*Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list. Various competing commercially devised lists exist. The list here reflects choices among them according to these sources.

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Abbreviations for the states of Mexico

Name of federative entity	Conventional abbreviation	2-letter code*	3-letter code (ISO 3166-2:MX)
Aguascalientes	Ags.	MX - AG	MX-AGU
Baja California	B.C.	MX - BN	MX-BCN
Baja California Sur	B.C.S.	MX - BS	MX-BCS
Campeche	Camp.	MX - CP	MX-CAM
Chiapas	Chis.	MX - CS	MX-CHP
Chihuahua	Chih.	MX - CI	MX-CHH
Coahuila	Coah.	MX - CH	MX-COA
Colima	Col.	MX - CL	MX-COL
Mexico City	CDMX	MX - DF	MX-CMX
Durango	Dgo.	MX - DG	MX-DUR
Guanajuato	Gto.	MX - GJ	MX-GUA
Guerrero	Gro.	MX - GE	MX-GRO
Hidalgo	Hgo.	MX - HD	MX-HID
Jalisco	Jal.	MX - JA	MX-JAL
México	Edomex. or Méx.	MX - MX	MX-MEX
Michoacán	Mich.	MX - MC	MX-MIC
Morelos	Mor.	MX - MR	MX-MOR
Nayarit	Nay.	MX - NA	MX-NAY
Nuevo León	N.L.	MX - NL	MX-NLE
Oaxaca	Oax.	MX - OA	MX-OAX
Puebla	Pue.	MX - PU	MX-PUE
Querétaro	Qro.	MX - QE	MX-QUE
Quintana Roo	Q. Roo. or Q.R.	MX - QI	MX-ROO
San Luis Potosí	S.L.P.	MX - SL	MX-SLP
Sinaloa	Sin.	MX - SI	MX-SIN
Sonora	Son.	MX - SO	MX-SON
Tabasco	Tab.	MX - TB	MX-TAB
Tamaulipas	Tamps.	MX - TA	MX-TAM
Tlaxcala	Tlax.	MX - TL	MX-TLA
Veracruz	Ver.	MX - VC	MX-VER
Yucatán	Yuc.	MX - YU	MX-YUC
Zacatecas	Zac.	MX - ZA	MX-ZAC

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• List of states of Mexico
• Postal codes in Mexico

• ISO 3166-2, International Organization for Standardization - ISO 3166 Codes Mexico.
• ISO 3166 Country Codes, International Organization for Standardization. Accessed on line October 21, 2007.
• States of Mexico, statoids.com. Last updated April 23, 2007; accessed on line October 21, 2007.
• ISO Codes table and translation^{[dead link]}, Alioth. Accessed on line October 21, 2007.
• FMCSA list of states, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - List of states and abbreviations. Accessed on line July 14th, 2023.