# Recommended method for handling states/addresses?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-method-for-handling-states-addresses/76565>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-method-for-handling-states-addresses/76565 "2006-11-20T14:46:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-method-for-handling-states-addresses/76565/1 "2006-11-20T14:46:29Z")

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Hi all,

I have a model, Business. Every Business has a U.S. address. What’s  
the recommended method for handling it? Set up a states table in the  
database? Use a constant? What if in six months, I want to support  
U.K. and Canada addresses as well? Is this standardized somewhere in a  
plugin?

Thanks,  
Dan