What is the postal abbreviation for Illinois?

The postal abbreviation for Illinois is IL. Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It has the 5th largest Gross Domestic Product by state, is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area. Illinois is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub.

Chicagoland, Chicago's metropolitan area, contains over 65% of the state's population. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway on the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and, through the 1980s, in politics.

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mikemerr

You all need to leave Carol alone. If you don't like her questions then ignore and go on to the next.

George Oliver Prince

This is actually kind of funny, she's getting points and so are we

Deb McAfee

Love these questions. I watch all the whiners come out and complain about them. lol

brezza marina

At least could have explained that Springfield is the capital, most think it is Chicago.

Kevin Dale Streets

Carol, please try a different approach to your questions. Nothing against them (and I know all the abbreviations), but do you always have to make the correct answer the first choice? Mix it up a little!

edwardwainright

I had better get this right since it's my home state. In my opinion Illinois has so much more to offer to it's citizens then Texas

Donna Smith

I got the correct answer .

Don Racette

Cheryl McMeekin Your husband told me you are ALWAYS in a STATE of confusion.

Cheryl McMeekin

I learn something about each state as they come along, so keep asking them!!!

littledick

Nicholas Miernicki, Not just yet. I'm sure there are such abbreviations for Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Northern Marianas and even McMurdo Sound.

littledick

Of course I grew up abbreviating this state "Ill."

littledick

Sandra Caulfield, Ah, who knows? Cultural terminology is just that. Some might even say that Ohio is in the midwest. Of course, Europe is really just a peninsula of Asia.

littledick

cwisconsin, Is there a postal code for the Virgin Islands. Vi or Vr could be possibilities. Depends on who the islands are named after. Va already taken for the so-called virgin queen of England.