NEQP County Abbreviations

Note: some county names are the same in each state (Middlesex is in MA and CT, for example). We prefer that logs use the full 5-letter abbreviations – state then county.

Click here for a map of New England counties.

StateCounty5-letter AbbreviationLicensed Hams
(as of Nov 2018)
ConnecticutCapital RegionCTCAP
 Greater BridgeportCTGBR
 Lower CT RiverCTLCR
 Naugatuck ValleyCTNAU
 NortheasternCTNOE
 Northwest HillsCTNOW
 SoutheasternCTSOE
 South CentralCTSOC
WesternCTWES
MaineAndroscogginMEAND244
 AroostookMEARO224
 CumberlandMECUM705
 FranklinMEFRA82
 HancockMEHAN194
 KennebecMEKEN367
 KnoxMEKNO140
 LincolnMELIN143
 OxfordMEOXF191
 PenobscotMEPEN424
 PiscataquisMEPIS70
 SagadahocMESAG122
 SomersetMESOM137
 WaldoMEWAL151
 WashingtonMEWAS167
 YorkMEYOR506
MassachusettsBarnstableMABAR656
 BerkshireMABER335
 BristolMABRI967
 DukesMADUK30
 EssexMAESS1300
 FranklinMAFRA200
 HampdenMAHMD705
 HampshireMAHMP331
 MiddlesexMAMID3973
 NantucketMANAN25
 NorfolkMANOR1151
 PlymouthMAPLY876
 SuffolkMASUF406
 WorcesterMAWOR1690
New HampshireBelknapNHBEL287
 CarrollNHCAR147
 CheshireNHCHE275
 CoosNHCOO94
 GraftonNHGRA280
 HillsboroughNHHIL1565
 MerrimackNHMER528
 RockinghamNHROC1118
 StraffordNHSTR343
 SullivanNHSUL153
Rhode IslandBristolRIBRI57
 KentRIKEN396
 NewportRINEW272
 ProvidenceRIPRO698
 WashingtonRIWAS291
VermontAddison VTADD124
 BenningtonVTBEN114
 CaledoniaVTCAL61
 ChittendenVTCHI558
 EssexVTESS16
 FranklinVTFRA119
 Grand IsleVTGRA20
 LamoilleVTLAM56
 OrangeVTORA89
 OrleansVTORL55
 RutlandVTRUT178
 WashingtonVTWAS203
 WindhamVTWNH111
 WindsorVTWND152