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How could a CiviCRM database have 2 Marylands with 2 different state_province_codes but both be identified with the same country_code?

1019 = Maryland 3497 = Maryland 1228 = United States

I only was alerted to this when my newly inherited client created a Smart Group to display all records with postal_code between 20601 and 21930.

Is my CiviCRM instance corrupt or has a bad import caused this? Can I manually adjust the offending records without cascading problems? How would you suggest a fix for this?

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It sounds like you're not using the latest version of CiviCRM (4.7.30 at the time of writing). It sounds like you're experiencing the bug that was described and fixed at CRM-19888. It's also related to this much older bug.

Please upgrade to 4.7.30 and try again?

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I may not have quite understood you but if you have access to your database you can look in civicrm_state_province where you will see there is a Maryland MY in Liberia (1122) as well as a Maryland MD in the USA (1228)

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When importing contacts with State/Province you may be better off if you either import the abbreviation (though even that might not be unique) or also import Country.

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  • I can see in the database: 1019 - Maryland - 1228. Yet, during someone's import the database decided on its own to assign over 600 records this: 3497 - Maryland - 1228 Thanks for sharing how this might have occurred.
    – fndtn357
    Commented Feb 9, 2018 at 22:40
  • nw. i edited the Title/Question to try and better reflect the issue
    – petednz - fuzion ♦
    Commented Feb 10, 2018 at 19:06

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