ISO 3166-2:US facts for kids

ISO 3166-2:US is a special code for the United States. It's part of a bigger system called ISO 3166-2. This system helps give unique codes to different parts of countries, like states or provinces.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) makes these codes. They help everyone around the world use the same short names for places. This makes it easier to share information, especially in computers and documents.

Codes for U.S. States and Territories

The ISO 3166-2:US codes are used for all the states and some other areas of the United States. Each code starts with "US-" and then has two letters for the specific state or territory.

For example, "US-AL" is the code for Alabama. "US-CA" is the code for California. These codes are like short nicknames for each place.

Map of the United States with each state and the District of Columbia labelled with the second part of its ISO 3166-2 code.

Here is a list of the codes for the states and other areas:

Code	Name of State or Area	Type of Area
US-AL	Alabama	state
US-AK	Alaska	state
US-AZ	Arizona	state
US-AR	Arkansas	state
US-CA	California	state
US-CO	Colorado	state
US-CT	Connecticut	state
US-DE	Delaware	state
US-FL	Florida	state
US-GA	Georgia	state
US-HI	Hawaii	state
US-ID	Idaho	state
US-IL	Illinois	state
US-IN	Indiana	state
US-IA	Iowa	state
US-KS	Kansas	state
US-KY	Kentucky	state
US-LA	Louisiana	state
US-ME	Maine	state
US-MD	Maryland	state
US-MA	Massachusetts	state
US-MI	Michigan	state
US-MN	Minnesota	state
US-MS	Mississippi	state
US-MO	Missouri	state
US-MT	Montana	state
US-NE	Nebraska	state
US-NV	Nevada	state
US-NH	New Hampshire	state
US-NJ	New Jersey	state
US-NM	New Mexico	state
US-NY	New York	state
US-NC	North Carolina	state
US-ND	North Dakota	state
US-OH	Ohio	state
US-OK	Oklahoma	state
US-OR	Oregon	state
US-PA	Pennsylvania	state
US-RI	Rhode Island	state
US-SC	South Carolina	state
US-SD	South Dakota	state
US-TN	Tennessee	state
US-TX	Texas	state
US-UT	Utah	state
US-VT	Vermont	state
US-VA	Virginia	state
US-WA	Washington	state
US-WV	West Virginia	state
US-WI	Wisconsin	state
US-WY	Wyoming	state
US-DC	District of Columbia	district
US-AS	American Samoa	outlying area
US-GU	Guam	outlying area
US-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	outlying area
US-PR	Puerto Rico	outlying area
US-UM	United States Minor Outlying Islands	outlying area
US-VI	Virgin Islands, U.S.	outlying area

Other U.S. Areas with Their Own Country Codes

Some areas connected to the U.S. are so special that they have their own country codes in the main ISO 3166-1 system. This means they are treated almost like separate countries for coding purposes.

Here are some of those areas:

Code	Name of Area	Short Country Code	More Details
US-AS	American Samoa	AS	ISO 3166-2:AS
US-GU	Guam	GU	ISO 3166-2:GU
US-MP	Northern Mariana Islands	MP	ISO 3166-2:MP
US-PR	Puerto Rico	PR	ISO 3166-2:PR
US-UM	United States Minor Outlying Islands	UM	ISO 3166-2:UM
US-VI	Virgin Islands, U.S.	VI	ISO 3166-2:VI

See also

In Spanish: ISO 3166-2:US para niños