# Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1939

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year :
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938 | Events of 1939 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1939.

## Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates :
| Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Alabama | | | | | |
| Alaska | | | | | |
| American Samoa | | | | | |
| Arizona | | | | | |
| Arkansas | | | | | |
| California | | | | | |
| Canal Zone | | | | | |
| Colorado | | | | | |
| Connecticut | | | | | |
| Delaware | | | | | |
| District of Columbia | | | | | |
| Florida | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | |
| Guam | | | | | |
| Hawai'i | | | | | |
| Idaho | | | | | |
| Illinois | | | | | |
| Indiana | | | | | |
| Iowa | | | | | |
| Kansas | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "'39 KAN." centered at top | None | 1-12345 10-1234 100-123 | Coded by county of issuance (1, 10 or 100) | |
| Kentucky | | | | | |
| Louisiana | | | | | |
| Maine | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | |
| Minnesota | | | | | |
| Mississippi | | | | | |
| Missouri | | | | | |
| Montana | | | | | |
| Nebraska | | | | | |
| Nevada | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | | | | | |
| New Jersey | | | | | |
| New Mexico | | | | | |
| New York | | | | | |
| North Carolina | | | | | |
| North Dakota | Embossed red serial on white plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1939" at left and right respectively | none | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 142-000 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | |
| Ohio | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Embossed black serial on silver plate with border line; "OK–39" at bottom, offset to right | none | A/B123 | | County-coded (A/B) |
| Oregon | | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | | | | | |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | | | | | |
| South Carolina | | | | | |
| South Dakota | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | |
| Texas | | | | | |
| Utah | | | | | |
| Vermont | | | | | |
| Virginia | | | | | |
| Washington | | | | | |
| West Virginia | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | |
| Wyoming | | | | | |

## Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates :
| Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
| Wisconsin | Dealer | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "1939 DEALER WIS" at top | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer |
| Wisconsin | Duplicate | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, vertical "DUP" at left | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3400 | |
| Wisconsin | Farm | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 FARM TR'K 39" at bottom | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 47-000 | |
| Wisconsin | Motorcycle | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3300 | |
| Wisconsin | Motorcycle dealer | Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; unknown format | | | |
| Wisconsin | Municipal | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WISCONSIN 1939" at top, embossed hollow star at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 6900 | Identifiable with a hollow star |
| Wisconsin | Municipal motorcycle | Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "WIS 39" at top, hollow black star at right | 12 | 1 to unknown | |
| Wisconsin | Truck | Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate with border line; "38 WIS TRUCK 39" at bottom | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. |