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us-state-names-abbrevs.php
<?php
/* From https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm */
$us_state_abbrevs_names = array(
'AL'=>'ALABAMA',
'AK'=>'ALASKA',
'AS'=>'AMERICAN SAMOA',
'AZ'=>'ARIZONA',
'AR'=>'ARKANSAS',
'CA'=>'CALIFORNIA',
'CO'=>'COLORADO',
'CT'=>'CONNECTICUT',
'DE'=>'DELAWARE',
'DC'=>'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA',
'FM'=>'FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA',
'FL'=>'FLORIDA',
'GA'=>'GEORGIA',
'GU'=>'GUAM GU',
'HI'=>'HAWAII',
'ID'=>'IDAHO',
'IL'=>'ILLINOIS',
'IN'=>'INDIANA',
'IA'=>'IOWA',
'KS'=>'KANSAS',
'KY'=>'KENTUCKY',
'LA'=>'LOUISIANA',
'ME'=>'MAINE',
'MH'=>'MARSHALL ISLANDS',
'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',
'MP'=>'NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS',
'OH'=>'OHIO',
'OK'=>'OKLAHOMA',
'OR'=>'OREGON',
'PW'=>'PALAU',
'PA'=>'PENNSYLVANIA',
'PR'=>'PUERTO RICO',
'RI'=>'RHODE ISLAND',
'SC'=>'SOUTH CAROLINA',
'SD'=>'SOUTH DAKOTA',
'TN'=>'TENNESSEE',
'TX'=>'TEXAS',
'UT'=>'UTAH',
'VT'=>'VERMONT',
'VI'=>'VIRGIN ISLANDS',
'VA'=>'VIRGINIA',
'WA'=>'WASHINGTON',
'WV'=>'WEST VIRGINIA',
'WI'=>'WISCONSIN',
'WY'=>'WYOMING',
'AE'=>'ARMED FORCES AFRICA \ CANADA \ EUROPE \ MIDDLE EAST',
'AA'=>'ARMED FORCES AMERICA (EXCEPT CANADA)',
'AP'=>'ARMED FORCES PACIFIC'
);
?>
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kijube commented Apr 15, 2020 •
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In case anyone else needs it: State names and abbreviations without the same characters next to each other (like "BB").



$us_state_abbrevs_names = array(
	'AL' => 'ALABAMA',
	'AK' => 'ALASKA',
	'AS' => 'AMERICAN SAMOA',
	'AZ' => 'ARIZONA',
	'AR' => 'ARKANSAS',
	'CA' => 'CALIFORNIA',
	'CO' => 'COLORADO',
	'CT' => 'CONECTICUT',
	'DE' => 'DELAWARE',
	'DC' => 'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA',
	'FM' => 'FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA',
	'FL' => 'FLORIDA',
	'GA' => 'GEORGIA',
	'GU' => 'GUAM GU',
	'HI' => 'HAWAI',
	'ID' => 'IDAHO',
	'IL' => 'ILINOIS',
	'IN' => 'INDIANA',
	'IA' => 'IOWA',
	'KS' => 'KANSAS',
	'KY' => 'KENTUCKY',
	'LA' => 'LOUISIANA',
	'ME' => 'MAINE',
	'MH' => 'MARSHAL ISLANDS',
	'MD' => 'MARYLAND',
	'MA' => 'MASACHUSETS',
	'MI' => 'MICHIGAN',
	'MN' => 'MINESOTA',
	'MS' => 'MISISIPI',
	'MO' => 'MISOURI',
	'MT' => 'MONTANA',
	'NE' => 'NEBRASKA',
	'NV' => 'NEVADA',
	'UH' => 'US HAMPSHIRE',
	'AJ' => 'AMERICAN JERSEY',
	'MU' => 'MEXICO BUT IN THE US',
	'BY' => 'THE BIG YORK',
	'NC' => 'NORTH CAROLINA',
	'ND' => 'NORTH DAKOTA',
	'MP' => 'NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS',
	'OH' => 'OHIO',
	'OK' => 'OKLAHOMA',
	'OR' => 'OREGON',
	'PW' => 'PALAU',
	'PA' => 'PENSYLVANIA',
	'PR' => 'PUERTO RICO',
	'RI' => 'RHODE ISLAND',
	'SC' => 'SOUTH CAROLINA',
	'SD' => 'SOUTH DAKOTA',
	'TN' => 'TENESE',
	'TX' => 'TEXAS',
	'UT' => 'UTAH',
	'VT' => 'VERMONT',
	'VI' => 'VIRGIN ISLANDS',
	'VA' => 'VIRGINIA',
	'WA' => 'WASHINGTON',
	'WV' => 'WEST VIRGINIA',
	'WI' => 'WISCONSIN',
	'WY' => 'WYOMING',
	'AE' => 'ARMED FORCES AFRICA \ CANADA \ EUROPE \ MIDLE EAST',
	'A' => 'ARMED FORCES AMERICA (EXCEPT CANADA)',
	'AP' => 'ARMED FORCES PACIFIC',
);

