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'''FIPS state codes''' were numeric and two-letter alphabetic [[codes]] defined in U.S. [[Federal Information Processing Standard]] Publication ("FIPS PUB") 5-2 to identify U.S. states and certain other associated areas. The standard superseded FIPS PUB 5-1 on May 28, 1987, and was superseded on September 2, 2008, by [[ANSI]] standard [[INCITS]] 38:2009.<ref name="fips52" />

The codes are used in [[Geographic Names Information System]], overseen by the [[U.S. Board on Geographic Names]]. The codes were assigned by [[NIST]] and each uniquely identified a state, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the [[United States|U.S.]]  These codes were used by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] to form milk-processing plant numbers, some [[cash register]]s during check approval, and in the [[Emergency Alert System]] (EAS).

The [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] assigned additional numeric codes used with the EAS for [[territorial waters]] of the U.S., but these were not part of the FIPS standard.

The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia are identical to the [[U.S. postal abbreviations|postal abbreviations]] by the [[United States Postal Service]]. From September 3, 1987, the same was true of the alpha code for each of the outlying areas, with the exception of U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (UM) as the USPS routes mail for these islands indirectly.

Each of the various minor outlying islands that fell within alpha code UM had an individual numeric code, but no individual alpha code.

On September 2, 2008, FIPS 5-2 was one of ten standards withdrawn by [[NIST]] as a Federal Information Processing Standard.<ref name=fr>{{cite journal |author=National Institute of Standards and Technology |author-link=National Institute of Standards and Technology |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/09/02/E8-20138/announcing-approval-of-the-withdrawal-of-ten-federal-information-processing-standards-fips |title=Announcing Approval of the Withdrawal of Ten Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) |journal=[[Federal Register]] |volume=73 |page=51276 |date=September 2, 2008 }} {{FedReg|73|51276}}</ref>

== FIPS state codes ==

The following table enumerates the FIPS state alpha and numeric codes for the states, the District of Columbia, the outlying areas of the United States, the freely associated states, and trust territory, and FIPS state numeric codes for the individual minor outlying island territories.

Only actual U.S. states and the District of Columbia had FIPS state numeric codes in the range 01 through 56.

FIPS PUB 5-1 (published on June 15, 1970, and superseded by FIPS PUB 5-2 on May 28, 1987) stated that certain numeric codes "are reserved for possible future use in identifying American Samoa (03), Canal Zone (07), Guam (14), Puerto Rico (43), and Virgin Islands (52)", but these codes were omitted from FIPS PUB 5-2 without comment. These areas are marked with a <nowiki>*</nowiki>  and highlighted in red in the table below.<ref>{{cite web |title=States and Outlying Areas of the United States (FIPS PUB 5-1)
|url=http://www.bls.gov/nls/79quex/r19/y79r19attach102.pdf |date=June 15, 1970 |publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]
|format = [[portable document format|PDF]] |access-date=2009-07-01}}</ref>

For states, the "Status" column in the table below includes a link to a list of the counties (boroughs and census areas in Alaska; parishes in Louisiana) for that state including the county codes as defined in [[FIPS PUB 6-4]]. The listings of counties for other areas are set out at the end of this article.

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; background-color:#FFFFFF"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff"

