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1.23.2.1.517 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/usps-state

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Two letter USPS alphabetic codes.

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This value set contains 60 concepts

1.23.2.1.517.1 USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes

This value set defines two letter USPS alphabetic codes.

Copyright Statement: On July 1, 1963, the Post Office Department implemented the five-digit ZIP Code, which was placed after the state name in the last line of an address. To provide room for the ZIP Code, the Department issued two-letter abbreviations for all states and territories. Publication 59, Abbreviations for Use with ZIP Code, issued by the Department in October 1963. Currently there is no copyright restrictions on this value set

This value set includes codes defined in other code systems, using the following rules:

  • Include these codes as defined in https://www.usps.com/
    CodeDisplay
    AKAlaska
    ALAlabama
    ARArkansas
    ASAmerican Samoa
    AZArizona
    CACalifornia
    COColorado
    CTConnecticut
    DCDistrict of Columbia
    DEDelaware
    FLFlorida
    FMFederated States of Micronesia
    GAGeorgia
    GUGuam
    HIHawaii
    IAIowa
    IDIdaho
    ILIllinois
    INIndiana
    KSKansas
    KYKentucky
    LALouisiana
    MAMassachusetts
    MDMaryland
    MEMaine
    MHMarshall Islands
    MIMichigan
    MNMinnesota
    MOMissouri
    MPNorthern Mariana Islands
    MSMississippi
    MTMontana
    NCNorth Carolina
    NDNorth Dakota
    NENebraska
    NHNew Hampshire
    NJNew Jersey
    NMNew Mexico
    NVNevada
    NYNew York
    OHOhio
    OKOklahoma
    OROregon
    PAPennsylvania
    PRPuerto Rico
    PWPalau
    RIRhode Island
    SCSouth Carolina
    SDSouth Dakota
    TNTennessee
    TXTexas
    UMU.S. Minor Outlying Islands
    UTUtah
    VAVirginia
    VIVirgin Islands of the U.S.
    VTVermont
    WAWashington
    WIWisconsin
    WVWest Virginia
    WYWyoming

This value set is used in the following places:

The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.517 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

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