# State and province codes (/reference/state-codes)
Reference for state and province codes accepted by PayPal REST APIs
The PayPal REST APIs accept the following state and province codes in the `state` parameter for an address.
> **Note:** **Note:** Some tables list only the state or province name and not a state or province code. For these countries, use the spelling of the state or province name exactly as the table presents it.
## Argentina [#argentina]
| Province name | Province code |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------- |
| Buenos Aires (Ciudad) | `CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUENOS AIRES` |
| Buenos Aires (Provincia) | `BUENOS AIRES` |
| Catamarca | `CATAMARCA` |
| Chaco | `CHACO` |
| Chubut | `CHUBUT` |
| Corrientes | `CORRIENTES` |
| Córdoba | `CÓRDOBA` |
| Entre Ríos | `ENTRE RÍOS` |
| Formosa | `FORMOSA` |
| Jujuy | `JUJUY` |
| La Pampa | `LA PAMPA` |
| La Rioja | `LA RIOJA` |
| Mendoza | `MENDOZA` |
| Misiones | `MISIONES` |
| Neuquén | `NEUQUÉN` |
| Río Negro | `RÍO NEGRO` |
| Salta | `SALTA` |
| San Juan | `SAN JUAN` |
| San Luis | `SAN LUIS` |
| Santa Cruz | `SANTA CRUZ` |
| Santa Fe | `SANTA FE` |
| Santiago del Estero | `SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO` |
| Tierra del Fuego | `TIERRA DEL FUEGO` |
| Tucumán | `TUCUMÁN` |
## Brazil [#brazil]
| State name | State code |
| ------------------- | ---------- |
| Acre | `AC` |
| Alagoas | `AL` |
| Amapá | `AP` |
| Amazonas | `AM` |
| Bahia | `BA` |
| Ceará | `CE` |
| Distrito Federal | `DF` |
| Espírito Santo | `ES` |
| Goiás | `GO` |
| Maranhão | `MA` |
| Mato Grosso | `MT` |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | `MS` |
| Minas Gerais | `MG` |
| Paraná | `PR` |
| Paraíba | `PB` |
| Pará | `PA` |
| Pernambuco | `PE` |
| Piauí | `PI` |
| Rio Grande do Norte | `RN` |
| Rio Grande do Sul | `RS` |
| Rio de Janeiro | `RJ` |
| Rondônia | `RO` |
| Roraima | `RR` |
| Santa Catarina | `SC` |
| Sergipe | `SE` |
| São Paulo | `SP` |
| Tocantins | `TO` |
## Canada [#canada]
| Province name | Province code |
| ------------------------- | ------------- |
| Alberta | `AB` |
| British Columbia | `BC` |
| Manitoba | `MB` |
| New Brunswick | `NB` |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | `NL` |
| Northwest Territories | `NT` |
| Nova Scotia | `NS` |
| Nunavut | `NU` |
| Ontario | `ON` |
| Prince Edward Island | `PE` |
| Quebec | `QC` |
| Saskatchewan | `SK` |
| Yukon | `YT` |
## China [#china]
| Subdivision name | Subdivision name | Subdivision category | Code |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------- |
| Anhui Sheng | 安徽省 (Ānhuī Shěng) | Province | `CN-AH` |
| Beijing Shi | 北京市 (Běijīng Shì) | Municipality | `CN-BJ` |
| Chongqing Shi | 重庆市 (Chóngqìng Shì) | Municipality | `CN-CQ` |
| Fujian Sheng | 福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng) | Province | `CN-FJ` |