?>

//Edit: I also removed the "New" from all the states as they have existed for a long time and I feel like they shouldn't be called "new" anymore.
//Edit2: I noticed that New Mexico is now called "Mexico", so I changed the name to "MEXICO BUT IN THE US".
//Edit3: Same for York
//edit4: .... and for Hampshire and Jersey

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sumanengbd commented Aug 24, 2020

Here is a function that you can pass in the state name, and get the abbreviation back. Based on a few comments from this amusing thread. Includes Canadian provinces, since I needed those.

function state_abreviation_for( $state ) {
 // from https://gist.github.com/maxrice/2776900 and http://www.comeexplorecanada.com/abbreviations.php
 static $states = ['ALABAMA' => 'AL', 'ALASKA' => 'AK', 'ARIZONA' => 'AZ', 'ARKANSAS' => 'AR', 'CALIFORNIA' => 'CA', 'COLORADO' => 'CO', 'CONNECTICUT' => 'CT', 'DELAWARE' => 'DE', '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', 'ALBERTA' => 'AB', 'BRITISH COLUMBIA' => 'BC', 'MANITOBA' => 'MB', 'NEW BRUNSWICK' => 'NB', 'NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR' => 'NL', 'NOVA SCOTIA' => 'NS', 'NORTWEST TERRITORIES' => 'NT', 'NUNAVUT' => 'NU', 'ONTARIO' => 'ON', 'PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND' => 'PE', 'QUEBEC' => 'QC', 'SASKATCHEWAN' => 'SK', 'YUKON' => 'YT', 'PUERTO RICO' => 'PR', 'VIRGIN ISLANDS' => 'VI', 'WASHINGTON DC' => 'DC'];

 // first check if input is two letters, and if so make sure that it matches one of the abbreviations, then return that
 if ( strlen( $state ) == 2 ) {
   if ( in_array( strtoupper( $state ), $states ) ) {
      return strtoupper( $state );
   } else {
    return null;
  }
}

   // check for the full state name in the array
  if ( array_key_exists( strtoupper( $state ), $states ) ) {
    return $states[strtoupper( $state )];
  } else {
    return null;
  }
}

If it is a two letter string it checks to ensure that it is a state abbreviation, then returns the uppercase form of that, or null if not found in the array. If it is anything longer it checks to see if it is a key in the array, and returns the abbreviation, or null if not found.

Here is a function that you can pass in the state name, and get the abbreviation back. Based on a few comments from this amusing thread. Includes Canadian provinces, since I needed those.

function state_abreviation_for( $state ) {
 // from https://gist.github.com/maxrice/2776900 and http://www.comeexplorecanada.com/abbreviations.php
 static $states = ['ALABAMA' => 'AL', 'ALASKA' => 'AK', 'ARIZONA' => 'AZ', 'ARKANSAS' => 'AR', 'CALIFORNIA' => 'CA', 'COLORADO' => 'CO', 'CONNECTICUT' => 'CT', 'DELAWARE' => 'DE', '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', 'ALBERTA' => 'AB', 'BRITISH COLUMBIA' => 'BC', 'MANITOBA' => 'MB', 'NEW BRUNSWICK' => 'NB', 'NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR' => 'NL', 'NOVA SCOTIA' => 'NS', 'NORTWEST TERRITORIES' => 'NT', 'NUNAVUT' => 'NU', 'ONTARIO' => 'ON', 'PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND' => 'PE', 'QUEBEC' => 'QC', 'SASKATCHEWAN' => 'SK', 'YUKON' => 'YT', 'PUERTO RICO' => 'PR', 'VIRGIN ISLANDS' => 'VI', 'WASHINGTON DC' => 'DC'];

 // first check if input is two letters, and if so make sure that it matches one of the abbreviations, then return that
 if ( strlen( $state ) == 2 ) {
   if ( in_array( strtoupper( $state ), $states ) ) {
      return strtoupper( $state );
   } else {
    return null;
  }
}

   // check for the full state name in the array
  if ( array_key_exists( strtoupper( $state ), $states ) ) {
    return $states[strtoupper( $state )];
  } else {
    return null;
  }
}

If it is a two letter string it checks to ensure that it is a state abbreviation, then returns the uppercase form of that, or null if not found in the array. If it is anything longer it checks to see if it is a key in the array, and returns the abbreviation, or null if not found.