! Name !! Alpha code !! Numeric code !! Status
|- align="center"
| [[Alabama]] || AL || 01 || State; [[List of counties in Alabama|counties]]
|- align="center"
| [[Alaska]] || AK || 02 || State; [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|boroughs]]
|- align="center"
| [[American Samoa]] || AS || 60 || Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" 
| [[American Samoa]] <nowiki>*</nowiki> ||  || 03 || (FIPS 5-1 reserved code)
|- align="center"
| [[Arizona]] || AZ || 04 || State; [[List of counties in Arizona|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Arkansas]] || AR || 05 || State; [[List of counties in Arkansas|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Baker Island]] || || 81 || Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[California]] || CA || 06 || State; [[List of counties in California|counties]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]] <nowiki>*</nowiki> ||  || 07 ||  (FIPS 5-1 reserved code)
|- align="center"
|[[Colorado]] || CO || 08 || State; [[List of counties in Colorado|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Connecticut]] || CT || 09 || State; [[List of counties in Connecticut|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Delaware]] || DE || 10 || State; [[List of counties in Delaware|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] || DC || 11 || Federal district<ref>The federal district of the United States has one city, the City of Washington, which is coterminous with the single county, District of Columbia County</ref>
|- align="center"
|[[Florida]] || FL || 12 || State; [[List of counties in Florida|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Federated States of Micronesia]] || FM || 64 || Freely Associated State
|- align="center"
|[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || GA  || 13  || State; [[List of counties in Georgia|counties]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| [[Guam]] <nowiki>*</nowiki> ||  || 14 ||  (FIPS 5-1 reserved code)
|- align="center"
|[[Guam]] || GU || 66 ||  Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty
|- align="center"
|[[Hawaii]] || HI || 15 || State; [[List of counties in Hawaii|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Howland Island]] || || 84 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Idaho]] || ID || 16 || State; [[List of counties in Idaho|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Illinois]] || IL || 17 || State; [[List of counties in Illinois|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Indiana]] || IN || 18 || State; [[List of counties in Indiana|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Iowa]] || IA || 19 || State; [[List of counties in Iowa|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Jarvis Island]] || || 86 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Johnston Atoll]] || || 67 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Kansas]] || KS || 20 || State; [[List of counties in Kansas|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Kentucky]] || KY || 21 || State; [[List of counties in Kentucky|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Kingman Reef]] || || 89 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Louisiana]] || LA || 22 || State; [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parishes]]
|- align="center"
|[[Maine]] || ME || 23 || State; [[List of counties in Maine|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Marshall Islands]] || MH || 68 || Freely Associated State
|- align="center"
|[[Maryland]] || MD || 24 || State; [[List of counties in Maryland|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Massachusetts]] || MA || 25 || State; [[List of counties in Massachusetts|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Michigan]] || MI || 26 || State; [[List of counties in Michigan|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Midway Islands]] || || 71 || Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Minnesota]] || MN || 27 || State; [[List of counties in Minnesota|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Mississippi]] || MS || 28 || State; [[List of counties in Mississippi|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Missouri]] || MO || 29 || State; [[List of counties in Missouri|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Montana]] || MT || 30 || State; [[List of counties in Montana|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Navassa Island]] || || 76 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Nebraska]] || NE || 31 || State; [[List of counties in Nebraska|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Nevada]] || NV || 32 || State; [[List of counties in Nevada|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[New Hampshire]] || NH || 33 || State; [[List of counties in New Hampshire|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[New Jersey]] || NJ || 34 || State; [[List of counties in New Jersey|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[New Mexico]] || NM || 35 || State; [[List of counties in New Mexico|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[New York (state)|New York]] || NY || 36 || State; [[List of counties in New York|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[North Carolina]] || NC || 37 || State; [[List of counties in North Carolina|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[North Dakota]] || ND || 38 || State; [[List of counties in North Dakota|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Northern Mariana Islands]] || MP || 69 ||  Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty
|- align="center"
|[[Ohio]] || OH || 39 || State; [[List of counties in Ohio|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Oklahoma]] || OK || 40 || State; [[List of counties in Oklahoma|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Oregon]] || OR || 41 || State; [[List of counties in Oregon|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Palau]] || PW || 70 || Freely Associated State
|- align="center"
|[[Palmyra Atoll]] || || 95 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Pennsylvania]] || PA || 42 || State; [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|counties]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| [[Puerto Rico]] <nowiki>*</nowiki> ||  || 43 ||   (FIPS 5-1 reserved code)
|- align="center"
|[[Puerto Rico]] || PR || 72 ||  Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty
|- align="center"
|[[Rhode Island]] || RI || 44 || State; [[List of counties in Rhode Island|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[South Carolina]] || SC || 45 || State; [[List of counties in South Carolina|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[South Dakota]] || SD || 46 || State; [[List of counties in South Dakota|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Tennessee]] || TN || 47 || State; [[List of counties in Tennessee|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Texas]] || TX || 48 || State; [[List of counties in Texas|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[U.S. Minor Outlying Islands]] || UM || 74 || Minor outlying island territories (aggregated)
|- align="center"
|[[Utah]] || UT || 49 || State; [[List of counties in Utah|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Vermont]] || VT || 50 || State; [[List of counties in Vermont|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Virginia]] || VA || 51 || State; [[List of counties in Virginia|counties]]
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] of the U.S. <nowiki>*</nowiki> ||  || 52 || (FIPS 5-1 reserved code)
|- align="center"
|[[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]] of the U.S. || VI || 78 ||   Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty
|- align="center"
|[[Wake Island]] || || 79 ||  Minor outlying island territory
|- align="center"
|[[Washington (state)|Washington]] || WA || 53 || State; [[List of counties in Washington|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[West Virginia]] || WV || 54 || State; [[List of counties in West Virginia|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Wisconsin]] || WI || 55 || State; [[List of counties in Wisconsin|counties]]
|- align="center"
|[[Wyoming]] || WY || 56 || State; [[List of counties in Wyoming|counties]]
|}