| Guangdong Sheng | 广东省 (Guǎngdōng Shěng) | Province | `CN-GD` |
| Gansu Sheng | 甘肃省 (Gānsù Shěng) | Province | `CN-GS` |
| Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | 广西壮族自治区 (Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū) | Autonomous region | `CN-GX` |
| Guizhou Sheng | 贵州省 (Guìzhōu Shěng) | Province | `CN-GZ` |
| Henan Sheng | 河南省 (Hénán Shěng) | Province | `CN-HA` |
| Hubei Sheng | 湖北省 (Húběi Shěng) | Province | `CN-HB` |
| Hebei Sheng | 河北省 (Héběi Shěng) | Province | `CN-HE` |
| Hainan Sheng | 海南省 (Hǎinán Shěng) | Province | `CN-HI` |
| Hong Kong SAR (en)
Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) | 香港特别行政区 (Xiānggǎng Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū) | Special administrative region | `CN-HK` |
| Heilongjiang Sheng | 黑龙江省 (Hēilóngjiāng Shěng) | Province | `CN-HL` |
| Hunan Sheng | 湖南省 (Húnán Shěng) | Province | `CN-HN` |
| Jilin Sheng | 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng) | Province | `CN-JL` |
| Jiangsu Sheng | 江苏省 (Jiāngsū Shěng) | Province | `CN-JS` |
| Jiangxi Sheng | 江西省 (Jiāngxī Shěng) | Province | `CN-JX` |
| Liaoning Sheng | 辽宁省 (Liáoníng Shěng) | Province | `CN-LN` |
| Macao SAR (en)
Macau SAR (pt)
Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) | 澳门特别行政区 (Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū) | Special administrative region | `CN-MO` |
| Nei Mongol Zizhiqu (mn) | 内蒙古自治区 (Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū) | Autonomous region | `CN-NM` |
| Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu | 宁夏回族自治区 (Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū) | Autonomous region | `CN-NX` |
| Qinghai Sheng | 青海省 (Qīnghǎi Shěng) | Province | `CN-QH` |
| Sichuan Sheng | 四川省 (Sìchuān Shěng) | Province | `CN-SC` |
| Shandong Sheng | 山东省 (Shāndōng Shěng) | Province | `CN-SD` |
| Shanghai Shi | 上海市 (Shànghǎi Shì) | Municipality | `CN-SH` |
| Shaanxi Sheng | 陕西省 (Shǎnxī Shěng) | Province | `CN-SN` |
| Shanxi Sheng | 山西省 (Shānxī Shěng) | Province | `CN-SX` |
| Tianjin Shi | 天津市 (Tiānjīn Shì) | Municipality | `CN-TJ` |
| Taiwan Sheng | 台湾省 (Táiwān Shěng) | Province | `CN-TW` |
| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu | 新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū) | Autonomous region | `CN-XJ` |
| Xizang Zizhiqu | 西藏自治区 (Xīzàng Zìzhìqū) | Autonomous region | `CN-XZ` |
| Yunnan Sheng | 云南省 (Yúnnán Shěng) | Province | `CN-YN` |
| Zhejiang Sheng | 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng Shěng) | Province | `CN-ZJ` |
## India [#india]
| State name | State code |
| --------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | `Andaman and Nicobar Islands` |
| Andhra Pradesh | `Andhra Pradesh` |
| Army Post Office | `APO` |
| Arunachal Pradesh | `Arunachal Pradesh` |
| Assam | `Assam` |
