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FIPS PUB 5-2
Supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1
1970 June 15
Federal Information
Processing Standards Publication 5-2

1987 May 28
Announcing the Standard for

CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS

See Important Change Notice at the end of this document.
(The Foreword, Abstract, and Key Words
can be found at the end of this document.)

Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235.

  1. Name of Standard. Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas.

  2. Category of Standard. Data Standards and Guidelines; Representations and Codes.

  3. Explanation. This standard provides a set of two-digit numeric codes and a set of two-letter alphabetic codes for representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. The standard covers all land areas under the sovereignty of the United States, the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the trust territory of Palau. This revision supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1 in its entirety.

  4. Approving Authority. The Secretary of Commerce.

  5. Maintenance Agency. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (Geography Division). Inquiries concerning the technical content of this standard should be addressed to: 

    
         Office of the Chief
         Geography Division
         Bureau of the Census
         Washington, DC 20233

    Change notices to this FIPS PUB will be issued by the National Bureau of Standards. Users who wish to receive such notices should complete the Change Request Form included in this FIPS PUB and return it to the address shown.

  6. Cross Index.
    a. American National Standard ANSI X3.38-1972, Identification of States of the United States (including the District of Columbia) for Information Interchange.
    b. American National Standard ANSI Z39.27-1984, Structure for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special-Sovereignty for Information Interchange.
    c. International Standard ISO 3166-1981, Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, a standard of the International Organization for Standardization.
    d. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS PUB) 104-1, American National Standard Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries, Dependencies, and Areas of Special Sovereignty.
    e. U.S. Postal Service Publication 65, National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory, 1987 Edition.


  7. Objectives. The objectives of this standard are to improve the utilization of data resources of the Federal Government and avoid unnecessary duplications and incompatibilities in the collection, processing, and dissemination of data.

  8. Applicability. This Federal general data element and representation standard is made available for data interchange among departments and independent agencies, and for Federal data interchange with the non- Federal sector, including industry, State, local and other governments, and the public at large.

  9. Implementation Schedule. The specifications herein may be used upon publication. Use by Federal agencies is encouraged when such use contributes to operational benefits, efficiency or economy.

  10. Specifications. Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2 (FIPS PUB 5-2), Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (affixed).

  11. Where to Obtain Copies. Copies of this publication are available for sale by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. When ordering, please refer to Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 5-2 (FIPSPUB5-2) and title. When microfiche is desired, this should be specified. Copies of ANSI X3.38-1972, ANSI Z39.27-1984, and ISO 3166-1981 may be obtained from American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

    FIPS PUB 5-2
    Supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1
    1970 June 15
    Federal Information
    Processing standards Publication 5-2
    1987 May 28
    Specifications for

    CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS

    Table 1: FIPS State Codes for the States and the District of Columbia This table provides the two-digit FIPS State Numeric Code and the two- letter FIPS State Alpha Code for each State and the District of Columbia. Both code sets are unchanged from the representations of Table 1 of FIPS PUB 5-1. The FIPS State Alpha Code is identical to the two-letter U.S. Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for each entity listed in this table.


    Table2: FIPS State Codes for the Outlying Areas of the United States, the Freely Associated States, and Trust Territory This table provides the two- digit FIPS State Numeric Code and the two-letter FIPS State Alpha Code for each outlying area, for the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and or the trust territory of Palau. The latter three entities replace the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Northern Mariana Islands is now under U.S. sovereignty. FIPS State Numeric Codes for American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the United States are identical to those shown in FIPS PUB 5-1 for those areas. New FIPS State Numeric Codes have been assigned to Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, and U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

    The areas listed in Table 2 and their assigned FIPS State Alpha Codes are identical to the U.S. outlying and associated areas and corresponding two-letter codes specified in ISO 3166-1981, as updated. This international standard has been adopted as a national voluntary standard in the United States under ANSI Z39.27-1984, and has been implemented through FIPS PUB 104-1.

    FIPS State Alpha Codes for the outlying and associated areas are not identical in every case to the two-letter USPS abbreviations for the same entities. USPS abbreviations are recommended for use only in connection with addresses for mail to be delivered by the USPS, and may be found in the most recent edition of USPS Publication 65, National Five-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office Directory.


    Table 3: FIPS State Numeric Codes for the Individual Minor Outlying Island Territories This table provides the two-digit FIPS State Numeric Codes of FIPS PUB 5-1 for the individual island territories which form the aggregate entity U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. A FIPS State Numeric Code in this table should be used only when an individual territory must be uniquely identified, and a field for the FIPS County Code is not available to be used in combination with the FIPS State Code for U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (74 or UM). A FIPS County Code for each territory is specified in FIPS PUB 6-3.



