U.S. Geography
U.S. states and capitals
All 50 states with their postal abbreviations and capital cities, plus Washington, D.C., and the five inhabited U.S. territories. Read through the list, then test yourself with a free quiz.
The 50 states and their capitals
Postal abbreviations are the two-letter codes used by the U.S. Postal Service.
| State | Abbreviation | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu |
| Idaho | ID | Boise |
| Illinois | IL | Springfield |
| Indiana | IN | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | IA | Des Moines |
| Kansas | KS | Topeka |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | ME | Augusta |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | MA | Boston |
| Michigan | MI | Lansing |
| Minnesota | MN | Saint Paul |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson |
| Missouri | MO | Jefferson City |
| Montana | MT | Helena |
| Nebraska | NE | Lincoln |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | NH | Concord |
| New Jersey | NJ | Trenton |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe |
| New York | NY | Albany |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | ND | Bismarck |
| Ohio | OH | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | OR | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | RI | Providence |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia |
| South Dakota | SD | Pierre |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville |
| Texas | TX | Austin |
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | VT | Montpelier |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond |
| Washington | WA | Olympia |
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | WI | Madison |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne |
Washington, D.C. and the inhabited territories
Washington, D.C. is a federal district. The other five are U.S. territories, not states.
| Name | Capital | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | Federal district | Continental United States |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | U.S. territory | Caribbean |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | U.S. territory | Caribbean |
| Guam | Hagåtña | U.S. territory | Western Pacific |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | U.S. territory | Western Pacific |
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | U.S. territory | South Pacific |
Ways to practice
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