Abbreviations, Area Code Lookup and Other Basic Info About StatesHere you'll find state abbreviations, an area code lookup, major city info, and basic historical trivia. Click on the links below for complete alphabetical listings of states. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS A lot of people have trouble with those, but they're easy once you get used to them.
AREA CODE LOOKUP provides a list of states, and all telephone area codes within each state.
STATE CAPITALS Not to be confused with state "capitOLS," though the photos feature state Capitol buildings, which are usually located in the state capital. Hope this clears things up.
LARGEST CITIES The city in each state with the greatest number of people - not usually the city with the biggest land area, and not necessarily the capital.
STATE NAME ORIGINS and MEANINGS or, in some cases, somebody's random guess at their origins because no one really knows how the state was named.
STATE NICKNAMES , some of which seem terribly outdated, but interesting to historians and trivia enthusiasts.
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