exclude state from only shipping option

I would expect this to work:
Dashboard > WooCommerce > Settings > Shipping > Add Shipping Zone
call it say Custom States List
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then at Zone regions, add the other 49 states. A bit tedious but no code needed.

Try this snippet:

add_filter( 'woocommerce_states', 'custom_woocommerce_states' );
function custom_woocommerce_states( $states ) {
  $states['US'] = array(
    'AL' => __( 'Alabama', 'woocommerce' ),
    'AK' => __( 'Alaska', 'woocommerce' ),
    'AZ' => __( 'Arizona', 'woocommerce' ),
    'AR' => __( 'Arkansas', 'woocommerce' ),
  );
  return $states;
}

You can get the full list from:
wp-plugins/woocommerce/i18n/states/us.php
then delete the non-continental lines. If you want to sell to Florida, leave it in.

The thing is, you can’t sell to a state you don’t ship to. If a Floridian tries to make a purchase, they would get a “No shipping methods exist for your location” error.

“Ship” is a wide term and can mean any method, not just post. So, if you want to sell to Florida, you will need to set it up as shipping zone with a shipping method, local pickup for example. You can change the name “local pickup” to reflect however a Floridian would get the goods if you do not ship there.

@lorro, I needed to exclude a state from my store (Hawaii). Adding your snippet to my child theme’s functions.php, removing the line for Hawaii, did the trick!

Thanks!
Susan

@sevun
Sorry, I don’t understand. Please give an example.

The Vatican and Saint Marin are not states which are part of Italy – they are separate countries.