LC classification for maps: US states

Summary: This page links to a map of the United States, labeled with the starting number of the 5-number geographic classification range for each U.S. state, from class G in the Library of Congress classification schedule, and provides an example of the LC pattern used when classifying maps of U.S. states and their subdivisions.

Click here for map: US map with G-classification numbers.pdf

Example:

Michigan is labeled 4110 on the map. This means the following range of five numbers is used when creating LC call numbers for maps of Michigan and its subdivisions:

Each U.S. state follows the same pattern.