Usage Dictionary

comma with dates, addresses, and place-names

The commas that set off parts of a date or a place.

In a full date, set off the year: June 12, 2024, was a Wednesday. No comma in 12 June 2024 or in June 2024. Set off the city from the state or country, and set off that pair from what follows: Austin, Texas, is hot. He moved to Paris, France, in May.

Examples

UseOn May 3, 2019, the board met.

UseShe works in Boise, Idaho, now.

AvoidOn May 3, 2019 the board met.