| Bihar | `Bihar` |
| Chandigarh | `Chandigarh` |
| Chhattisgarh | `Chhattisgarh` |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | `Dadra and Nagar Haveli` |
| Daman and Diu | `Daman and Diu` |
| Delhi | `Delhi (NCT)` |
| Goa | `Goa` |
| Gujarat | `Gujarat` |
| Haryana | `Haryana` |
| Himachal Pradesh | `Himachal Pradesh` |
| Jammu and Kashmir | `Jammu and Kashmir` |
| Jharkhand | `Jharkhand` |
| Karnataka | `Karnataka` |
| Kerala | `Kerala` |
| Lakshadweep | `Lakshadweep` |
| Madhya Pradesh | `Madhya Pradesh` |
| Maharashtra | `Maharashtra` |
| Manipur | `Manipur` |
| Meghalaya | `Meghalaya` |
| Mizoram | `Mizoram` |
| Nagaland | `Nagaland` |
| Odisha | `Odisha` |
| Puducherry | `Puducherry` |
| Punjab | `Punjab` |
| Rajasthan | `Rajasthan` |
| Sikkim | `Sikkim` |
| Tamil Nadu | `Tamil Nadu` |
| Telangana | `Telangana` |
| Tripura | `Tripura` |
| Uttar Pradesh | `Uttar Pradesh` |
| Uttarakhand | `Uttarakhand` |
| West Bengal | `West Bengal` |
## Indonesia [#indonesia]
| Province name | Province code |
| ------------------------ | ------------- |
| Bali | `ID-BA` |
| Bangka Belitung | `ID-BB` |
| Banten | `ID-BT` |
| Bengkulu | `ID-BE` |
| DI Yogyakarta | `ID-YO` |
| DKI Jakarta | `ID-JK` |
| Gorontalo | `ID-GO` |
| Jambi | `ID-JA` |
| Jawa Barat | `ID-JB` |
| Jawa Tengah | `ID-JT` |
| Jawa Timur | `ID-JI` |
| Kalimantan Barat | `ID-KB` |
| Kalimantan Selatan | `ID-KS` |
| Kalimantan Tengah | `ID-KT` |
| Kalimantan Timur | `ID-KI` |
| Kalimantan Utara | `ID-KU` |
| Kepulauan Riau | `ID-KR` |
| Lampung | `ID-LA` |
| Maluku | `ID-MA` |
| Maluku Utara | `ID-MU` |
| Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam | `ID-AC` |
| Nusa Tenggara Barat | `ID-NB` |
| Nusa Tenggara Timur | `ID-NT` |
| Papua | `ID-PA` |
| Papua Barat | `ID-PB` |
| Riau | `ID-RI` |
| Sulawesi Barat | `ID-SR` |
| Sulawesi Selatan | `ID-SN` |
| Sulawesi Tengah | `ID-ST` |
| Sulawesi Tenggara | `ID-SG` |
| Sulawesi Utara | `ID-SA` |
| Sumatera Barat | `ID-SB` |
| Sumatera Selatan | `ID-SS` |
| Sumatera Utara | `ID-SU` |
## Italy [#italy]
| Province name | Province code |
| --------------------- | ------------- |
| Agrigento | `AG` |
| Alessandria | `AL` |
| Ancona | `AN` |
| Aosta | `AO` |
| Arezzo | `AR` |
| Ascoli Piceno | `AP` |
| Asti | `AT` |
| Avellino | `AV` |
| Bari | `BA` |
| Barletta-Andria-Trani | `BT` |
| Belluno | `BL` |
| Benevento | `BN` |
| Bergamo | `BG` |
| Biella | `BI` |
| Bologna | `BO` |
| Bolzano | `BZ` |
| Brescia | `BS` |
| Brindisi | `BR` |
| Cagliari | `CA` |
| Caltanissetta | `CL` |
| Campobasso | `CB` |
| Carbonia-Iglesias | `CI` |
| Caserta | `CE` |
| Catania | `CT` |
| Catanzaro | `CZ` |
| Chieti | `CH` |
| Como | `CO` |
| Cosenza | `CS` |
| Cremona | `CR` |
| Crotone | `KR` |
| Cuneo | `CN` |
| Enna | `EN` |
| Fermo | `FM` |
| Ferrara | `FE` |
| Firenze | `FI` |
| Foggia | `FG` |
| Forlì-Cesena | `FC` |
