PHP Array of US States

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This simple array of states can be used to poulate a dropdown menu on a form, or in some kind of lookup from state code to name, or any loop action you desire.

$states = array('AL'=>"Alabama",  
  			'AK'=>"Alaska",  
			'AZ'=>"Arizona",  
			'AR'=>"Arkansas",  
			'CA'=>"California",  
			'CO'=>"Colorado",  
			'CT'=>"Connecticut",  
			'DE'=>"Delaware",  
			'DC'=>"District Of Columbia",  
			'FL'=>"Florida",  
			'GA'=>"Georgia",  
			'HI'=>"Hawaii",  
			'ID'=>"Idaho",  
			'IL'=>"Illinois",  
			'IN'=>"Indiana",  
			'IA'=>"Iowa",  
			'KS'=>"Kansas",  
			'KY'=>"Kentucky",  
			'LA'=>"Louisiana",  
			'ME'=>"Maine",  
			'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",  
			'VA'=>"Virginia",  
			'WA'=>"Washington",  
			'WV'=>"West Virginia",  
			'WI'=>"Wisconsin",  
			'WY'=>"Wyoming");

So a simple example to populate a dropdown form menu of states you could simply spin through the array like so:

 
foreach ($states as $code => $state){
 
     echo "<option value=\"{$code}\">{$state}</option>\n";
 
}

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12.3.07 / 2pm
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