ZipTable.java

package ziptable;

/**
 *
 * @author Dale Diaz
 */
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileReader;

public class ZipTable {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        BufferedReader br;
        try{
            br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("C:\\Users\\Stropheum\\Documents\\ziptable.txt"));
        }
        catch(FileNotFoundException fnfe){
            System.out.println(fnfe.getMessage());
        }
        
        String line;
        while((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(line);
            String abbreviation = scanner.next();
            String name = scanner.next();

            String next;
            while(scanner.hasNext()) {
                next = scanner.next();
                if(next.matches("\d+")) break;
                else name = name + " " + next;
            }
            
            List<String> zipCodes = new ArrayList<String>();
            zipCodes.add(next);
            while(scanner.hasNext()) {
                zipCodes.add(scaner.next());
            }
            
            // TODO: do some stuff with your results
        }
    }
}

ziptable.txt

AL Alabama 350-369
AK Alaska 995-999
AS American Samoa 967-967
AZ Arizona 850-865
AR Arkansas 716-729 755
CA California 900-966
CO Colorado 800-816
CT Connecticut 060-069
DE Delaware 197-199
DC District of Columbia 200-205
FM FS of Micronesia 969-969
FL Florida 320-349
GA Georgia 300-319 398-399
GU Guam 969-969
HI Hawaii 967-968
ID Idaho 832-838
IL Illinois 600-629
IN Indiana 460-479
IA Iowa 500-528
KS Kansas 660-679
KY Kentucky 400-427
LA Louisiana 700-714
ME Maine 039-049
MH Marshall Islands 969-969
MD Maryland 206-219
MA Massachusetts 010-027 055
MI Michigan 480-499
MN Minnesota 550-567
MS Mississippi 386-397
MO Missouri 630-658
MT Montana 590-599
NE Nebraska 680-693
NV Nevada 889-898
NH New Hampshire 030-039
NJ New Jersey 070-089
NM New Mexico 870-884
NY New York 005 063 090-149
NC North Carolina 269-289
ND North Dakota 580-588
MP N. Mariana Islands 969-969
OH Ohio 430-459
OK Oklahoma 730-749
OR Oregon 970-979
PW Palau Island 969-969
PA Pennsylvania 150-196
PR Puerto Rico 006-009
RI Rhode Island 028-029
SC South Carolina 290-299
SD South Dakota 570-577
TN Tennessee 370-385
TX Texas 750-799 885
UT Utah 840-847
VT Vermont 050-059
VA Virginia 201 220-246
VI Virgin Islands 008-008
WA Washington 980-994
WI Wisconsin 530-549
WV West Virginia 247-268
WY Wyoming 820-831