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Pennsylvania Plate Coding

Codes are organized by alpha-numeric format.  The time period covers from the 1999 plate replacement to the present.

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PennDOT Issued Plates
PREFIX SUFFIX POSITION FORMAT

PLATE STATUS

 PLATE TYPE

IMAGE
3NC   Prefix

3

N
C

0100
Discontinued NASCAR 3 Dale Earnhardt Legacy

43N   Prefix

4

3
N

0100
Discontinued NASCAR 43 Richard Petty Historic

4H   Prefix

4
 H

00000
Active 4-H Youth Program

A P Combination

A00-00P, A0000P

 Active Penn State University (official)

AAA etc.

 

0000A

 

A0000

 

0AA00

 

00AA0

Prefix

 

Suffix

 

Prefix

 AAA00,  this is a progressive series of 3 letters followed by 2 numbers, such as DXJ96, next is 0000A with 4 numbers followed by 1 letter, such as 0001A, next  is A0000 with 1 letter followed by 4 numbers such as A0001, next is 0AA00, with 1 number followed by 2 letters followed by 2 numbers, such as 1AF32, then 00AA0.  Not all letter combinations are used.  Letters advance last. Current series active Motorcycle

A

A

Combination

A00A, this is a progressive series of 1 letter followed by 2 numbers, followed by 1 letter,  such as A00A, then A01A to A99A, then A00B to A99B, etc.,

then 0AA0 The first alpha-character is the last to advance, the second alpha-character, is next to the last. The progression appears to be 0AA0, 0AA1, then after 9AA9 would come 0AB0, etc., then 0A00, 00A0, A0AA.

 Active

Antique Vehicle

  AB Suffix

00000

A
B
Active 82nd Airborne Division Assn

AC   Prefix

A
C

00000
Active Allegheny College

  AC Suffix

00000

A
C
Active Air Force Cross

0 - - - - AD Suffix

00000

A
D
Active U.S. Army (Active Duty)

2 - - - - AD Suffix

20000

A
D
Active U.S. Navy (Active Duty)

4 - - - - AD Suffix

40000

A
D
Active U.S. Air Force (Active Duty)

6 - - - - AD Suffix

60000

A
D
Active U.S. Marine Corps (Active Duty)

8 - - - - AD Suffix

80000

A
D
Active U.S. Coast Guard (Active Duty)

9 - - - - AD Suffix

90000

A
D
Active PA National Guard

AE, AF, AG, etc.   Prefix

AE-00000, AF-00000, AG-00000, AH-00000, etc.

 Active Apportioned Truck

AF   Prefix

A
F

0001 -

A
F

0010;

A

F

1000
Believed active but seldom issued U.S. Air Force Reserve

0 - - - - AF Suffix

00000

A
F
Active Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

1 - - - - AF Suffix

10000

A
F
Active Animal Friends

2 - - - - AF Suffix

20000

A
F
Active U.S. Air Force Veteran

AL0   Prefix

A
L

00000
Active American Legion

AL2   Prefix

A
L

20000
Active Albright College

  AL Suffix

00000

A
L
Active Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

AM   Prefix

A
M

00000
Active American Motorcyclist Association

 

AM

Suffix

00000

A
M

Active

Air Medal

 

 

AP

Suffix

00000

A
P
Active

Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics

AR   Prefix

A
R

0001 -

A
R

0010;

A

R

1000
Believed active but seldom issued U.S. Army Reserve

0 - - - - AR Suffix

00000

A
R
Never issued AIDS Resource Alliance

1 - - - - AR Suffix

10000

A
R
Active U.S. Army Veteran

AT   Prefix

A
T

00000
Active Appalachian Trail Conservancy

  AT Suffix

00000

A
T
Active Abington Fire Company

AU0   Prefix

A
U

00000
Active Arcadia University

AU2   Prefix

A
U

20000
Active Autism Society of America

0 - - - -

 AU Suffix

00000

A
U
Active AFSCME Council 13

2 - - - -

 AU Suffix

20000

A
U
Active Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association

AV   Prefix

A
V

00000
Active AMVETS 

  AV Suffix

00000

A
V
Active Avondale Fire Company

 

