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USA States List As A PHP Array

12.29.2005

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        An array list for use with PHP functions that create an HTML Select List or other structure.

$state_list = array('AL'=>"Alabama",  
			'AK'=>"Alaska",  
			'AZ'=>"Arizona",  
			'AR'=>"Arkansas",  
			'CA'=>"California",  
			'CO'=>"Colorado",  
			'CT'=>"Connecticut",  
			'DE'=>"Delaware",  
			'DC'=>"District Of Columbia",  
			'FL'=>"Florida",  
			'GA'=>"Georgia",  
			'HI'=>"Hawaii",  
			'ID'=>"Idaho",  
			'IL'=>"Illinois",  
			'IN'=>"Indiana",  
			'IA'=>"Iowa",  
			'KS'=>"Kansas",  
			'KY'=>"Kentucky",  
			'LA'=>"Louisiana",  
			'ME'=>"Maine",  
			'MD'=>"Maryland",  
			'MA'=>"Massachusetts",  
			'MI'=>"Michigan",  
			'MN'=>"Minnesota",  
			'MS'=>"Mississippi",  
			'MO'=>"Missouri",  
			'MT'=>"Montana",
			'NE'=>"Nebraska",
			'NV'=>"Nevada",
			'NH'=>"New Hampshire",
			'NJ'=>"New Jersey",
			'NM'=>"New Mexico",
			'NY'=>"New York",
			'NC'=>"North Carolina",
			'ND'=>"North Dakota",
			'OH'=>"Ohio",  
			'OK'=>"Oklahoma",  
			'OR'=>"Oregon",  
			'PA'=>"Pennsylvania",  
			'RI'=>"Rhode Island",  
			'SC'=>"South Carolina",  
			'SD'=>"South Dakota",
			'TN'=>"Tennessee",  
			'TX'=>"Texas",  
			'UT'=>"Utah",  
			'VT'=>"Vermont",  
			'VA'=>"Virginia",  
			'WA'=>"Washington",  
			'WV'=>"West Virginia",  
			'WI'=>"Wisconsin",  
			'WY'=>"Wyoming");

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Patrick Thomas replied on Thu, 2010/06/10 - 11:11am

@mchollan or you could just flip the index with the following $state_list = array_combine(array_values($state_list), $state_list);

Snippets Manager replied on Thu, 2011/07/14 - 9:32am

Thanks TheldeaMan, I needed the opposite so I thought I would post it here as well: Indexed by the fullname lowercased.

$state_list = array ('alabama'=>"AL",
'Alaska'=>"AK",
'Arizona'=>"AZ",
'Arkansas'=>"AR",
'California'=>"CA",
'Colorado'=>"CO",
'Connecticut'=>"CT",
'Delaware'=>"DE",
'District Of Columbia'=>"DC",
'Florida'=>"FL",
'Georgia'=>"GA",
'Hawaii'=>"HI",
'Idaho'=>"ID",
'Illinois'=>"IL",
'Indiana'=>"IN",
'Iowa'=>"IA",
'Kansas'=>"KS",
'Kentucky'=>"KY",
'Louisiana'=>"LA",
'Maine'=>"ME",
'Maryland'=>"MD",
'Massachusetts'=>"MA",
'Michigan'=>"MI",
'Minnesota'=>"MN",
'Mississippi'=>"MS",
'Missouri'=>"MO",
'Montana'=>"MT",
'Nebraska'=>"NE",
'Nevada'=>"NV",
'New Hampshire'=>"NH",
'New Jersey'=>"NJ",
'New Mexico'=>"NM",
'New York'=>"NY",
'North Carolina'=>"NC",
'North Dakota'=>"ND",
'Ohio'=>"OH",
'Oklahoma'=>"OK",
'Oregon'=>"OR",
'Pennsylvania'=>"PA",
'Rhode Island'=>"RI",
'South Carolina'=>"SC",
'South Dakota'=>"SD",
'Tennessee'=>"TN",
'Texas'=>"TX",
'Utah'=>"UT",
'Vermont'=>"VT",
'Virginia'=>"VA",
'Washington'=>"WA",
'West Virginia'=>"WV",
'Wisconsin'=>"WI",
'Wyoming'=>"WY")

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Snippets Manager replied on Thu, 2011/07/14 - 9:32am

$state_list = array('AL'=>"Alabama",  
			'AK'=>"Alaska",  
			'AZ'=>"Arizona",  
			'AR'=>"Arkansas",  
			'CA'=>"California",  
			'CO'=>"Colorado",  
			'CT'=>"Connecticut",  
			'DE'=>"Delaware",  
			'DC'=>"District Of Columbia",  
			'FL'=>"Florida",  
			'GA'=>"Georgia",  
			'HI'=>"Hawaii",  
			'ID'=>"Idaho",  
			'IL'=>"Illinois",  
			'IN'=>"Indiana",  
			'IA'=>"Iowa",  
			'KS'=>"Kansas",  
			'KY'=>"Kentucky",  
			'LA'=>"Louisiana",  
			'ME'=>"Maine",  
			'MD'=>"Maryland",  
			'MA'=>"Massachusetts",  
			'MI'=>"Michigan",  
			'MN'=>"Minnesota",  
			'MS'=>"Mississippi",  
			'MO'=>"Missouri",  
			'MT'=>"Montana",
			'NE'=>"Nebraska",
			'NV'=>"Nevada",
			'NH'=>"New Hampshire",
			'NJ'=>"New Jersey",
			'NM'=>"New Mexico",
			'NY'=>"New York",
			'NC'=>"North Carolina",
			'ND'=>"North Dakota",
			'OH'=>"Ohio",  
			'OK'=>"Oklahoma",  
			'OR'=>"Oregon",  
			'PA'=>"Pennsylvania",  
			'RI'=>"Rhode Island",  
			'SC'=>"South Carolina",  
			'SD'=>"South Dakota",
			'TN'=>"Tennessee",  
			'TX'=>"Texas",  
			'UT'=>"Utah",  
			'VT'=>"Vermont",  
			'VA'=>"Virginia",  
			'WA'=>"Washington",  
			'WV'=>"West Virginia",  
			'WI'=>"Wisconsin",  
			'WY'=>"Wyoming");