== County codes ==

{{main|List of United States FIPS codes by county}}

== Supplemental codes for maritime areas ==

The [[Emergency Alert System]] (EAS) and the [[NOAA Weather Radio|weather radio]] service provided by [[NOAA]] use these codes to supplement FIPS PUB 5-2 to include certain maritime areas.<ref>
{{cite web
|title=CFR Title 47 PART 11 Subpart B § 11.31: EAS protocol
|work = Electronic [[Code of Federal Regulations]]
|url=http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1c9280fe140543c5c253b727820f56df;rgn=div5;view=text;node=47:1.0.1.1.12;idno=47;cc=ecfr#se47.1.11_131
|date=September 2, 2016
|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]
|access-date=2016-09-02}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!|EAS code

!style="text-align: left;"|Maritime area
|-
|57
|style="text-align: left;"|Pacific coast from Washington to California
|-
|58
|style="text-align: left;"|Alaskan coast
|-
|59
|style="text-align: left;"|Hawaiian coast
|-
|61
|style="text-align: left;"|American Samoa waters
|-
|65
|style="text-align: left;"|Mariana Islands waters (including Guam)
|-
|73
|style="text-align: left;"|Atlantic coast from Maine to Virginia
|-
|75
|style="text-align: left;"|Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida, and the coasts of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
|-
|77
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gulf of Mexico]]
|-
|91
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lake Superior]]
|-
|92
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lake Michigan]]
|-
|93
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lake Huron]]
|-
|94
|style="text-align: left;"|[[St. Clair River]], [[Detroit River]], and [[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]
|-
|96
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lake Erie]]
|-
|97
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Niagara River]] and [[Lake Ontario]]
|-
|98
|style="text-align: left;"|[[St. Lawrence River]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of FIPS region codes|FIPS PUB 10-4 international region codes]]

==References==
{{Reflist
|refs=
<ref name=fips52>FIPS 5-2 timeline
*{{cite web |title=Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS PUB 5-2) |url=http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip5-2.htm |date=1970-06-15 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2009-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705054444/http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip5-2.htm }}
*{{cite web |title=Withdrawn FIPS Listed by Number
|url=http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/withdraw.htm |date=March 26, 2009 |publisher=[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]|access-date=2009-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604175137/http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/withdraw.htm }}
*{{cite web |
title=American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Codes for States |
url=https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi/ansi-codes-for-states.html |
date=June 25, 2018 |
publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |
access-date=2020-05-01}}
</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{cite web
|title=Domestic Names - State and Topical Gazetteer Download Files
|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/download_data.htm
|date=30 Jun 2009
|publisher=[[U.S. Board on Geographic Names]]
|access-date=2009-07-01}}

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