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Abbreviations for Street Designators (Street Suffixes)

Two-Letter State and Possession Abbreviations

Directional Abbreviations

Secondary Address Unit Indicators





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ABBREVIATIONS FOR STREET DESGINATORS
(STREET SUFFIXES)
Alley ALY Fork FRK Pike PIKE
Annex ANX Forks FRKS Pines PNES
Arcade ARC Fort FT Place PL
Avenue AVE Freeway FWY Plain PLN
Bayou BYU Gardens GDNS Plains PLNS
Bend BND Gateway GTWY Plaza PLZ
Bluff BLF Glen GLN Point PT
Bottom BTM Green GN Port PRT
Boulevard BLVD Grave GRV Prairie PR
Branch BR Harbor HBR Radial RADL
Bridge BRG Haven HVN Ranch RNCH
Brook BRK Heights HTS Rapid RPDS
Burg BG Highway HWY Rest RST
Bypass BYP Hill HL Ridge RDG
Camp CP Hills HLS River RIV
Canyon CYN Hollow HOLW Road RD
Cape CPE Inlet INLT Row ROW
Causeway CSWY Island IS Run RN
Center CTR Islands ISS Shoal SHL
Circle CIR Isle ISLE Shoals SHLS
Cliffs CLFS Junction JCT Shore SHR
Club CLB Kay CY Shores SHRS
Corner COR Knolls KNLS Spring SPG
Corners CORS Lake LK Springs SPGS
Course CRSE Lakes LKS Spur SPUR
Court CT Landing LNDG Square SQ
Courts CTS Lane LN Station STA
Cove CV Light LGT Stravenue STRA
Creek CRK Loaf LF Stream STRM
Crescent CRES Locks LCKS Street ST
Crossing XING Lodge LDG Summit SMT
Dale DL Loop LOOP Terrace TER
Dam DM Mall MALL Trace TRCE
Divide DV Manor MRN Track TRAK
Drive DR Meadows MDWS Trail TRL
Estates EST Mill ML Trailer TRLR
Expressway EXPY Mills MLS Turnpike TPKE
Extension EXT Mission MSN Union UN
Fall FALL Mount MT Valley VLY
Falls FLS Mountain MTN Viaduct VIA
Ferry FRY Neck NCK View VW
Field FLD Orchard ORCH Village VLG
Fields FLDS Oval OVAL Ville VL
Flats FLT Park PARK Vista VIS
Ford FOR Parkway PKY Walk WALK
Forest FRST Pass PASS Way WAY
Forge FGR Path PATH Wells WLS




TWO-LETTER STATE AND POSSESSION ABBREVIATIONS
Alabama AL Kentucky KY Oklahoma OK
Alaska AK Louisiana LA Oregon OR
Arizona AZ Maine ME Palau PW
Arkansas AR Marshall Islands MH Pennsylvania PA
American Samoa AS Maryland MD Puerto Rico PR
California CA Massachusetts MA Rhode Island RI
Colorado CO Michigan MI South Carolina SC
Connecticut CT Minnesota MN South Dakota SD
Delaware DE Mississippi MS Tennessee TN
Dist. of Columbia DC Missouri MO Texas TX
Federal States of Micronesia FM Montana MT Utah UT
Florida FL Nebraska NE Vermont VT
Georgia GA Nevada NV Virginia VA
Guam GU New Hampshire NH Virgin Islands VI
Hawaii HI New Jersey NJ Washington WA
Idaho ID New Mexico NM West Virginia WV
Illinois IL New York NY Wisconsin WI
Indiana IN North Carolina NC Wyoming WY
Iowa IA Northern Marianna ISS. MP
Kansas KA Ohio OH

DIRECTIONAL
ABBREVIATIONS
North N South S
East E West W
Northeast NE Southeast SE
Northwest NW Southwest SW




SECONDARY ADDRESS UNIT INDICATORS
ApartmentAPT
BuildingBLDG
FloorFL
SuiteSTE
RoomRM
DepartmentDEPT

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