 

AW

Suffix

00000

A
W
Active

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society

  AX Suffix

00000

A
X
Active U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

BA etc.   Prefix BA000, this is a progressive series of 2 letters followed by 3 numbers, such as BD351.  Not all letter combinations are used. Active Moped 

BA   Prefix BA10000 - BA47999; BA-48000 Active Bus

BC   Prefix

B
C

00000
Active PA Breast Cancer Coalition

0 - - - -

 BC Suffix

00000

B
C
Active Blue Moon Cruisers Rod & Custom Association

1 - - - -

 BC Suffix

10000

B
C
Active Bucks County Community College

0 - - - -

 BF Combination

00000

B
F
Active Berwyn Fire Company

1 - - - -

 BF Combination

10000

B
F
Active Brookhaven Fire Co. No.1

2 - - - -

 BF Combination

20000

B
F
Active Brookline Fire Company

3 - - - -

 BF Combination

30000

B
F
Active Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company

BG   Prefix

B
G

00000
Active

Big Brothers & Big Sisters

BH   Prefix

B
H

00000
Active United Bowhunters of PA 

  BH Suffix

10000

B
H
Active Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company
BK   Prefix

B
K

00000
Active Share the Road

  BK Suffix

00000

B
K
Active Blue Knights Int'l Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club

  BK Suffix

0000

B
K
Active Blue Knights - LEMC (MC plate)

BL

  

Prefix

B
L

00000

Active

 

Blue Star Family

  BM Suffix

00000

B
M
Active Intl Brotherhood of Boilermakers

BN   Prefix BN-00000 Active Apportioned Bus

BQ   Prefix

B
Q

00000
Active Barbershopper

BR

  

Prefix

B
R

00000

Active

Blackthorn Rugby Football Club

  BR Suffix

00000

B
R
Pending Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company

  BS Suffix

00000

B
S
Active Boy Scouts of America

BU0   Prefix

B
U

00000
Active Bloomsburg University

BU2   Prefix

B
U

20000
Active Bucknell University

  BU Suffix

00000

B
U
Active Birdsboro Union Fire Department

  BV Suffix

00000

B
V
Active Bronze Star for Valor

  BW Suffix

00000

B
W
Active Delaware Valley Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America

BZ   Prefix

B
Z

00000
Active Circus-Carnival Truck

  BZ Suffix

00000

B
Z
Active Bronze Star

C  (also see Format)

 

Prefix

10000 or C00000, C prefix is new format since  5-digit number series was exhausted.

 Active

Classic Car

0 - - - -

 CA Combination

00000

C
A
Never issued Community Academy of Philadelphia

1 - - - -

 CA Combination

10000

C
A
Active Cetronia Ambulance Corps

 

 CB Combination

00000

C
B
Active St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

CC   Prefix

C
C

 0
Active Commonwealth Court

0 - - - - CC Combination

00000

C
C
Active Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School

1 - - - - CC Combination

10000

C
C
Active Cedar Crest College

2 - - - - CC Combination

20000

C
C
Active Corvette Club of Delaware Valley

3 - - - -

 CC Combination

30000

C
C
Active Keystone State Corvette Club

4 - - - - CC Combination

40000

C
C
Active Commonwealth Constables Association

0 - - - - CF Suffix

00000

C
F
Active Concordville Fire and Protective Association

1 - - - - CF Suffix

10000

C
F
Active Conshohocken Fire Company No. 2

2 - - - - CF Suffix

20000

C
F
Active ChildFirst Pennsylvania

CG   Prefix

C
G

0001 -

C
G

0010;

C

G

1000
Believed active but seldom issued U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

  CG Suffix

00000

C
G
Active U.S. Coast Guard Veteran

CH   Prefix

C
H

00000
Active Chatham College

0 - - - - CH Suffix

00000

C
H
Active The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1 - - - - CH Suffix

