US State Abbreviations 
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What is the Abbreviation for Mississippi?
The two digit state code or abbreviation of Mississippi (MS) known as the "Magnolia State". Mississippi has 82 counties, and the capital of the State is Jackson. "MS" The two digit state code or abbreviation of Mississippi is determined by taking the 'First and last letter of the old abbreviation' of the State's name. The two letter, no-period state abbreviation of MS is recommended by the U.S. Postal Service and should always be used where a ZIP code follows. The purpose of introducing the MS Abbreviation for Mississippi was to make room for ZIP codes in the mailing addresses. There was no attempt to standardize the format which is why they are usually memorized. | 
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AP State Abbreviation
The AP State Abbreviations, the old State Abbreviations, are still in use. The AP State Abbreviation for Mississippi is: "Miss." The Associated Press (AP) style of abbreviation, the old style, is still used by journalists and business people. As some two digit state codes are determined from the first and last letter of the old abbreviation they are important to those learning about the abbreviations of the US States. Mississippi - (MS) - Miss. | 
| Where is Mississippi? (MS) | The State of Mississippi is located the south east United States. |
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Abbreviation of Mississippi - Two Digit State Code Rules
There is no standard format to the State Abbreviations. It's therefore not surprising that you needed to know "What is the Abbreviation for Mississippi? The rules to determine the state acronym, or abbreviation is by the 'First Two Letters', the 'First and Last Letter', the 'Initial Letter of 2 words' and those determined by the 'First and Last Letter of the Old Abbreviation'. Play the Abbreviation of States Game MS!
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Mississippi Abbreviation (MS) | Initials & Acronym - MS | | Initials determined by the old abbreviation | | Facts about AP style | | Mississippi - (MS) - Miss. | | What state is MS? Abbr. of states | | Interesting facts about the two digit code | | Old states initials, letters and acronym | | Two letter abbreviation of Mississippi (MS) |
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