| Frosinone | `FR` |
| Genova | `GE` |
| Gorizia | `GO` |
| Grosseto | `GR` |
| Imperia | `IM` |
| Isernia | `IS` |
| L'Aquila | `AQ` |
| La Spezia | `SP` |
| Latina | `LT` |
| Lecce | `LE` |
| Lecco | `LC` |
| Livorno | `LI` |
| Lodi | `LO` |
| Lucca | `LU` |
| Macerata | `MC` |
| Mantova | `MN` |
| Massa-Carrara | `MS` |
| Matera | `MT` |
| Medio Campidano | `VS` |
| Messina | `ME` |
| Milano | `MI` |
| Modena | `MO` |
| Monza e della Brianza | `MB` |
| Napoli | `NA` |
| Novara | `NO` |
| Nuoro | `NU` |
| Ogliastra | `OG` |
| Olbia-Tempio | `OT` |
| Oristano | `OR` |
| Padova | `PD` |
| Palermo | `PA` |
| Parma | `PR` |
| Pavia | `PV` |
| Perugia | `PG` |
| Pesaro e Urbino | `PU` |
| Pescara | `PE` |
| Piacenza | `PC` |
| Pisa | `PI` |
| Pistoia | `PT` |
| Pordenone | `PN` |
| Potenza | `PZ` |
| Prato | `PO` |
| Ragusa | `RG` |
| Ravenna | `RA` |
| Reggio Calabria | `RC` |
| Reggio Emilia | `RE` |
| Rieti | `RI` |
| Rimini | `RN` |
| Roma | `RM` |
| Rovigo | `RO` |
| Salerno | `SA` |
| Sassari | `SS` |
| Savona | `SV` |
| Siena | `SI` |
| Siracusa | `SR` |
| Sondrio | `SO` |
| Taranto | `TA` |
| Teramo | `TE` |
| Terni | `TR` |
| Torino | `TO` |
| Trapani | `TP` |
| Trento | `TN` |
| Treviso | `TV` |
| Trieste | `TS` |
| Udine | `UD` |
| Varese | `VA` |
| Venezia | `VE` |
| Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | `VB` |
| Vercelli | `VC` |
| Verona | `VR` |
| Vibo Valentia | `VV` |
| Vicenza | `VI` |
| Viterbo | `VT` |
## Japan [#japan]
| Prefecture name | Prefecture code |
| --------------- | --------------- |
| Aichi | `AICHI-KEN` |
| Akita | `AKITA-KEN` |
| Aomori | `AOMORI-KEN` |
| Chiba | `CHIBA-KEN` |
| Ehime | `EHIME-KEN` |
| Fukui | `FUKUI-KEN` |
| Fukuoka | `FUKUOKA-KEN` |
| Fukushima | `FUKUSHIMA-KEN` |
| Gifu | `GIFU-KEN` |
| Gunma | `GUNMA-KEN` |
| Hiroshima | `HIROSHIMA-KEN` |
| Hokkaido | `HOKKAIDO` |
| Hyogo | `HYOGO-KEN` |
| Ibaraki | `IBARAKI-KEN` |
| Ishikawa | `ISHIKAWA-KEN` |
| Iwate | `IWATE-KEN` |
| Kagawa | `KAGAWA-KEN` |
| Kagoshima | `KAGOSHIMA-KEN` |
| Kanagawa | `KANAGAWA-KEN` |
| Kochi | `KOCHI-KEN` |
| Kumamoto | `KUMAMOTO-KEN` |
| Kyoto | `KYOTO-FU` |
| Mie | `MIE-KEN` |
| Miyagi | `MIYAGI-KEN` |
| Miyazaki | `MIYAZAKI-KEN` |
| Nagano | `NAGANO-KEN` |
| Nagasaki | `NAGASAKI-KEN` |
| Nara | `NARA-KEN` |
| Niigata | `NIIGATA-KEN` |
| Oita | `OITA-KEN` |
| Okayama | `OKAYAMA-KEN` |
| Okinawa | `OKINAWA-KEN` |
| Osaka | `OSAKA-FU` |
| Saga | `SAGA-KEN` |
| Saitama | `SAITAMA-KEN` |
| Shiga | `SHIGA-KEN` |
| Shimane | `SHIMANE-KEN` |
| Shizuoka | `SHIZUOKA-KEN` |
| Tochigi | `TOCHIGI-KEN` |
| Tokushima | `TOKUSHIMA-KEN` |
| Tokyo | `TOKYO-TO` |
| Tottori | `TOTTORI-KEN` |
| Toyama | `TOYAMA-KEN` |
| Wakayama | `WAKAYAMA-KEN` |
| Yamagata | `YAMAGATA-KEN` |
| Yamaguchi | `YAMAGUCHI-KEN` |
| Yamanashi | `YAMANASHI-KEN` |
## Mexico [#mexico]
| State name | State code |
