S.Dak.

Geography & Places abbreviation · US State Traditional

S.Dak. stands for South Dakota, a US state traditional abbreviation.

South Dakota's traditional abbreviation, printed S. Dak. in the GPO style manual and on many older maps, field guides and federal reports. Newspapers following AP and lawyers following The Bluebook write S.D. instead.

Example: Bison roundup, Custer State Park, S.Dak., September 1998 (photograph).

Usage notes

S.D. collides with many other abbreviations, including standard deviation and San Diego, so S.Dak. remains useful in catalogs and bibliographies. Mail must use SD, the postal code since 1963. The Black Hills and Mount Rushmore lie in the state's western part.

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