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Rhode Island State Information
Official Name: State of Rhode Island (Changed in 2020 from "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations")Capital: ProvidenceEntered Union (rank): May 29, 1790 (13th State)Present constitution adopted: 1843
State abbreviation/Postal code: R.I./RIState Area Code: 401Nickname: The Ocean StateOrigin of name: From… Read more
Pennsylvania State Information
Official Name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
Organized as a territory: 1681
Entered Union (rank): December 12, 1787 (2nd)
Present constitution adopted: 1968
State abbreviation/Postal code: PA
Nickname: Keystone State
Origin of name: In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn… Read more
Oregon State Information
Capital: Salem
Official Name: State of Oregon
Organized as a territory/republic: August 14, 1848
Entered Union (rank): February 14, 1859 (33rd state)
Present constitution adopted: 1859
State abbreviation/Postal code: Ore./OR
State Area Code: 503, 541, 971, 458
Fun Facts About Oregon
Nickname: Beaver State… Read more
Oklahoma State Information
Capital: Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, ok 73105)
Official Name: Oklahoma
Organized as a territory: May 2nd, 1890
Entered Union (rank): November 16, 1907 (46th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1907
State abbreviation/Postal code: Okla./OK
State Area Codes: 405, 580, 918
Fun Facts About Oklahoma
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North Carolina State Information
Capital: Raleigh
Official Name: North Carolina
Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663
Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789
Present constitution adopted: 1971
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.C./NC
State Area Codes: 252, 336, 704, 980, 828, 910, 919, 984
Fun Facts About North Carolina… Read more
New Jersey State Information
Capital: Trenton
Official Name: New Jersey
Organized as a territory: June 24, 1664, as the “Province of New Jersey”
Entered Union (rank): 1787 (3rd State to Enter the Union)
Present constitution adopted:
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.J./NJ
State Area Codes: 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908 and 973… Read more
New Hampshire State Information
Capital: Concord
Official Name: New Hampshire
Organized as a territory/republic: 1629
Entered Union (rank): June 21, 1788 (9th state)
Present constitution adopted: June 2, 1784
State abbreviation/Postal code: NH (Concord, NH 03301; Amherst, NH 03031; Manchester, NH 03101)
State Area Code: 603
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Nevada State Information
Capital: Carson City
Official Name: State of Nevada
Organized as a territory/republic: March 2, 1861
Entered Union (rank): October 31, 1864 (36th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1864
State abbreviation/Postal code: Nev./NV
State Area Codes: 702, 725, 775
Fun Facts About Nevada
Nickname: The Silver State… Read more
Nebraska State Information
Capital: Lincoln
Official Name: Nebraska
Organized as a territory/republic: 1854
Entered Union (rank): March 1, 1867 (37th state)
Present constitution adopted: October 12, 1875
State abbreviation/Postal code: Neb./NE
State Area Codes 308, 531, 402
Fun Facts About Nebraska
Nickname: Cornhusker state
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Montana State Information
Capital: Helena
Official Name: Montana
Entered Union (rank): November 8th, 1889 (41st state)
Present constitution adopted: 1972
State abbreviation/Postal code: Mon/MT
State Area Codes: 406
Fun Facts About Montana
Nickname: Big Sky Country, The Treasure State
Origin of name: From the Spanish montaña, which… Read more
Missouri State Information
Capital: Jefferson City
Official Name: Missouri
Organized as territory/republic: June 4, 1812
Entered Union (rank): August 10, 1821 (24th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1945
State abbreviation/Postal code: Mo./MO
State Area Codes: 314, 636, 816, 660, 573, 417
Fun Facts About Missouri
Nickname: Show Me… Read more
Mississippi State Information
Capital: Jackson
Official Name: State of Mississippi
Organized as territory/republic: April 7, 1798
Entered Union (rank): December 10, 1817 (20th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1890
State abbreviation/Postal code: Miss./MS
State Area Codes: 228, 601, 662, 769
Fun Facts About Mississippi
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Minnesota State Facts
Capital: St. Paul
Official Name: Minnesota
Entered Union (rank): May 11th, 1858 (32nd)
Present constitution adopted: 1858.
State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn/MN
State Area Codes: 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952
Fun Facts About Minnesota
Nicknames: North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Origin of… Read more
Michigan State Information
Capital: Lansing
Official Name: Michigan
Entered Union (rank): January 26th, 1837 (26th state)
Present constitution adopted: April 1st, 1963 (effective January 1, 1964)
State abbreviation/Postal code: Mich/MI
State Area Codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810
Fun Facts About Michigan
Nickname: The… Read more
Massachusetts State Information
Capital: Boston
Official Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Organized as a territory: March 1, 1629
Entered Union (rank): February 6, 1788 (6th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1780
State abbreviation/Postal code: Mass./MA
State Area Codes: 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
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Maryland State Information
Capital: Annapolis
Official Name: State of Maryland
Organized as a Territory: 1632
Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states)
Present Constitution Adopted: September 1867
State Abbreviation: Md./MD
State Area Codes: 240, 301, 410
Fun Facts About Maryland
State Nickname: “Old Line… Read more
Maine State Information
Capital: Augusta
Official Name: State of Maine
Organized as a territory/republic: 1820
Entered Union (rank): March 15, 1820 (23)
Present constitution adopted: 1820
State abbreviation/Postal code: Maine/ME
State Area Code: 207
Fun Facts About Maine
Nickname: Pine Tree State
Origin of name: First used to… Read more
Louisiana State Information
Capital: Baton Rouge
Official Name: State of Louisiana
Organized as a territory: April 30, 1803
Entered Union (rank): April 30, 1812 (18th state)
Present constitution adopted: 1974
State abbreviation/Postal code: La./LA
State Area Codes: 225, 318, 337, 504, 985
Fun Facts About Louisiana
Nickname: The Pelican… Read more
Kansas State Information
Capital: Topeka
Official Name: Kansas
Entered Union (rank): January 29th, 1861 (33rd state)
Present constitution adopted: 1861, with amendments in 2022
State abbreviation/Postal code: Kan/KS
State Area Codes: 785, 913, 620
Fun Facts About Kansas
Nickname: The Sunflower State
Origin of name: The name Kansas… Read more
Iowa State Information
Capital: Des Monies
Official Name: The State of Iowa
Organized as a territory/republic: June 12, 1838
Entered Union (rank): December 28, 1846 (29th)
Present constitution adopted: 1857
State abbreviation/Postal code: IA
State Area Codes: 319, 515, 563, 641, 712
Fun Facts About Iowa
Nickname: The Hawkeye State… Read more
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