| ------------------- | ---------- |
| Aguascalientes | `AGS` |
| Baja California | `BC` |
| Baja California Sur | `BCS` |
| Campeche | `CAMP` |
| Chiapas | `CHIS` |
| Chihuahua | `CHIH` |
| Ciudad de México | `CDMX` |
| Coahuila | `COAH` |
| Colima | `COL` |
| Distrito Federal | `DF` |
| Durango | `DGO` |
| Estado de México | `MEX` |
| Guanajuato | `GTO` |
| Guerrero | `GRO` |
| Hidalgo | `HGO` |
| Jalisco | `JAL` |
| Michoacán | `MICH` |
| Morelos | `MOR` |
| Nayarit | `NAY` |
| Nuevo León | `NL` |
| Oaxaca | `OAX` |
| Puebla | `PUE` |
| Querétaro | `QRO` |
| Quintana Roo | `Q ROO` |
| San Luis Potosí | `SLP` |
| Sinaloa | `SIN` |
| Sonora | `SON` |
| Tabasco | `TAB` |
| Tamaulipas | `TAMPS` |
| Tlaxcala | `TLAX` |
| Veracruz | `VER` |
| Yucatán | `YUC` |
| Zacatecas | `ZAC` |
## Thailand [#thailand]
| Province name |
| ------------------------ |
| Amnat Charoen |
| Ang Thong |
| Bangkok |
| Bueng Kan |
| Buri Ram |
| Chachoengsao |
| Chai Nat |
| Chaiyaphum |
| Chanthaburi |
| Chiang Mai |
| Chiang Rai |
| Chon Buri |
| Chumphon |
| Kalasin |
| Kamphaeng Phet |
| Kanchanaburi |
| Khon Kaen |
| Krabi |
| Lampang |
| Lamphun |
| Loei |
| Lop Buri |
| Mae Hong Son |
| Maha Sarakham |
| Mukdahan |
| Nakhon Nayok |
| Nakhon Pathom |
| Nakhon Phanom |
| Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Nakhon Sawan |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Nan |
| Narathiwat |
| Nong Bua Lamphu |
| Nong Khai |
| Nonthaburi |
| Pathum Thani |
| Pattani |
| Phang Nga |
| Phatthalung |
| Phatthaya |
| Phayao |
| Phetchabun |
| Phetchaburi |
| Phichit |
| Phitsanulok |
| Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya |
| Phrae |
| Phuket |
| Prachin Buri |
| Prachuap Khiri Khan |
| Ranong |
| Ratchaburi |
| Rayong |
| Roi Et |
| Sa Kaeo |
| Sakon Nakhon |
| Samut Prakan |
| Samut Sakhon |
| Samut Songkhram |
| Saraburi |
| Satun |
| Si Sa Ket |
| Sing Buri |
| Songkhla |
| Sukhothai |
| Suphan Buri |
| Surat Thani |
| Surin |
| Tak |
| Trang |
| Trat |
| Ubon Ratchathani |
| Udon Thani |
| Uthai Thani |
| Uttaradit |
| Yala |
| Yasothon |
## USA [#usa]
| State name | State code |
| -------------------- | ---------- |
| 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` |
| Puerto Rico | `PR` |
| 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` |
### Armed forces APO [#armed-forces-apo]
| State name | State code |
| --------------------- | ---------- |
| Armed Forces Americas | `AA` |
| Armed Forces Europe | `AE` |
| Armed Forces Pacific | `AP` |
### Outlying areas [#outlying-areas]
| State name | State code |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- |
| American Samoa | `AS` |
| Federated States of Micronesia | `FM` |
| Guam | `GU` |
| Marshall Islands | `MH` |
| Northern Mariana Islands | `MP` |
| Palau | `PW` |
| Virgin Islands | `VI` |