US States — Capitals & Abbreviations flashcards
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All 50 state capitals with the two-letter postal abbreviation and the largest-city trap (Salem not Portland, Albany not New York City) on every card, grouped by region.
Learn deck · part of World capitals and US states · written against: 193 UN member states plus four observers/others; capitals as of 2026. Updated 2026-10-10.
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What is the capital of Maine?AugustaNortheast
Abbr.: ME · not Portland, the largest city. Augusta sits on the Kennebec River. -
What is the capital of New Hampshire?ConcordNortheast
Abbr.: NH · not Manchester, the largest city, and not Concord, Massachusetts, of Revolutionary fame. -
What is the capital of Virginia?RichmondSoutheast
Abbr.: VA · not Virginia Beach, the largest city. Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy. -
What is the capital of West Virginia?CharlestonSoutheast
Abbr.: WV · also the largest city; do not confuse it with Charleston, South Carolina. -
What is the capital of Ohio?ColumbusMidwest
Abbr.: OH · also the largest city, bigger than Cleveland and Cincinnati. -
What is the capital of Michigan?LansingMidwest
Abbr.: MI · not Detroit, the largest city. Lansing was the birthplace of Oldsmobile. -
What is the capital of Texas?AustinSouthwest
Abbr.: TX · not Houston, the largest city, nor Dallas or San Antonio. -
What is the capital of Oklahoma?Oklahoma CitySouthwest
Abbr.: OK · also the largest city; it sprang up in a single day during the Land Run of 1889. -
What is the capital of Colorado?DenverWest
Abbr.: CO · also the largest city; the "Mile High City" sits one mile above sea level. -
What is the capital of Alaska?JuneauPacific & Non-contiguous
Abbr.: AK · not Anchorage, the largest city. No road connects Juneau to the rest of North America; you arrive by sea or air.
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- Checked against the US Census Bureau 2010 and 2020 census city counts, Vintage 2025 city population estimates (July 1, 2025) and Gazetteer coordinates, and the USPS two-letter state abbreviations (Publication 28, Appendix B); hooks verified against Encyclopaedia Britannica entries, National Park Service and US Naval Academy pages, state and local government pages, state historical society publications and state encyclopedias, USGS elevation and water data, NOAA's US Coast Pilot and Merriam-Webster.com. All wording original.
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