STNAME Function

Converts state postal codes to uppercase state names.

Category:

State and ZIP Code

Syntax

STNAME(postal-code)

Required Argument

postal-code

specifies a character expression that contains the two-character standard state postal code. Characters can be mixed case. The function ignores trailing blanks, but generates an error if the expression contains leading blanks.

Details

The STNAME function converts a two-character state postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) to the corresponding state name in uppercase.

Note: For Version 6, the maximum length of the value that is returned is 200 characters. For Version 7 and beyond, the maximum length is 20 characters.

Comparisons

The STFIPS, STNAME, and STNAMEL functions take the same argument but return different values. STFIPS returns a numeric U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code. STNAME returns an uppercase state name. STNAMEL returns a mixed case state name.

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results.

SAS Statement	Result
fips=stfips ('NC'); put fips;	37
state=stname('NC'); put state;	NORTH CAROLINA
state=stnamel('NC'); put state;	North Carolina