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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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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X
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Y
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Z
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DCNR |
PennDOT Issued Plates |
PREFIX |
SUFFIX |
POSITION |
FORMAT |
PLATE STATUS
|
PLATE TYPE |
IMAGE |
3NC |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
NASCAR 3 Dale Earnhardt Legacy
|
 |
43N |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
NASCAR 43 Richard Petty Historic
|
 |
4H |
|
Prefix |
|
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 |
 |
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AB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
82nd Airborne Division Assn |
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AC |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Allegheny College |
 |
|
AC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Air Force Cross |
 |
0 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Army (Active Duty) |
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2 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Navy (Active Duty) |
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4 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Air Force (Active Duty) |
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6 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Marine Corps (Active Duty) |
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8 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Coast Guard (Active Duty) |
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9 - - - - |
AD |
Suffix |
|
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 |
|
Active |
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. |
 |
1 - - - - |
AF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Animal Friends |
 |
2 - - - - |
AF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Air Force Veteran |
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AL0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
American Legion |
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AL2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Albright College |
 |
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AL |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation |
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AM |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
American Motorcyclist Association |
 |
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AM |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Air
Medal
|
 |
|
AP |
Suffix |
|
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 |
|
Never issued |
AIDS Resource Alliance |
 |
1 - - - - |
AR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Army Veteran |
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AT |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Appalachian Trail Conservancy |
 |
|
AT |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Abington Fire Company |
 |
AU0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Arcadia University |
 |
AU2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Autism Society of America |
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0 - - - - |
AU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
AFSCME Council 13 |
 |
2 - - - - |
AU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association |
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AV |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
AMVETS |
 |
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AV |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Avondale Fire Company |
 |
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AW |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society |
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|
AX |
Suffix |
|
Active |
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary |
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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 |
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BC |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
PA Breast Cancer Coalition |
 |
0 - - - - |
BC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Blue Moon Cruisers Rod & Custom Association |
 |
1 - - - - |
BC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Bucks
County Community College |
 |
0 - - - - |
BF |
Combination |
|
Active |
Berwyn Fire Company |
 |
1 - - - - |
BF |
Combination |
|
Active |
Brookhaven Fire Co. No.1 |
 |
2 - - - - |
BF |
Combination |
|
Active |
Brookline Fire Company |
 |
3 - - - - |
BF |
Combination |
|
Active |
Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company |
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BG |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Big Brothers & Big Sisters |
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BH |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
United Bowhunters of PA |
 |
|
BH |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company |
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BK |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Share the Road |
 |
|
BK |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Blue Knights Int'l Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club |
 |
|
BK |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Blue Knights - LEMC (MC
plate) |
 |
BL |
|
Prefix |
|
Active
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Blue
Star Family |
 |
|
BM |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Intl Brotherhood of Boilermakers |
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BN |
|
Prefix |
BN-00000 |
Active |
Apportioned Bus |
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BQ |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Barbershopper |
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BR |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Blackthorn Rugby Football Club |
 |
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BR |
Suffix |
|
Pending |
Big Run
Area Volunteer Fire Company |
 |
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BS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Boy Scouts of America |
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BU0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Bloomsburg University |
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BU2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Bucknell University |
 |
|
BU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Birdsboro
Union Fire Department |
 |
|
BV |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Bronze Star for Valor |
 |
|
BW |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Delaware Valley Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America |
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BZ |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Circus-Carnival Truck |
 |
|
BZ |
Suffix |
|
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 |
|
Never issued |
Community Academy of Philadelphia |
 |
1 - - - - |
CA |
Combination |
|
Active |
Cetronia Ambulance Corps |
 |
|
CB |
Combination |
|
Active |
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary |
 |
CC |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Commonwealth Court |
 |
0 - - - - |
CC |
Combination |
|
Active |
Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School |
 |
1 - - - - |
CC |
Combination |
|
Active |
Cedar Crest College |
 |
2 - - - - |
CC |
Combination |
|
Active |
Corvette Club of Delaware Valley |
 |
3 - - - - |
CC |
Combination |
|
