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ValueSet: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-usps-state				Version: 5.0.1
Active as of 2019-05-21				Computable Name: UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes
Other Identifiers: : urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.40
Copyright/Legal: 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. There is no copyright restriction on this value set.

This value set defines two letter USPS alphabetic codes.

References

• US Core Location Profile
• US Core Organization Profile
• US Core Patient Profile
• US Core Practitioner Profile

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level	A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System	The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code	The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display	The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition	An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments	Additional notes about how to use the code