Awesome. Thanks

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nbrombal commented May 6, 2021 •
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Here is a PHP array of US states & territories keyed by the cumulative total of all ZIP codes within their borders:

$state_zip_code_totals = [
    13168     => 'VI',
    96799     => 'AS',
    140075    => 'PR',
    193879    => 'PW',
    193930    => 'MH',
    260688    => 'RI',
    290853    => 'MP',
    387770    => 'FM',
    991495    => 'NH',
    1259966   => 'GU',
    1338256   => 'MA',
    1696720   => 'VT',
    1906928   => 'AA',
    1946248   => 'DE',
    2187658   => 'ME',
    2814858   => 'CT',
    4350704   => 'AE',
    5819302   => 'NJ',
    6597739   => 'DC',
    13199122  => 'MD',
    13452400  => 'HI',
    15919979  => 'SC',
    16101058  => 'WY',
    19197510  => 'AP',
    20864380  => 'MS',
    22048513  => 'WV',
    22609881  => 'SD',
    22679051  => 'NV',
    23837397  => 'ND',
    24084963  => 'MT',
    27151742  => 'ID',
    27312212  => 'AK',
    27845593  => 'NY',
    28797817  => 'VA',
    29359808  => 'UT',
    30070901  => 'TN',
    30155013  => 'AL',
    30285870  => 'GA',
    30585902  => 'NC',
    37530312  => 'NM',
    38098744  => 'PA',
    39881387  => 'KY',
    42629108  => 'NE',
    46588515  => 'IN',
    47829299  => 'OR',
    48542656  => 'WI',
    48607861  => 'AZ',
    49744409  => 'FL',
    50702440  => 'KS',
    51307976  => 'LA',
    51336487  => 'AR',
    53456968  => 'CO',
    54458540  => 'IA',
    57285510  => 'MI',
    57376000  => 'OK',
    57656436  => 'MN',
    64342337  => 'OH',
    72268165  => 'WA',
    75564998  => 'MO',
    97879345  => 'IL',
    206507257 => 'TX',
    248018835 => 'CA',
];

This is extremely useful if you would enjoy spending several hours verifying whether a random internet user would really go to the trouble of posting accurate data for something that has absolutely no practical use whatsoever in a format that foregoes any semblance of usability.

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maxrice commented May 8, 2021

@nbrombal thanks! that's exactly what I needed for a project I've been working on 😼

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GermanPearls commented Oct 7, 2021

Here's a switch statement (in alphabetical order):

switch($us_state) {
case "Alabama":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Alaska":
return 0.02;
break;
case "Arizona":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Arkansas":
return 0.01;
break;
case "California":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Colorado":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Connecticut":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Delaware":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Florida":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Georgia":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Hawaii":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Idaho":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Illinois":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Indiana":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Iowa":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Kansas":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Kentucky":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Louisiana":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Maine":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Maryland":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Massachusetts":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Michigan":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Minnesota":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Mississippi":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Missouri":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Montana":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Nebraska":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Nevada":
return 0.01;
break;
case "New Hampshire":
return 0.01;
break;
case "New Jersey":
return 0.01;
break;
case "New Mexico":
return 0.01;
break;
case "New York":
return 0.01;
break;
case "North Carolina":
return 0.01;
break;
case "North Dakota":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Ohio":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Oklahoma":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Oregon":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Pennsylvania":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Rhode Island":
return 0.01;
break;
case "South Carolina":
return 0.01;
break;
case "South Dakota":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Tennessee":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Texas":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Utah":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Vermont":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Virginia":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Washington":
return 0.01;
break;
case "West Virginia":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Wisconsin":
return 0.01;
break;
case "Wyoming":
return 0.01;
break;
}

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hkbertoson commented Oct 14, 2021

