Drupal CCK form field - US states list

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If you're ever creating a Drupal form using the CCK module and need to show a list of states (the United States) in a combo box (also known as a "select list" or "drop down" field), you'll want to have that list of states in the right format.

Fortunately (for you) I just ran into this problem, and created two different versions of CCK form state fields. This first one displays the full name of the state, and stores the two-digit state code in the database:

--|--
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
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

As the documentation describes, the first field is the key, the second field is the displayed value, and the two fields are separated by the "|" symbol.

Two-digit US state codes for Drupal CCK forms

If you just want to show the states with their two-digit abbreviation codes, you don't need to supply both a key and a value, you can just use one column, like this:

--
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

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Or, if you prefer to have both columns for some reason, here is the same data in the CCK form "select list" two-column format:

--|--
AL|AL
AK|AK
AZ|AZ
AR|AR
CA|CA
CO|CO
CT|CT
DE|DE
DC|DC
FL|FL
GA|GA
HI|HI
ID|ID
IL|IL
IN|IN
IA|IA
KS|KS
KY|KY
LA|LA
ME|ME
MD|MD
MA|MA
MI|MI
MN|MN
MS|MS
MO|MO
MT|MT
NE|NE
NV|NV
NH|NH
NJ|NJ
NM|NM
NY|NY
NC|NC
ND|ND
OH|OH
OK|OK
OR|OR
PA|PA
RI|RI
SC|SC
SD|SD
TN|TN
TX|TX
UT|UT
VT|VT
VA|VA
WA|WA
WV|WV
WI|WI
WY|WY

In summary, if you need a list of states in the United States for a CCK form field (combo box, dropdown, select list), I hope these lists of states are helpful.