Maryland (United States postal abbreviation MD)
To make room for the ZIP Code, state names needed to be abbreviated. The Department provided an initial list of abbreviations in June 1963, but many had three or four letters, which was still too long. In October 1963, the Department settled on the current two-letter abbreviations.
Alabama - AL. Alaska - AK. Arizona - AZ. Arkansas - AR. California - CA. Colorado - CO. Connecticut - CT. Delaware - DE.
Alabama (AL) - Montgomery. Alaska (AK) - Juneau. Arizona (AZ) - Phoenix. Arkansas (AR) - Little Rock. California (CA) - Sacramento. Colorado (CO) - Denver. Connecticut (CT) - Hartford. Delaware (DE) - Dover.
Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware.
To make room for the ZIP Code, state names needed to be abbreviated. The Department provided an initial list of abbreviations in June 1963, but many had three or four letters, which was still too long. In October 1963, the Department settled on the current two-letter abbreviations.