10000

C
H
Active Citizens Hose Company No. 1

CI - - - -

H

Combination

CI1500H

 Active

Commercial Implement of Husbandry

CL   Prefix

C
L

0000
Active Classic Motorcycle

  CL Suffix

00000

C
L
Active PA Choose Life

  CL Suffix

10000

C
L
Active Associated Alumni of the Central High School

CM

   Prefix

C
M

000
Previously issued, current status uncertain Collectible Motorcycle

CM   Prefix

C
M

00000
Discontinued Carnegie Mellon University

CO   Prefix

C
O

00000
Active PA State Corrections Officers Association

  CO Suffix

00000

C
O
Active Combat Action Badge

  CO Suffix

20000

C
O
Active Combat Infantryman Badge

  CO Suffix

40000

C
O
Active Combat Action Ribbon

  CO Suffix

60000

C
O
Active Combat Action Medal

  CO Suffix

80000

C
O
Active Combat Medical Badge

0 - - - - CP Suffix

00000

C
P
Active Civil Air Patrol

1 - - - - CP Suffix

10000

C
P
Active Cathedral Preparatory School

2 - - - - CP Suffix

20000

C
P
Active Colonial Park Fire Company #1

3 - - - - CP Suffix

30000

C
P
Active

Camp Papillon Animal Shelter

  CS Suffix

00000

C
S
Active American Cancer Society

  CS Suffix

10000

C
S
Active National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

  CS Suffix

20000

C
S
Never issued Communities in Schools Pennsylvania

  CU Suffix

00000

C
U
Active California University

CU0   Prefix

C
U

00000
Active Carpenters Union

CU4   Prefix

C
U

40000
Active Clarion University

CV   Prefix

C
V

 0000
Active Collectible Vehicle

 

CV

Suffix

00000

C
V

 

 Active

Cumberland Valley Corvette Club

DA   Prefix

D
A

000 

Active

Distracted Driving Awareness (Motorcycle)

DA   Prefix

D
A

0000; 

D
A

000A;

D
A

00A0;

D
A

0A00
Discontinued DARE

DA   Prefix

D
A

00000 

Active

Distracted Driving Awareness

DAA etc.     DAA-0000, this is a progressive series of 3 letters followed by 4 numbers, such as DDR-5303.  Not all letter combinations are used. Active Passenger

DC   Prefix

D
C

00000
Active Dickinson College

0 - - - - DC Suffix

00000

D
C
Active PA Chiropractic Association

1 - - - - DC Suffix

10000

D
C
Active Delaware Co Fallen Firefighter & EMS Memorial Com

DD   Prefix

D
D

00000
Discontinued U.S. Armed Forces Retired

DN   Prefix

D
N

00000
Active Organ Donors Save Lives

  DR Suffix

00000

D
R
Active PA State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

  DS Suffix

00000

D
S
Active Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

DT   Prefix DT-05000 Active Transporter

DU0   Prefix

D
U

00000
Active Ducks Unlimited

DU2   Prefix

D
U

20000
Active Duquesne University

DU4   Prefix

D
U

40000
Discontinued Drexel University

  DU Suffix

00000

D
U
Active Pennsylvania DUI Association

  DU Suffix

10000

D
U
Active DeSales University

DV   Prefix

DV-0000; DV-00000;

D
V

28000
Active Disabled Veteran

DV8   Prefix

D
V

80000
Active Severely Disabled Veteran

DW   Prefix

D
W

00000
Active Delta Waterfowl

  DW Suffix

00000

D
W
Active Friends of Drake Well, Inc.

EA   Prefix

E
A

00000
Active Eagle Scout
  EA Suffix

20000

E
A
Active East Allen Twp. Vol. Fire Dept.

0 - - - - EB Suffix

00000

E
B
Active Eastern Berks Fire Department

1 - - - - EB Suffix

00000

E
B
Active East Brandywine Fire Company

EC   Prefix

E
C

00000
Active Elizabethtown College

  EC Suffix

00000

E
C
Active Elizabeth City State Univ Alumni

ED

 