Here is a php array of all the states and abbreviations in binary

$us_states_binary = array(
    '01000001 01001100' => '01000001 01101100 01100001 01100010 01100001 01101101 01100001'
    '01000001 01001011' => '01000001 01101100 01100001 01110011 01101011 01100001'
    '01000001 01011010' => '01000001 01110010 01101001 01111010 01101111 01101110 01100001'
    '01000001 01010010' => '01000001 01110010 01101011 01100001 01101110 01110011 01100001 01110011'
    '01000011 01000001' => '01000011 01100001 01101100 01101001 01100110 01101111 01110010 01101110 01101001 01100001'
    '01000011 01001111' => '01000011 01101111 01101100 01101111 01110010 01100001 01100100 01101111'
    '01000011 01010100' => '01000011 01101111 01101110 01101110 01100101 01100011 01110100 01101001 01100011 01110101 01110100'
    '01000100 01000101' => '01000100 01100101 01101100 01100001 01110111 01100001 01110010 01100101'
    '01000100 01000011' => '01000100 01101001 01110011 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100011 01110100 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101100 01110101 01101101 0110001001101001 01100001'
    '01000110 01001100' => '01000110 01101100 01101111 01110010 01101001 01100100 01100001'
    '01000111 01000001' => '01000111 01100101 01101111 01110010 01100111 01101001 01100001'
    '01001000 01001001' => '01001000 01100001 01110111 01100001 01101001 01101001'
    '01001001 01000100' => '01001001 01100100 01100001 01101000 01101111'
    '01001001 01001100' => '01001001 01101100 01101100 01101001 01101110 01101111 01101001 01110011'
    '01001001 01001110' => '01001001 01101110 01100100 01101001 01100001 01101110 01100001'
    '01001001 01000001' => '01001001 01101111 01110111 01100001'
    '01001011 01010011' => '01001011 01100001 01101110 01110011 01100001 01110011'
    '01001011 01011001' => '01001011 01100101 01101110 01110100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001'
    '01001100 01000001' => '01001100 01101111 01110101 01101001 01110011 01101001 01100001 01101110 01100001'
    '01001101 01000101' => '01001101 01100001 01101001 01101110 01100101'
    '01001101 01000100' => '01001101 01100001 01110010 01111001 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100100'
    '01001101 01000001' => '01001101 01100001 01110011 01110011 01100001 01100011 01101000 01110101 01110011 01100101 01110100 01110100 01110011'
    '01001101 01001001' => '01001101 01101001 01100011 01101000 01101001 01100111 01100001 01101110'
    '01001101 01001110' => '01001101 01101001 01101110 01101110 01100101 01110011 01101111 01110100 01100001'
    '01001101 01010011' => '01001101 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101001 01110000 01110000 01101001'
    '01001101 01001111' => '01001101 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101111 01110101 01110010 01101001'
    '01001101 01010100' => '01001101 01101111 01101110 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100001'
    '01001110 01000101' => '01001110 01100101 01100010 01110010 01100001 01110011 01101011 01100001'
    '01001110 01010110' => '01001110 01100101 01110110 01100001 01100100 01100001'
    '01001110 01001000' => '01001110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01001000 01100001 01101101 01110000 01110011 01101000 01101001 01110010 01100101'
    '01001110 01001010' => '01001110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01001010 01100101 01110010 01110011 01100101 01111001'
    '01001110 01001101' => '01001110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01001101 01100101 01111000 01101001 01100011 01101111'
    '01001110 01011001' => '01001110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01011001 01101111 01110010 01101011'
    '01001110 01000011' => '01001110 01101111 01110010 01110100 01101000 00100000 01000011 01100001 01110010 01101111 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100001'
    '01001110 01000100' => '01001110 01101111 01110010 01110100 01101000 00100000 01000100 01100001 01101011 01101111 01110100 01100001'
    '01001111 01001000' => '01001111 01101000 01101001 01101111'
    '01001111 01001011' => '01001111 01101011 01101100 01100001 01101000 01101111 01101101 01100001'
    '01001111 01010010' => '01001111 01110010 01100101 01100111 01101111 01101110'
    '01010000 01000001' => '01010000 01100101 01101110 01101110 01110011 01111001 01101100 01110110 01100001 01101110 01101001 01100001'
    '01010010 01001001' => '01010010 01101000 01101111 01100100 01100101 00100000 01001001 01110011 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100100'
    '01010011 01000011' => '01010011 01101111 01110101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01000011 01100001 01110010 01101111 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100001'
    '01010011 01000100' => '01010011 01101111 01110101 01110100 01101000 00100000 01000100 01100001 01101011 01101111 01110100 01100001'
    '01010100 01001110' => '01010100 01100101 01101110 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 01100101 01100101'
    '01010100 01011000' => '01010100 01100101 01111000 01100001 01110011'
    '01010101 01010100' => '01010101 01110100 01100001 01101000'
    '01010110 01010100' => '01010110 01100101 01110010 01101101 01101111 01101110 01110100'
    '01010110 01000001' => '01010110 01101001 01110010 01100111 01101001 01101110 01101001 01100001'
    '01010111 01000001' => '01010111 01100001 01110011 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 01110100 01101111 01101110'
    '01010111 01010110' => '01010111 01100101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01010110 01101001 01110010 01100111 01101001 01101110 01101001 01100001'
    '01010111 01001001' => '01010111 01101001 01110011 01100011 01101111 01101110 01110011 01101001 01101110'
    '01010111 01011001' => '01010111 01111001 01101111 01101101 01101001 01101110 01100111'
);

