Skip to content

State Postal Abbreviations Challenge Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

K8tee: Time for this one to go.

More
Hidden : 12/16/2014
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

PGC Checker

There are 50 US states plus the District of Columbia. There are also 8 US Territories/Possessions. The goal of this challenge is to find the two letter postal abbreviation in the cache GC code for each state and/or territory. To log this cache you must have found a minimum of 50 of the possible 59 two letter postal codes.

  • Any posted "Found It" logs that do not meet the requirements of this challenge will be deleted.
  • Please include your Bookmark List, Screenshot, etc., with your log

Some letters are not in GC codes so the following substitutions will be made.

  • Number 0(zero) for the letter O

  • Number 1 for the letter I

  • Number 5 for the letter S

  • Number 7 for the letter L

  • Letter V will count as V and U

 

Abbreviation      State

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                        NVEVADA
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                  
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                        
                
             

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)