A python list of all US state abbreviations.

us_state_abbreviations.py

# United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviations.
abbreviations = [
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#States.
    "AK", "AL", "AR", "AZ", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "FL", "GA", "HI", "IA",
    "ID", "IL", "IN", "KS", "KY", "LA", "MA", "MD", "ME", "MI", "MN", "MO",
    "MS", "MT", "NC", "ND", "NE", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NV", "NY", "OH", "OK",
    "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VA", "VT", "WA", "WI",
    "WV", "WY",
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#Federal_district.
    "DC",
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#Inhabited_territories.
    "AS", "GU", "MP", "PR", "VI",
]

abbreviation_to_name = {
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#States.
    "AK": "Alaska",
    "AL": "Alabama",
    "AR": "Arkansas",
    "AZ": "Arizona",
    "CA": "California",
    "CO": "Colorado",
    "CT": "Connecticut",
    "DE": "Delaware",
    "FL": "Florida",
    "GA": "Georgia",
    "HI": "Hawaii",
    "IA": "Iowa",
    "ID": "Idaho",
    "IL": "Illinois",
    "IN": "Indiana",
    "KS": "Kansas",
    "KY": "Kentucky",
    "LA": "Louisiana",
    "MA": "Massachusetts",
    "MD": "Maryland",
    "ME": "Maine",
    "MI": "Michigan",
    "MN": "Minnesota",
    "MO": "Missouri",
    "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",
    "RI": "Rhode Island",
    "SC": "South Carolina",
    "SD": "South Dakota",
    "TN": "Tennessee",
    "TX": "Texas",
    "UT": "Utah",
    "VA": "Virginia",
    "VT": "Vermont",
    "WA": "Washington",
    "WI": "Wisconsin",
    "WV": "West Virginia",
    "WY": "Wyoming",
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#Federal_district.
    "DC": "District of Columbia",
    # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States#Inhabited_territories.
    "AS": "American Samoa",
    "GU": "Guam GU",
    "MP": "Northern Mariana Islands",
    "PR": "Puerto Rico PR",
    "VI": "U.S. Virgin Islands",
}

# Example convenience transformations:
#
# ['AK', 'AL', ...]
abbreviations = sorted([abbr for abbr in abbreviation_to_name.keys()])
# ['Alabama', 'Alaska', ...]
names = sorted([name for name in abbreviation_to_name.values()])
# {'Alaska': 'AK', 'Alabama': 'AL', ...}
name_to_abbreviation = {v: k for k, v in abbreviation_to_name.items()}

states = (
('AK', 'Alaska'),
('AL', 'Alabama'),
('AR', 'Arkansas'),
('AZ', 'Arizona'),
('CA', 'California'),
('CO', 'Colorado'),
('CT', 'Connecticut'),
('DC', 'District of Columbia'),
('DE', 'Delaware'),
('FL', 'Florida'),
('GA', 'Georgia'),
('HI', 'Hawaii'),
('IA', 'Iowa'),
('ID', 'Idaho'),
('IL', 'Illinois'),
('IN', 'Indiana'),
('KS', 'Kansas'),
('KY', 'Kentucky'),
('LA', 'Louisiana'),
('MA', 'Massachusetts'),
('MD', 'Maryland'),
('ME', 'Maine'),
('MI', 'Michigan'),
('MN', 'Minnesota'),
('MO', 'Missouri'),
('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'),
('RI', 'Rhode Island'),
('SC', 'South Carolina'),
('SD', 'South Dakota'),
('TN', 'Tennessee'),
('TX', 'Texas'),
('UT', 'Utah'),
('VA', 'Virginia'),
('VT', 'Vermont'),
('WA', 'Washington'),
('WI', 'Wisconsin'),
('WV', 'West Virginia'),
('WY', 'Wyoming')
)

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