Prefix

00000

E
D

Active

Eddington Fire Company

EF   Prefix

E
F

0000
Active Expeditionary Forces Veteran

EF   Prefix

E
F

00000
Active Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

  EF Suffix

00100

E
F
Active Operation Enduring Freedom

EM   Prefix

E
M

00000
Active Emergency Medical Services

  EP Suffix

00000

E
P
Discontinued Eagles Youth Partnership

ES0   Prefix

E
S

00000
Active East Stroudsburg University

ES2   Prefix

E
S

20000
Active Deborah Grand OES-PHA

  ET Suffix

00000

E
T
Active Exeter Twp Fire Department

EU   Prefix

E
U

00000
Active Edinboro University

  EU Suffix

00000

E
U
Active Eastern University

1 EU Suffix

10000

E
U

 

 Active Eureka Volunteer Fire and Ambulance

EV   Prefix EV-30000; EV-50000 Active Emergency Vehicle

  EY Suffix

00000

E
Y
Active Erie Yacht Club

  FA Suffix

00000

F
A
Active FFA Association

  FB Suffix

00000

F
B
Active Friendship Fire Company of Bressler

0 - - - - FC Suffix

00000

F
C
Active Distinguished Flying Cross

1 - - - -

FC

Suffix

10000

F
C

Active

Pennsylvania Fire Chiefs Association

 

0 - - - - FD Suffix

00000

F
D
Active Monroeville Vol Fire Dept

1 - - - -

 FD Suffix

10000

F
D
Pending Crystal Fire Department

FE - - - - D Combination FE1000D  Active Dealer - Farm Equipment

FF   Prefix

F F

25000

Active Firefighter

FF   Prefix

F F

+ a combination of up to 5(?) letters or numbers

Unknown if new plates are available as vanities Firefighter Vanity

0 - - - - FF Suffix

00000

F
F
Active Flourtown Fire Company

1 - - - - FF Suffix

10000

F
F
Active Friendship Hook, Ladder, Hose & Ambulance

2 - - - - FF Suffix

20000

F
F
Active Lower Frederick Fire Company

FL   Prefix

F
L

00000
Active Flyers Wives Charities

FL - - - - T Combination FL1000T Active Fleet Transporter

FM   Prefix FM-0000A Active Farm Truck

0 - - - - FM Suffix

00000

F
M
Active Franklin & Marshall College

1 - - - - FM Suffix

10000

F
M
Active Fort Mifflin on the Delaware

FN   Prefix

E
N

0000;

F
N

000A
Discontinued Flagship Niagara

  FN Suffix

00000

F
N
Active Fearnots Volunteer Fire Company

FP   Prefix

F
P

00000
Active Fraternal Order Of Police

  FP Suffix

00000

F
P
Active Fraternal Order of Police-Survivor

FR

   Prefix

F
R

0000
Active

Let Freedom Ring - Motorcycle

 

 FR Suffix

00000

F
R
Active

Let Freedom Ring

  FS Suffix

00000

F
S
Active Philadelphia Folksong Society

FT

   Prefix

F
T

00000
Pending as of 3/23 First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry  
  FT Suffix

00000

F
T
Active Fairview Township Fire Department
FW   Prefix

F
W

00000
Active Veterans Of Foreign Wars

GB   Prefix

G
B

00000
Active St. Thomas More Alumni Association

  GB Suffix

00000

G
B
Active Pennsylvania Monuments - Gettysburg 1863

GC0   Prefix

G
C

00000
Active Geneva College

GC2   Prefix

G
C

2000
Active Gettysburg College

GC4   Prefix

G
C

40000
Active Grove City College

  GC Suffix

00000

G
C
Active Gettysburg College Orange & Blue Club

0 - - - - GF Suffix

00000

G
F
Active Gladwyne Fire Company

1 - - - - GF Suffix

10000

G
F
Active Gettysburg Fire Department

2 - - - - GF Suffix

20000

G
F
Active Goshen Fire Company

3 - - - - GF Suffix

30000

G
F
Active Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company

GH0   Prefix

G
H

00000
Active National Greyhound Adoption Program

GH2   Prefix

G
H

20000
Active Going Home Greyhounds

  GI Suffix

00000

G
I
Active Good Intent Fire Company #1

GM   Prefix

G
M

00000
Active Gwynedd-Mercy College

GP   Prefix

G
P

00000
Active Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

  GR Suffix

00000

G
R
Active Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue

  GS Suffix

00000

G
S
Active Girl Scouts of the USA

GSF   Prefix

G

S
F

0000
Active Gold Star Family

GT   Prefix

G
T

00000
Active In God We Trust

  GT Suffix

00000

G
T
Active Greenfield Twp VFC of Lackawanna County

GU   Prefix

G
U

00000
Active Gannon University

H - - - -, J - - - - H, J, etc. Combination H00-000H; J00-000J; etc. Active Dealer