This is useful if you want to take the time and decode all of this.

@bra1nDeaD
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bra1nDeaD commented Oct 14, 2021

In case you live in Europe, like me:

$states = array();

@j4nr6n
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j4nr6n commented Oct 15, 2021

State names, but without the vowels:

$stateNames = [
    'AL'=>'lbm',
    'AK'=>'lsk',
    'AS'=>'mrcn sm',
    'AZ'=>'rzn',
    'AR'=>'rknss',
    'CA'=>'Clfrn',
    'CO'=>'Clrd',
    'CT'=>'Cnnctct',
    'DE'=>'Dlwr',
    'DC'=>'Dstrct f Clmb',
    'FM'=>'Fdrtd Stts f Mcrns',
    'FL'=>'Flrd',
    'GA'=>'Grg',
    'GU'=>'Gm G',
    'HI'=>'Hw',
    'ID'=>'dh',
    'IL'=>'llns',
    'IN'=>'ndn',
    'IA'=>'w',
    'KS'=>'Knss',
    'KY'=>'Kntck',
    'LA'=>'Lsn',
    'ME'=>'Mn',
    'MH'=>'Mrshll slnds',
    'MD'=>'Mrlnd',
    'MA'=>'Msschstts',
    'MI'=>'Mchgn',
    'MN'=>'Mnnst',
    'MS'=>'Msssspp',
    'MO'=>'Mssr',
    'MT'=>'Mntn',
    'NE'=>'Nbrsk',
    'NV'=>'Nvd',
    'NH'=>'Nw Hmpshr',
    'NJ'=>'Nw Jrs',
    'NM'=>'Nw Mxc',
    'NY'=>'Nw rk',
    'NC'=>'Nrth Crln',
    'ND'=>'Nrth Dkt',
    'MP'=>'Nrthrn Mrn slnds',
    'OH'=>'h',
    'OK'=>'klhm',
    'OR'=>'rgn',
    'PW'=>'Pl',
    'PA'=>'Pnnslvn',
    'PR'=>'Prt Rc',
    'RI'=>'Rhd slnd',
    'SC'=>'Sth Crln',
    'SD'=>'Sth Dkt',
    'TN'=>'Tnnss',
    'TX'=>'Txs',
    'UT'=>'th',
    'VT'=>'Vrmnt',
    'VI'=>'Vrgn slnds',
    'VA'=>'Vrgn',
    'WA'=>'Wshngtn',
    'WV'=>'Wst Vrgn',
    'WI'=>'Wscnsn',
    'WY'=>'Wmng',
    'AE'=>'rmd Frcs frc \ Cnd \ rp \ Mddl st',
    'AA'=>'rmd Frcs mrc (xcpt Cnd)',
    'AP'=>'rmd Frcs Pcfc'
];

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emargareten commented Oct 15, 2021

Here's a link back to top

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shellscape commented Oct 21, 2021

Here's a link to a WordPress plugin

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humbletiger commented Nov 27, 2021 •
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Convert case insensitive long-form spelling into the abbreviation, or return original uppercase if no match (comedy not included).

