code
Alabama	01	AL	Missouri	29	MO
Alaska	02	AK	Montana	30	MT
Arizona	04	AZ	Nebraska	31	NE
Arkansas	05	AR	Nevada	32	NV
California	06	CA	New Hampshire	33	NH
Colorado	08	CO	New Jersey	34	NJ
Connecticut	09	CT	New Mexico	35	NM
Delaware	10	DE	New York	36	NY
District of Columbia	11	DC	North Carolina	37	NC
Florida	12	FL	North Dakota	38	ND
Georgia	13	GA	Ohio	39	OH
			Oklahoma	40	OK
			Oregon	41	OR
Hawaii	15	HI	Pennsylvania	42	PA
Idaho	16	ID	Rhode Island	44	RI
Illinois	17	IL	South Carolina	45	SC
Indiana	18	IN	South Dakota	46	SD
Iowa	19	IA	Tennessee	47	TN
Kansas	20	KS	Texas	48	TX
Kentucky	21	KY	Utah	49	UT
Louisiana	22	LA	Vermont	50	VT
Maine	23	ME	Virginia	51	VA
Maryland	24	MD	Washington	53	WA
Massachusetts	25	MA	West Virginia	54	WV
Michigan	26	MI	Wisconsin	55	WI
Minnesota	27	MN	Wyoming	56	WY
Mississippi	28	MS

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Table 2 FIPS State Codes for the Outlying Areas of the United States, the Freely Associated States, and Trust Territory
Area Name	FIPS State Numeric Code	FIPS State Numeric Code	Status
American Samoa	60	AS	1
Federated States of Micronesia	64	FM	3
Guam	66	GU	1
Marshall Islands	68	MH	3
Northern Mariana Islands	69	MP	1
Palau	70	PW	4
Puerto Rico	72	PR	1
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands	74	UM	2
Virgin Islands of the U.S.	78	VI	1

 
Status:
1. Under U.S. sovereignty.
2. An aggregation of nine U.S. territories: Baker Island,
Howland
Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway
Islands,
Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll. and Wake Island. Each territory
is
assigned a FIPS County Code in FIPS PUB 6-3, and may be
individually
identified through a combination of the FIPS State Code (74 or
UM) and
the appropriate FIPS County Code.
3. A Compact of Free Association with the United States of
America is
now in full force. It was announced by Presidential proclamation
on
November 3, 1986.
4. Remains a trust territory.

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Table 3 FIPS State Numeric Codes for the Individual Minor Outlying Island Territories
Area Name	FIPS State Numeric Code
Baker Island	81
Howland Island	84
Jarvis Island	86
Johnston Atoll	67
Kingman Reef	89
Midway Islands	71
Navassa Island	76
Palmyra Atoll	95
Wake Island	79

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The Foreword, Abstract, and Key Words follow:

FIPS PUB 5-2
FEDERAL INFORMATION
PROCESSING STANDARD PUBLICATION

1987 MAY 28
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/National Institute of Standards and Technology

CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Ernest Ambler, Director

Foreword

The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the official publication relating to standards and guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235. These mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce and NIST important responsibilities for improving the utilization and management of computers and related telecommunications systems in the Federal Government. The NIST, through its Computer Systems Laboratory, provides leadership, technical guidance, and coordination of Government efforts in the development of standards and guidelines in these areas.

Comments concerning Federal Information Processing Standards Publications are welcomed and should be addressed to the Director, Computer Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

James H. Burrows, Director
Computer Systems Laboratory

Abstract

This standard provides a set of two-digit numeric codes and a set of two-letter alphabetic codes for representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. The standard covers all land areas under the sovereignty of the United States, the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the trust territory of Palau. This revision supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1 in its entirety.

Key words:ADP standards; computers; data elements and codes; data processing; Federal Information Processing Standard; geography; information systems; standards; states; statistical data; outlying areas.

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Important FIPS5-2 Change notice

CHANGE NO. 1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Computer Systems Laboratory
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

DATE OF CHANGE: 1987 September 18

FIPS PUBLICATION CHANGE NOTICE

TITLE OF PUBLICATION

Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas

This office has a record of your interest in receiving changes to the above FIPS PUB. The change(s) indicated below have been provided by the Maintenance Agency for this publication and will be included in the next published revision to this FIPS PUB. Questions or requests for additional information should be addressed to the Maintenance Agency:
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Computer Systems Laboratory
Room 8-64, Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899

CHANGE ITEM(S)

U.S. Postal Service to Adopt Outlying Area Codes

The U. S. Postal Service has announced in its Postal Bulletin PB 21635, dated September 3, 1987 that, effective January 1, 1988, it will adopt as official abbreviations the two-letter FIPS State Alpha Codes in Table 2 for Federated States Of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. The U.S. Postal Service already uses the corresponding FIPS State Alpha Codes in Table 2 as official abbreviations for American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the U.S.

Specific Changes

Page 1; paragraph 6e. Change 1987 to 1988.

Page 3; delete last paragraph under Table 2. Replace with the following:

Effective January 1, 1988, the FIPS State Alpha Code for each area in Table 2 except U.S. Minor Outlying Islands is identical to the U. S. Postal Service abbreviation for that area. The U.S. Postal Service does not employ the term U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, as mail for any of these islands is routed indirectly.

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