Active |
Keystone State Corvette Club |
 |
4 - - - - |
CC |
Combination |
|
Active |
Commonwealth Constables Association |
 |
0 - - - - |
CF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Concordville Fire and Protective Association |
 |
1 - - - - |
CF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Conshohocken
Fire Company No. 2 |
 |
2 - - - - |
CF |
Suffix |
|
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 |
|
Active |
U.S. Coast Guard Veteran |
 |
CH |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Chatham College |
 |
0 - - - - |
CH |
Suffix |
|
Active |
The
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
 |
1 - - - - |
CH |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Citizens Hose Company No. 1 |
 |
CI - - - - |
H |
Combination |
CI1500H |
Active |
Commercial Implement of Husbandry |
 |
CL |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Classic Motorcycle |
 |
|
CL |
Suffix |
|
Active |
PA Choose Life |
 |
|
CL |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Associated Alumni of the Central High
School |
 |
CM |
|
Prefix |
|
Previously issued, current status uncertain |
Collectible Motorcycle |
 |
CM |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
Carnegie Mellon University
|
 |
CO |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
PA State Corrections Officers Association |
 |
|
CO |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Combat Action Badge |
 |
|
CO |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Combat Infantryman Badge |
 |
|
CO |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Combat Action Ribbon |
 |
|
CO |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Combat Action Medal |
 |
|
CO |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Combat Medical Badge |
 |
0 - - - - |
CP |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Civil Air Patrol |
 |
1 - - - - |
CP |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Cathedral Preparatory School |
 |
2 - - - - |
CP |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Colonial Park Fire Company #1 |
 |
3 - - - - |
CP |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Camp Papillon Animal Shelter |
 |
|
CS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
American Cancer Society |
 |
|
CS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
|
 |
|
CS |
Suffix |
|
Never issued |
Communities in Schools Pennsylvania |
 |
|
CU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
California University |
 |
CU0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Carpenters Union |
 |
CU4 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Clarion University |
 |
CV |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Collectible Vehicle |
 |
|
CV |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Cumberland Valley Corvette Club |

|
DA |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Distracted Driving Awareness (Motorcycle) |
 |
DA |
|
Prefix |
D
A |
0000;
|
D
A |
000A; |
D
A |
00A0; |
D
A |
0A00 |
|
Discontinued |
DARE |
 |
DA |
|
Prefix |
|
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 |
|
Active |
Dickinson College |
 |
0 - - - - |
DC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
PA Chiropractic Association |
 |
1 - - - - |
DC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Delaware Co Fallen Firefighter & EMS Memorial Com |
 |
DD |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
U.S. Armed Forces Retired |
 |
DN |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Organ Donors Save Lives
|
 |
|
DR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
PA State Society Daughters of the American Revolution |
 |
|
DS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. |
 |
DT |
|
Prefix |
DT-05000 |
Active |
Transporter |
 |
DU0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Ducks Unlimited |
 |
DU2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Duquesne University |
 |
DU4 |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
Drexel University |
 |
|
DU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania DUI Association |
 |
|
DU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
DeSales University |
 |
DV |
|
Prefix |
DV-0000;
DV-00000; |
D
V |
28000 |
|
Active |
Disabled Veteran |
 |
DV8 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Severely Disabled Veteran |
 |
DW |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Delta Waterfowl |
 |
|
DW |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Friends of Drake Well, Inc. |
 |
EA |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Eagle Scout |
 |
|
EA |
Suffix |
|
Active |
East Allen Twp. Vol. Fire Dept. |
 |
0 - - - - |
EB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Eastern Berks Fire Department |
 |
1 - - - - |
EB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
East Brandywine Fire Company |
 |
EC |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Elizabethtown College |
 |
|
EC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Elizabeth City State Univ Alumni |
 |
ED |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Eddington Fire Company |
 |
EF |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Expeditionary Forces Veteran |
 |
EF |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
 |
|
EF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Operation Enduring Freedom |
 |
EM |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Emergency Medical Services |
 |
|
EP |
Suffix |
|
Discontinued |
Eagles Youth Partnership |
 |
ES0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
East Stroudsburg University |
 |
ES2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Deborah Grand OES-PHA |
 |
|
ET |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Exeter Twp Fire Department |
 |
EU |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Edinboro University |
 |
|
EU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Eastern University |
 |
1 |
EU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Eureka Volunteer Fire and Ambulance |
 |
EV |
|
Prefix |
EV-30000; EV-50000 |
Active |
Emergency Vehicle |
 |
|
EY |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Erie Yacht Club |
 |
|
FA |
Suffix |
|
Active |
FFA Association |
 |
|
FB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Friendship Fire Company of Bressler |
 |
0 - - - - |
FC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
 |
1 - - - - |
FC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania Fire Chiefs Association
|
 |
0 - - - - |
FD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Monroeville Vol Fire Dept |
 |
1 - - - - |
FD |
Suffix |
|
Pending |
Crystal Fire
Department |
 |
FE - - - - |
D |
Combination |
FE1000D |
Active |
Dealer - Farm Equipment |
 |
FF |
|
Prefix |
|
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 |
|
Active |
Flourtown Fire Company |
 |
1 - - - - |
FF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Friendship Hook, Ladder, Hose & Ambulance |
 |
2 - - - - |
FF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Lower Frederick Fire Company |
 |
FL |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Flyers Wives Charities |
 |
FL - - - - |
T |
Combination |
FL1000T |
Active |
Fleet Transporter |
 |
FM |
|
Prefix |
FM-0000A |
Active |
Farm Truck |
 |
0 - - - - |
FM |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Franklin & Marshall College |
 |
1 - - - - |
FM |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Fort Mifflin on the Delaware |
 |
FN |
|
Prefix |
|
Discontinued |
Flagship Niagara |
 |
|
FN |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Fearnots Volunteer Fire Company
|
 |
FP |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Fraternal Order Of Police |
 |
|
FP |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Fraternal Order of Police-Survivor |