function state($state_entry) {
	switch( strtolower($state_entry) ) {
		case "district of columbia": $state = "DC"; break;
		case "alaska": $state = "AK"; break;
		case "alabama": $state = "AL"; break;
		case "arkansas": $state = "AR"; break;
		case "arizona": $state = "AZ"; break;
		case "california": $state = "CA"; break;
		case "colorado": $state = "CO"; break;
		case "connecticut": $state = "CT"; break;
		case "delaware": $state = "DE"; break;
		case "florida": $state = "FL"; break;
		case "georgia": $state = "GA"; break;
		case "hawaii": $state = "HI"; break;
		case "iowa": $state = "IA"; break;
		case "idaho": $state = "ID"; break;
		case "illinois": $state = "IL"; break;
		case "indiana": $state = "IN"; break;
		case "kansas": $state = "KS"; break;
		case "kentucky": $state = "KY"; break;
		case "louisiana": $state = "LA"; break;
		case "massachusetts": $state = "MA"; break;
		case "maryland": $state = "MD"; break;
		case "maine": $state = "ME"; break;
		case "michigan": $state = "MI"; break;
		case "minnesota": $state = "MN"; break;
		case "missouri": $state = "MO"; break;
		case "mississippi": $state = "MS"; break;
		case "montana": $state = "MT"; break;
		case "north carolina": $state = "NC"; break;
		case "north dakota": $state = "ND"; break;
		case "nebraska": $state = "NE"; break;
		case "new hampshire": $state = "NH"; break;
		case "new jersey": $state = "NJ"; break;
		case "new mexico": $state = "NM"; break;
		case "nevada": $state = "NV"; break;
		case "new york": $state = "NY"; break;
		case "ohio": $state = "OH"; break;
		case "oklahoma": $state = "OK"; break;
		case "oregon": $state = "OR"; break;
		case "pennsylvania": $state = "PA"; break;
		case "rhode island": $state = "RI"; break;
		case "south carolina": $state = "SC"; break;
		case "south dakota": $state = "SD"; break;
		case "tennessee": $state = "TN"; break;
		case "texas": $state = "TX"; break;
		case "utah": $state = "UT"; break;
		case "virginia": $state = "VA"; break;
		case "vermont": $state = "VT"; break;
		case "washington": $state = "WA"; break;
		case "wisconsin": $state = "WI"; break;
		case "west virginia": $state = "WV"; break;
		case "wyoming": $state = "WY"; break;
		default: $state = $state_entry;
	}
	return strtoupper($state);
}

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iamkeir commented Mar 25, 2022

WHY IS EVERYONE SHOUTING

$stateNames = [
'AL' => 'Alabama', 
'AK' => 'Alaska', 
'AS' => 'American Samoa', 
'AZ' => 'Arizona', 
'AR' => 'Arkansas', 
'AE' => 'Armed Forces - Europe', 
'AP' => 'Armed Forces - Pacific', 
'AA' => 'Armed Forces - USA/Canada', 
'CA' => 'California', 
'CO' => 'Colorado', 
'CT' => 'Connecticut', 
'DE' => 'Delaware', 
'DC' => 'District of Columbia', 
'FM' => 'Federated States of Micronesia', 
'FL' => 'Florida', 
'GA' => 'Georgia', 
'GU' => 'Guam', 
'HI' => 'Hawaii', 
'ID' => 'Idaho', 
'IL' => 'Illinois', 
'IN' => 'Indiana', 
'IA' => 'Iowa', 
'KS' => 'Kansas', 
'KY' => 'Kentucky', 
'LA' => 'Louisiana', 
'ME' => 'Maine', 
'MH' => 'Marshall Islands', 
'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', 
'PR' => 'Puerto Rico', 
'RI' => 'Rhode Island', 
'SC' => 'South Carolina', 
'SD' => 'South Dakota', 
'TN' => 'Tennessee', 
'TX' => 'Texas', 
'UT' => 'Utah', 
'VT' => 'Vermont', 
'VI' => 'Virgin Islands', 
'VA' => 'Virginia', 
'WA' => 'Washington', 
'WV' => 'West Virginia', 
'WI' => 'Wisconsin', 
'WY' => 'Wyoming', 
];

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yomyyo commented Mar 30, 2022 •
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Reverse reverse

