🇺🇸 Printable Map of the United States
🇺🇸 Printable Map of the United States
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The printable map of the United States is a labeled political map showing all 50 states, each one coloured separately and marked with its two-letter abbreviation, with Alaska and Hawaii in their own inset panels. It downloads free as a JPEG and a PDF, sized for A4 and printing on US Letter.
The free version carries the state abbreviations rather than the full names, which is what keeps every state legible right down to Rhode Island and Delaware. Full state names, the capitals and the cities come with the paid versions: the high-resolution map adds Washington D.C., all 50 state capitals and several hundred named cities, and the bundle adds full-name versions of the map.
It pairs well with our USA geography worksheets, and with the blank map of the USA when you want students to fill the states in themselves. For the road network, see the U.S. Interstate highways map.
The image below shows the free printable map of the United States with all 50 states.
Which Version Should You Download?
All three show the same 50 states. What changes is how they are named and how much else is on the sheet.
| Version | What is on it | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Free Labeled Map | All 50 states in separate colours, each marked with its two-letter abbreviation. Alaska and Hawaii in insets, a north arrow and a scale bar in miles and kilometres. No capitals, no cities | A clean states reference that stays readable at A4, and for learning the abbreviations |
| High-Resolution Map | The same map much larger, adding Washington D.C. as the national capital, all 50 state capitals and several hundred major cities, each with its own symbol in the legend | A3 and poster printing, and any exercise involving capitals or cities |
| Labeled Maps Bundle | Five versions, including maps that spell the state names out in full rather than abbreviating them | Getting both the abbreviated and the full-name maps, plus the capitals and cities version |
The bundle contains:
- USA map with states (full names)
- USA map with states (abbreviations)
- United States labeled map (full names)
- United States labeled map (abbreviations)
- United States map with states, capitals, and cities
The bundle includes PDF and JPEG versions of all maps.
The 50 States, Their Abbreviations and Their Capitals
Because the free map labels each state with its postal abbreviation, this table reads it back for you: the code on the map, the state it stands for, and the capital.
Show all 50 states with their abbreviations and capitals (click to reveal)
| State | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | Montgomery |
| Alaska | AK | Juneau |
| Arizona | AZ | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | AR | Little Rock |
| California | CA | Sacramento |
| Colorado | CO | Denver |
| Connecticut | CT | Hartford |
| Delaware | DE | Dover |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu |
| Idaho | ID | Boise |
| Illinois | IL | Springfield |
| Indiana | IN | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | IA | Des Moines |
| Kansas | KS | Topeka |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | ME | Augusta |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | MA | Boston |
| Michigan | MI | Lansing |
| Minnesota | MN | Saint Paul |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson |
| Missouri | MO | Jefferson City |
| Montana | MT | Helena |
| Nebraska | NE | Lincoln |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | NH | Concord |
| New Jersey | NJ | Trenton |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe |
| New York | NY | Albany |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | ND | Bismarck |
| Ohio | OH | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | OR | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | RI | Providence |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia |
| South Dakota | SD | Pierre |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville |
| Texas | TX | Austin |
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | VT | Montpelier |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond |
| Washington | WA | Olympia |
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | WI | Madison |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne |
Only a handful of state capitals are also the state's largest city: Phoenix, Boston, Denver, Indianapolis, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Nashville and a few others. Most are deliberately not, because nineteenth-century legislatures preferred a central location to a big one, which is why Albany rather than New York City and Sacramento rather than Los Angeles.
Show the cities marked on the high-resolution map (click to reveal)
Akron, Amarillo, Anchorage, Atlantic City, Bakersfield, Baltimore, Beaumont, Billings, Birmingham, Bowling Green, Bridgeport, Buffalo, Casper, Cedar City, Chattanooga, Chicago, Chico, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cody, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Davenport, Detroit, Duluth, El Paso, Eugene, Fairbanks, Fargo, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Forks, Grand Junction, Grand Rapids, Great Falls, Green Bay, Greensboro, Houston, Jacksonville, Jersey City, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Medford, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Missoula, Mobile, New Haven, New Orleans, Newark, Norfolk, Oakland, Omaha, Peoria, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Provo, Pueblo, Rapid City, Redding, Reno, Rochester, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Savannah, Seattle, Shreveport, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Springfield, Stamford, Stockton, Syracuse, Tampa, Toledo, Tucson and Youngstown, among others.
About the United States
The United States is made up of 50 states plus the District of Columbia, which is not a state and has no voting representation in Congress despite holding the capital. Alaska is by far the largest state at about 1.7 million square kilometres, more than twice the size of Texas, and Rhode Island the smallest at around 4,000, which is why both appear the way they do on this map: Alaska shrunk into an inset so it fits, Rhode Island labelled with a leader line so the code is readable. California holds the most people at roughly 39 million and Wyoming the fewest at under 600,000. The country stretches across six time zones from Maine to Hawaii, borders Canada and Mexico, and its geographic centre sits in South Dakota once Alaska and Hawaii are counted. Those are the facts a labeled states map is consulted for, which is why every state on it is marked and named.
Printable Map of the United States Features
- Free version in high-resolution JPEG and PDF
- All 50 states coloured separately and marked with their two-letter abbreviations
- Alaska and Hawaii shown in inset panels rather than cropped off
- North arrow and a scale bar in both miles and kilometres
- Paid high-resolution version adding Washington D.C., all 50 state capitals and several hundred major cities
- Five-map bundle including versions with the state names spelled out in full
- Sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping
- Suitable for geography lessons, homework, revision, travel planning and wall displays
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions people ask most about the printable map of the United States.
Does the free map spell the state names out in full?
No, the free version uses the two-letter postal abbreviations, which is what keeps the small north-eastern states legible at A4. The table above reads every code back for you, and the bundle includes versions with the names spelled out in full.
Does the map show state capitals and cities?
Not the free version, which shows states only. The high-resolution map adds Washington D.C., all 50 state capitals and several hundred major cities, with a legend that distinguishes the national capital from state capitals and ordinary cities.
Are Alaska and Hawaii included?
Yes, both appear in their own inset panels on every version, which is the standard way to fit them on a sheet with the mainland. Alaska is shown at a reduced scale, since at true scale it would be wider than the rest of the country.
Can I print the map of the United States in A4 size?
Yes, the free file is sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping. For A3, a wall chart or a poster, use the high-resolution version, where the city names stay sharp.
Is the printable map of the United States free to download?
Yes, the states map is free in JPEG and PDF, with no sign-up. Only the high-resolution version and the five-map bundle carry a small one-off price.
How to Get Your Printable Map
- Choose the version you want above.
- Click "Download now" for the free map, or add the high-resolution version or the bundle to your cart.
- Get your files instantly, then print or annotate them.
Who It's For
Students learning the states and their abbreviations, teachers building classroom materials, homeschooling parents, and travellers planning a route across the country.
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