0 - - - - HC Suffix

00000

H
C
Active Harcum College

1 - - - -

HC

Suffix

10000

H
C
Active

Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company No. 1

 

HD   Prefix

H
D

00000
Active Harley Owners Group

HE   Prefix HE-30000 Active Hearing Impaired

0 - - - - HF Suffix

00000

H
F
Active Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Co.

1 - - - - HF Suffix

10000

H
F
Active Hartsville Fire Company

2 - - - - HF Suffix

20000

H
F
Active Holy Family University

3 - - - - HF Suffix

30000

H
F
Active Harleysville Community Fire Co.

4 - - - - HF Suffix

40000

H
F
Active Horsham Fire Company No. 1

HG, HH, etc.   Prefix HG-00000; HH-0000; etc. Active Motor Home

  HH Suffix

00000

H
H
Active Pinnacle Health System

  HL Suffix

00000

H
L
Active Reliance Hook and Ladder Co. 1

HR HR Either

HR

1 -

HR

 203;

 1

HR

 - 203

HR
Active State Representative

0 - - - - HR Suffix

00000

H
R
Active Heritage Region Jeep Alliance

1 - - - - HR Suffix

10000

H
R
Active Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby Football Assoc.

0 - - - - HS Suffix

00000

H
S
Active Christian Homeschool Association of PA

1 - - - - HS Suffix

10000

H
S
Active Action for Animals Humane Society

2 - - - - HS Suffix

20000

H
S
Active Indiana County Humane Society

  HT Suffix

00000

H
T
Active Pennsylvania Hunting Heritage

  HU Suffix

00000

H
U
Active Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

  HV Suffix

00000

H
V
Active Honoring Our Veterans

HV

 

Prefix

H
V

0000
Active

Honoring Our Veterans (Motorcycle)

 

IA

Suffix

00000

I
A

Active

Afghanistan and Iraq Veteran

 

  IF Suffix

00100

I
F
Active Operation Iraqi Freedom

  IL Suffix

00000

I
L
Active PA Council On Independent Living

IMP   Prefix IMP-5000 Active Implement of Husbandry

IN   Prefix

I
N

00000
Active Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  IR Suffix

00000

I
R
Active Ancient Order of Hibernians

IV   Prefix

I
V

00000
Active Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

JC   Prefix

J
C

00000
Active Juniata College

  JF Suffix

00000

J
F
Active Jefferson Fire Company

JP   Prefix

J
P

00000
Discontinued Blue Mountain Jeep Alliance

KC0   Prefix

K
C

00000
Active Knights of Columbus

KC2   Prefix

K
C

20000
Active Kings College Alumni

  KD Suffix

00000

K
D
Active Korean Defense Service Medal

KE   Prefix

K
E

20000
Active Keystone Elk Country Alliance

 

KH

Suffix

00000

K
H
Active

Kuhl Hose Co. Inc

  KI Suffix

00000

K
I

(none issued)
Active PA District Kiwanis International

  KT Suffix

00000

K
T
Active Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of PA

KU   Prefix

K
U

00000

 
Active Kutztown University

KV   Prefix

K
V

00000
Active Korean War Veteran

LB   Prefix

L
B

00000
Never issued Lancaster Bible College

  LB Suffix

00000

L
B
Active Pennsylvania Resources Council

LC0 - - - -   Prefix

L
C

00000
Active Lafayette College

LC1 - - - -

  

Prefix

L
C

10000
Active

Lung Cancer Alliance

 

0 - - - - LC Suffix

00000

L
C
Active 32° Masonic Learning Centers for Children

1 - - - - LC Suffix

10000

L
C
Active