Federal Information Processing Standard state code
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FIPS state codes are two-digit numeric codes and two-letter alphabetic codes that represent the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. The codes are defined in U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 5-2 (published May 28, 1987).
They are used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The codes were assigned by NIST and each uniquely identifies a state, the District of Columbia, or an outlying area of the U.S.. These codes are used by the U.S. Census Bureau, by the Department of Agriculture to form milk-processing plant numbers, some cash registers during check approval, and in the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
The FCC assigned additional numeric codes used with the EAS for territorial waters of the U.S., but these are not part of the FIPS standard.
The FIPS state alpha code for each U.S. states and the District of Columbia is identical to the postal abbreviations by the United States Postal Service. Since September 3, 1987, the same has been 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 fall within alpha code UM has an individual numeric code, but no individual alpha code.
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[edit] 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 - plus the District of Columbia - have a FIPS state numeric code in the range 01 through 56. FIPS 5-1 (published November 1, 1963, and superseded by FIPS 5-2) stated that certain numeric codes "are reserved for possible future use in identifying American Samoa (03), Canal Zone (07), Guam (14), Puerto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)", likely because these were considered possible new states[citation needed]. However, FIPS 5-2 does not remark on their omission at all. These areas are marked with a † in the table and highlighted in red.
For states, the column Status provides a link to a list of the counties (boroughs and census areas in Alaska; parishes in Louisiana) for that state (including their FIPS 6-4/ANSI INCITS 31-1988 county codes). The listings of counties for other areas are set out at the end of this page.
| Name | FIPS State Alpha Code | FIPS State Numeric Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | 01 | State; counties |
| Alaska | AK | 02 | State; boroughs |
| American Samoa | AS | 60 | Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty |
| American Samoa † | 03 | (FIPS 5-1 reserved code) | |
| Arizona | AZ | 04 | State; counties |
| Arkansas | AR | 05 | State; counties |
| Baker Island | 81 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| California | CA | 06 | State; counties |
| Canal Zone † | 07 | (FIPS 5-1 reserved code) | |
| Colorado | CO | 08 | State; counties |
| Connecticut | CT | 09 | State; counties |
| Delaware | DE | 10 | State; counties |
| District of Columbia | DC | 11 | Federal district |
| Florida | FL | 12 | State; counties |
| Federated States of Micronesia | FM | 64 | Freely associated state |
| Georgia | GA | 13 | State; counties |
| Guam † | 14 | (FIPS 5-1 reserved code) | |
| Guam | GU | 66 | Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty |
| Hawaii | HI | 15 | State; counties |
| Howland Island | 84 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Idaho | ID | 16 | State; counties |
| Illinois | IL | 17 | State; counties |
| Indiana | IN | 18 | State; counties |
| Iowa | IA | 19 | State; counties |
| Jarvis Island | 86 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Johnston Atoll | 67 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Kansas | KS | 20 | State; counties |
| Kentucky | KY | 21 | State; counties |
| Kingman Reef | 89 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Louisiana | LA | 22 | State; parishes |
| Maine | ME | 23 | State; counties |
| Marshall Islands | MH | 68 | Freely associated state |
| Maryland | MD | 24 | State; counties |
| Massachusetts | MA | 25 | State; counties |
| Michigan | MI | 26 | State; counties |
| Midway Islands | 71 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Minnesota | MN | 27 | State; counties |
| Mississippi | MS | 28 | State; counties |
| Missouri | MO | 29 | State; counties |
| Montana | MT | 30 | State; counties |
| Navassa Island | 76 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Nebraska | NE | 31 | State; counties |
| Nevada | NV | 32 | State; counties |
| New Hampshire | NH | 33 | State; counties |
| New Jersey | NJ | 34 | State; counties |
| New Mexico | NM | 35 | State; counties |
| New York | NY | 36 | State; counties |
| North Carolina | NC | 37 | State; counties |
| North Dakota | ND | 38 | State; counties |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | 69 | Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty |
| Ohio | OH | 39 | State; counties |
| Oklahoma | OK | 40 | State; counties |
| Oregon | OR | 41 | State; counties |
| Palau | PW | 70 | Trust Territory |
| Palmyra Atoll | 95 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 42 | State; counties |
| Puerto Rico † | 43 | (FIPS 5-1 reserved code) | |
| Puerto Rico | PR | 72 | Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty |
| Rhode Island | RI | 44 | State; counties |
| South Carolina | SC | 45 | State; counties |
| South Dakota | SD | 46 | State; counties |
| Tennessee | TN | 47 | State; counties |
| Texas | TX | 48 | State; counties |
| U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | UM | 74 | Minor outlying island territories (aggregated) |
| Utah | UT | 49 | State; counties |
| Vermont | VT | 50 | State; counties |
| Virginia | VA | 51 | State; counties |
| Virgin Islands of the U.S. † | 52 | (FIPS 5-1 reserved code) | |
| Virgin Islands of the U.S. | VI | 78 | Outlying area under U.S. sovereignty |
| Wake Island | 79 | Minor outlying island territory | |
| Washington | WA | 53 | State; counties |
| West Virginia | WV | 54 | State; counties |
| Wisconsin | WI | 55 | State; counties |
| Wyoming | WY | 56 | State; counties |
[edit] Non-FIPS numeric codes allocated to maritime areas
The following numeric codes for maritime areas are used by the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weatherradio and are unlikely to be used otherwise by FIPS.[citation needed]
| EAS Code | Maritime Area |
|---|---|
| 57 | Pacific Ocean Washington to California |
| 58 | Alaskan coast |
| 59 | Hawaiian coast |
| 61 | American Samoa waters |
| 65 | Mariana Islands waters (including Guam) |
| 73 | Atlantic Ocean Maine to Virginia |
| 75 | Atlantic Ocean North Carolina to Florida, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands |
| 77 | Gulf of Mexico |
| 91 | Lake Superior |
| 92 | Lake Michigan |
| 93 | Lake Huron |
| 94 | St. Clair River, Detroit River, and Lake St. Clair |
| 96 | Lake Erie |
| 97 | Niagara River and Lake Ontario |
| 98 | St. Lawrence River |
[edit] Counties and FIPS/ANSI county codes for areas other than U.S. states
| Name | FIPS State Alpha Code | FIPS State Numeric Code | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | AS | 60 | |
| Baker Island | 81 | ||
| Federated States of Micronesia | FM | 64 | |
| Howland Island | 84 | ||
| Jarvis Island | 86 | ||
| Johnston Atoll | 67 | ||
| Kingman Reef | 89 | ||
| Marshall Islands | MH | 68 | |
| Navassa Island | 76 | ||
| Midway Islands | 71 | ||
| Palmyra Atoll | 95 | ||
| U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | UM | 74 | |
| Wake Island | 79 | ||
| District of Columbia | DC | 11 | |
| Palau | PW | 70 | Trust Territory; counties |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | VI | 78 | Commonwealth; districts |
[edit] See also
List of FIPS region codes FIPS 10-4 international locations
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