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Mikhail Kornienko replied on Sat, 2009/12/12 - 10:22pm

Some lesser states were missing, so here's the list of all the states:


$state_list = array('ALABAMA'=>"AL",
'ALASKA'=>"AK",
'AMERICAN SAMOA'=>"AS",
'ARIZONA'=>"AZ",
'ARKANSAS'=>"AR",
'CALIFORNIA'=>"CA",
'COLORADO'=>"CO",
'CONNECTICUT'=>"CT",
'DELAWARE'=>"DE",
'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'=>"DC",
"FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA"=>"FM",
'FLORIDA'=>"FL",
'GEORGIA'=>"GA",
'GUAM' => "GU",
'HAWAII'=>"HI",
'IDAHO'=>"ID",
'ILLINOIS'=>"IL",
'INDIANA'=>"IN",
'IOWA'=>"IA",
'KANSAS'=>"KS",
'KENTUCKY'=>"KY",
'LOUISIANA'=>"LA",
'MAINE'=>"ME",
'MARSHALL ISLANDS'=>"MH",
'MARYLAND'=>"MD",
'MASSACHUSETTS'=>"MA",
'MICHIGAN'=>"MI",
'MINNESOTA'=>"MN",
'MISSISSIPPI'=>"MS",
'MISSOURI'=>"MO",
'MONTANA'=>"MT",
'NEBRASKA'=>"NE",
'NEVADA'=>"NV",
'NEW HAMPSHIRE'=>"NH",
'NEW JERSEY'=>"NJ",
'NEW MEXICO'=>"NM",
'NEW YORK'=>"NY",
'NORTH CAROLINA'=>"NC",
'NORTH DAKOTA'=>"ND",
"NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS"=>"MP",
'OHIO'=>"OH",
'OKLAHOMA'=>"OK",
'OREGON'=>"OR",
"PALAU"=>"PW",
'PENNSYLVANIA'=>"PA",
'RHODE ISLAND'=>"RI",
'SOUTH CAROLINA'=>"SC",
'SOUTH DAKOTA'=>"SD",
'TENNESSEE'=>"TN",
'TEXAS'=>"TX",
'UTAH'=>"UT",
'VERMONT'=>"VT",
'VIRGIN ISLANDS' => "VI",
'VIRGINIA'=>"VA",
'WASHINGTON'=>"WA",
'WEST VIRGINIA'=>"WV",
'WISCONSIN'=>"WI",
'WYOMING'=>"WY");

Snippets Manager replied on Tue, 2009/04/07 - 8:16pm

Serious thanks from someone who uses this code snipped a bit too often.

Snippets Manager replied on Wed, 2009/03/18 - 6:40pm

Thanks TheldeaMan, I needed the opposite so I thought I would post it here as well: Indexed by the fullname lowercased. $state_list = array ('alabama'=>"AL", 'Alaska'=>"AK", 'Arizona'=>"AZ", 'Arkansas'=>"AR", 'California'=>"CA", 'Colorado'=>"CO", 'Connecticut'=>"CT", 'Delaware'=>"DE", 'District Of Columbia'=>"DC", 'Florida'=>"FL", 'Georgia'=>"GA", 'Hawaii'=>"HI", 'Idaho'=>"ID", 'Illinois'=>"IL", 'Indiana'=>"IN", 'Iowa'=>"IA", 'Kansas'=>"KS", 'Kentucky'=>"KY", 'Louisiana'=>"LA", 'Maine'=>"ME", 'Maryland'=>"MD", 'Massachusetts'=>"MA", 'Michigan'=>"MI", 'Minnesota'=>"MN", 'Mississippi'=>"MS", 'Missouri'=>"MO", 'Montana'=>"MT", 'Nebraska'=>"NE", 'Nevada'=>"NV", 'New Hampshire'=>"NH", 'New Jersey'=>"NJ", 'New Mexico'=>"NM", 'New York'=>"NY", 'North Carolina'=>"NC", 'North Dakota'=>"ND", 'Ohio'=>"OH", 'Oklahoma'=>"OK", 'Oregon'=>"OR", 'Pennsylvania'=>"PA", 'Rhode Island'=>"RI", 'South Carolina'=>"SC", 'South Dakota'=>"SD", 'Tennessee'=>"TN", 'Texas'=>"TX", 'Utah'=>"UT", 'Vermont'=>"VT", 'Virginia'=>"VA", 'Washington'=>"WA", 'West Virginia'=>"WV", 'Wisconsin'=>"WI", 'Wyoming'=>"WY")