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| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-usps-state |
| Version: | 3.0.0 |
| Name: | UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes |
| Definition: | This value set defines two letter USPS alphabetic codes. |
| Publisher: | HL7 US Realm Steering Committee |
| OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.40(for OID based terminology systems) |
| Copyright: | 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 restriction on this value set. |
| Source Resource: | XML / JSON / Turtle |
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 restriction on this value set.
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
- 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
Expansion
This value set contains 60 concepts
All codes from system https://www.usps.com/
