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

This value set contains 60 concepts

1.22.2.1.517.1 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/

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