 |
FR |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Let Freedom Ring - Motorcycle |
 |
|
FR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Let Freedom Ring |
 |
|
FS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Philadelphia Folksong Society |
 |
FT |
|
Prefix |
|
Pending as of 3/23 |
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry |
|
|
FT |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Fairview
Township Fire Department |
 |
FW |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Veterans Of Foreign Wars |
 |
GB |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
St. Thomas More Alumni Association |
 |
|
GB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania Monuments
- Gettysburg 1863 |
 |
GC0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Geneva College |
 |
GC2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Gettysburg College |
 |
GC4 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Grove City College |
 |
|
GC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Gettysburg College Orange & Blue Club |
 |
0 - - - - |
GF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Gladwyne Fire Company |
 |
1 - - - - |
GF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Gettysburg Fire Department |
 |
2 - - - - |
GF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Goshen Fire Company |
 |
3 - - - - |
GF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company |
 |
GH0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
National Greyhound Adoption Program |
 |
GH2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Going Home Greyhounds |
 |
|
GI |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Good Intent Fire Company #1 |
 |
GM |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Gwynedd-Mercy College |
 |
GP |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix |
 |
|
GR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue |
 |
|
GS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Girl Scouts of the USA |
 |
GSF |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Gold Star Family |
 |
GT |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
In God We Trust |
 |
|
GT |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Greenfield Twp VFC of Lackawanna County |
 |
GU |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Gannon University |
 |
H - - - -, J - - - - |
H, J, etc. |
Combination |
H00-000H; J00-000J;
etc. |
Active |
Dealer |
 |
0 - - - - |
HC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Harcum College |
 |
1 - - - - |
HC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company No. 1
|
 |
HD |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Harley Owners Group |
 |
HE |
|
Prefix |
HE-30000 |
Active |
Hearing Impaired |
 |
0 - - - - |
HF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Co. |
 |
1 - - - - |
HF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Hartsville Fire Company |
 |
2 - - - - |
HF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Holy Family University |
 |
3 - - - - |
HF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Harleysville Community Fire Co. |
 |
4 - - - - |
HF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Horsham Fire Company No. 1 |
 |
HG, HH, etc. |
|
Prefix |
HG-00000; HH-0000;
etc. |
Active |
Motor Home |
 |
|
HH |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pinnacle Health System |
 |
|
HL |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Reliance Hook and Ladder Co. 1 |
 |
HR |
HR |
Either |
HR |
1 - |
HR |
203; |
1 |
HR |
- 203 |
HR |
|
Active |
State Representative |
 |
0 - - - - |
HR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Heritage Region Jeep Alliance |
 |
1 - - - - |
HR |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby Football Assoc. |
 |
0 - - - - |
HS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Christian Homeschool Association of PA |
 |
1 - - - - |
HS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Action for Animals Humane Society |
 |
2 - - - - |
HS |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Indiana County Humane Society |
 |
|
HT |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania Hunting Heritage |
 |
|
HU |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology |
 |
|
HV |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Honoring Our Veterans |
 |
HV |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Honoring Our Veterans
(Motorcycle) |
 |
|
IA |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Afghanistan and Iraq Veteran
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IF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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IL |
Suffix |
|
Active |
PA Council On Independent Living |
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IMP |
|
Prefix |
IMP-5000 |
Active |
Implement of Husbandry |
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IN |
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Prefix |
|
Active |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
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IR |
Suffix |
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Active |
Ancient Order of Hibernians |
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IV |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. |
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JC |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Juniata College |
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JF |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Jefferson Fire Company |
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JP |
|
Prefix |
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Discontinued |
Blue Mountain Jeep Alliance |
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KC0 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Knights of Columbus |
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KC2 |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Kings College Alumni |
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KD |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Korean Defense Service Medal |
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KE |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Keystone Elk Country Alliance |
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KH |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Kuhl Hose Co. Inc |
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KI |
Suffix |
|
Active |
PA District Kiwanis International |
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KT |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Grand Commandery
of Knights Templar of PA |
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KU |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Kutztown University |
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KV |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Korean War Veteran |
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LB |
|
Prefix |
|
Never issued |
Lancaster Bible College |
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LB |
Suffix |
|
Active |
Pennsylvania Resources Council |
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LC0 - - - - |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Lafayette College |
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LC1 - - - - |
|
Prefix |
|
Active |
Lung
Cancer Alliance
|

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0 - - - - |
LC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
32° Masonic Learning Centers for
Children |
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1 - - - - |
LC |
Suffix |
|
Active |
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