Streets and roads. SHORT only St., Ave., Blvd., N., E., W., S. with a house number: 650 N.E. 12th St. [General Alternative: Rd. with a house number.]

LONG without a house number: on East Bluff Street.
Route 38 or Illinois 38, Interstate 90, thereafter I-90.

Months. Always LONG March, April, May, June and July. But SHORT the seven other months with a date: Aug. 25 … Aug. 25, 2000, is ... (a pair of commas around the year).

Month [no date] year. NO COMMAS: May 2004 ...

States. SHORT the two-letter postal abbreviations for all states with a zip code: Ace, TX 77326, is ... (a pair of commas).

Always LONG these eight state names: Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah (four and five letters); Alaska and Hawaii. But SHORT the 42 other states with a locale, using the long journalism abbreviations: Burbank, Calif., ... ; or with a political party ID: Rep. Juanita Verdad, D-Wis., ...

[Alternative: Some publications in the eight always-long states do abbreviate their own state with a city or with a political party ID.]   ©azb