Whenever you write a city’s name and then a state’s name, you need a comma between them.
I was born in Chicago, Illinois.
We visited Dallas, Texas.
The Grand Ole Opry is in Nashville, Tennessee.
When a city’s name and a state’s name are in the middle of a sentence, put a comma after the state’s name also.
I traveled to Sedona, Arizona, last spring.
Trevor drove to Jackson, Mississippi, to catch a plane.
The resort in Lake Placid, New York, was very luxurious.
Always use a comma to separate a city’s name from the state’s name. Also put a comma after the state’s name if more words follow.
▶It’s your turn. Put two commas into this sentence: We went to Orlando Florida for a family reunion. Did you put in two commas? Good for you!