    Table 1
    FIPS State Codes for the States and the District of Columbia


    Name FIPS
    State
    Numeric
    Code

    		 FIPS
    State
    Alpha
    Code

    		Name FIPS
    State
    Numeric
    Code

    		 FIPS
    State
    Alpha
    Code
    Alabama 01 AL Missouri 29 MO
    Alaska 02 AK Montana 30 MT
    Arizona 04 AZ Nebraska 31 NE
    Arkansas 05 AR Nevada 32 NV
    California 06 CA New Hampshire 33 NH
    Colorado 08 CO New Jersey 34 NJ
    Connecticut 09 CT New Mexico 35 NM
    Delaware 10 DE New York 36 NY
    District of
    Columbia    		 11 DC North Carolina 37 NC
    Florida 12 FL North Dakota 38 ND
    Georgia 13 GA Ohio 39 OH
    Oklahoma 40 OK Oregon 41 OR
    Hawaii 15 HI Pennsylvania 42 PA
    Idaho 16 ID Rhode Island 44 RI
    Illinois 17 IL South Carolina 45 SC
    Indiana 18 IN South Dakota 46 SD
    Iowa 19 IA Tennessee 47 TN
    Kansas 20 KS Texas 48 TX
    Kentucky 21 KY Utah 49 UT
    Louisiana 22 LA Vermont 50 VT
    Maine 23 ME Virginia 51 VA
    Maryland 24 MD Washington 53 WA
    Massachusetts 25 MA West Virginia 54 WV
    Michigan 26 MI Wisconsin 55 WI
    Minnesota 27 MN Wyoming 56 WY
    Mississippi 28 MS


    Table 2
    FIPS State Codes for the Outlying Areas of the United States,
    the Freely Associated States, and Trust Territory

    Area Name FIPS
    State
    Numeric
    Code
    		 FIPS
    State
    Numeric
    Code

    		 Status
    American Samoa 60 AS 1
    Federated States of Micronesia 64 FM 3
    Guam 66 GU 1
    Marshall Islands 68 MH 3
    Northern Mariana Islands 69 MP 1
    Palau 70 PW 4
    Puerto Rico 72 PR 1
    Puerto Rico 72 PR 1
    U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 74 UM 2
    Virgin Islands of the U.S. 78 VI 1 

    Status:
1.  Under U.S. sovereignty.
2.  An aggregation of nine U.S. territories: Baker Island,
Howland
Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway
Islands,
Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll. and Wake Island. Each territory
is
assigned a FIPS County Code in FIPS PUB 6-3, and may be
individually
identified through a combination of the FIPS State Code (74 or
UM) and
the appropriate FIPS County Code.
3.  A Compact of Free Association with the United States of
America is
now in full force. It was announced by Presidential proclamation
on
November 3, 1986.
4.  Remains a trust territory.


    Table 3
    FIPS State Numeric Codes for the Individual
    Minor Outlying Island Territories

    Area Name FIPS
    State
    Numeric
    Code

    Baker Island 81
    Howland Island 84
    Jarvis Island 86
    Johnston Atoll 67
    Kingman Reef 89
    Midway Islands 71
    Navassa Island 76
    Palmyra Atoll 95
    Wake Island 79

    The Foreword, Abstract, and Key Words follow:

    FIPS PUB 5-2
    FEDERAL INFORMATION
    PROCESSING STANDARD PUBLICATION

    1987 MAY 28
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/National Institute of Standards and Technology

    CODES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND THE OUTLYING AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS



    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary
    National Institute of Standards and Technology, Ernest Ambler, Director



    Foreword
    The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the official publication relating to standards and guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235. These mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce and NIST important responsibilities for improving the utilization and management of computers and related telecommunications systems in the Federal Government. The NIST, through its Computer Systems Laboratory, provides leadership, technical guidance, and coordination of Government efforts in the development of standards and guidelines in these areas.

    Comments concerning Federal Information Processing Standards Publications are welcomed and should be addressed to the Director, Computer Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

    James H. Burrows, Director
    Computer Systems Laboratory

    Abstract
    This standard provides a set of two-digit numeric codes and a set of two-letter alphabetic codes for representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. The standard covers all land areas under the sovereignty of the United States, the freely associated states of Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands, and the trust territory of Palau. This revision supersedes FIPS PUB 5-1 in its entirety.

    Key words:ADP standards; computers; data elements and codes; data processing; Federal Information Processing Standard; geography; information systems; standards; states; statistical data; outlying areas.

    Important FIPS5-2 Change notice


    CHANGE NO. 1
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Computer Systems Laboratory
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899

    DATE OF CHANGE: 1987 September 18

    FIPS PUBLICATION CHANGE NOTICE

    TITLE OF PUBLICATION
    Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas

    This office has a record of your interest in receiving changes to the above FIPS PUB. The change(s) indicated below have been provided by the Maintenance Agency for this publication and will be included in the next published revision to this FIPS PUB. Questions or requests for additional information should be addressed to the Maintenance Agency:
    Department of Commerce
    National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Computer Systems Laboratory
    Room 8-64, Technology Gaithersburg, MD 20899

    CHANGE ITEM(S)

    U.S. Postal Service to Adopt Outlying Area Codes
    The U. S. Postal Service has announced in its Postal Bulletin PB 21635, dated September 3, 1987 that, effective January 1, 1988, it will adopt as official abbreviations the two-letter FIPS State Alpha Codes in Table 2 for Federated States Of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. The U.S. Postal Service already uses the corresponding FIPS State Alpha Codes in Table 2 as official abbreviations for American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands of the U.S.

    Specific Changes
    Page 1; paragraph 6e. Change 1987 to 1988.

    Page 3; delete last paragraph under Table 2. Replace with the following:

    Effective January 1, 1988, the FIPS State Alpha Code for each area in Table 2 except U.S. Minor Outlying Islands is identical to the U. S. Postal Service abbreviation for that area. The U.S. Postal Service does not employ the term U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, as mail for any of these islands is routed indirectly.



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