$statesToAbbr = array(
  'Alaska' => 'AK',
  'Alabama' => 'AL',
  'Arkansas' => 'AR',
  'Arizona' => 'AZ',
  'California' => 'CA',
  'Colorado' => 'CO',
  'Connecticut' => 'CT',
  'Delaware' => 'DE',
  'Florida' => 'FL',
  'Georgia' => 'GA',
  'Hawaii' => 'HI',
  'Idaho' => 'ID',
  'Illinois' => 'IL',
  'Indiana' => 'IN',
  'Iowa' => 'IA',
  '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' => 'TX',
  'Texas' => 'AK',
  'Utah' => 'UT',
  'Vermont' => 'VT',
  'Virginia' => 'VA',
  'Washington' => 'WA',
  'West Virginia' => 'WV',
  'Wisconsin' => 'WI',
  'Wyoming' => 'WY',
);

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nikmclaughlin commented Apr 13, 2022

A PHP array of state names and abbreviations but every time there's an 'a' I insert the next lyric to All-Star by Smash Mouth

<?php

/* From https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apb.htm && https://www.google.com/search?q=all+star+lyrics */

$us_state_all_star_names = array(
	'AsomebodyL'=>'AonceLAtoldBAmeMAthe',
	'AworldK'=>'AisLAgonnaSKAroll',
	'AmeS'=>'AiMERICAaintN SAtheMOAsharpest',
	'AtoolZ'=>'AinRIZONAthe',
	'AshedR'=>'AsheRKAwasNSAlookingS',
	'CAkind'=>'CAofLIFORNIAdumb',
	'CO'=>'COLORAwithDO',
	'CT'=>'CONNECTICUT',
	'DE'=>'DELAherWAfingerRE',
	'DC'=>'DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAand',
	'FM'=>'FEDERAherTED STAthumbTES OF MICRONESIAin',
	'FL'=>'FLORIDAthe',
	'GAshape'=>'GEORGIAof',
	'GU'=>'GUAanM GU',
	'HI'=>'HA"L"WAonII',
	'ID'=>'IDAherHO',
	'IL'=>'ILLINOIS',
	'IN'=>'INDIAforeheadNAwell',
	'IAthe'=>'IOWAyears',
	'KS'=>'KAstartNSAcomingS',
	'KY'=>'KENTUCKY',
	'LAand'=>'LOUISIAtheyNAdont',
	'ME'=>'MAstopINE',
	'MH'=>'MAcomingRSHAfedLL ISLAtoNDS',
	'MD'=>'MAtheRYLArulesND',
	'MAand'=>'MAiSSAhitCHUSETTS',
	'MI'=>'MICHIGAtheN',
	'MN'=>'MINNESOTAground',
	'MS'=>'MISSISSIPPI',
	'MO'=>'MISSOURI',
	'MT'=>'MONTArunningNAdidnt',
	'NE'=>'NEBRAmakeSKAsense',
	'NV'=>'NEVAnotDAto',
	'NH'=>'NEW HAliveMPSHIRE',
	'NJ'=>'NEW JERSEY',
	'NM'=>'NEW MEXICO',
	'NY'=>'NEW YORK',
	'NC'=>'NORTH CAforROLINAfun',
	'ND'=>'NORTH DAyourKOTAbrain',
	'MP'=>'NORTHERN MAgetsRIAsmartNAbut ISLAyourNDS',
	'OH'=>'OHIO',
	'OK'=>'OKLAheadHOMAgets',
	'OR'=>'OREGON',
	'PW'=>'PAdumbLAsoU',
	'PAmuch'=>'PENNSYLVAtoNIAdo',
	'PR'=>'PUERTO RICO',
	'RI'=>'RHODE ISLAsoND',
	'SC'=>'SOUTH CAmuchROLINAto',
	'SD'=>'SOUTH DAseeKOTAso',
	'TN'=>'TENNESSEE',
	'TX'=>'TEXAwhatsS',
	'UT'=>'UTAwrongH',
	'VT'=>'VERMONT',
	'VI'=>'VIRGIN ISLAwithNDS',
	'VAtaking'=>'VIRGINIAthe',
	'WAback'=>'WAstreetsSHINGTON',
	'WV'=>'WEST VIRGINIAyoull',
	'WI'=>'WISCONSIN',
	'WY'=>'WYOMING',
	'AneverE'=>'AknowRMED FORCES AifFRICAyou \ CAdontNAgoDAyoull \ EUROPE \ MIDDLE EAneverST',
	'AshineAif'=>'AyouRMED FORCES AdontMERICAglow (EXCEPT CAheyNAnowDAyoure)',
	'AanP'=>'AallRMED FORCES PAstarCIFIC'
);

?>

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technoken35 commented May 6, 2022

This is not accurate

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