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HTML

<select id="select_zone">
            <option value ="north">a</option>
            <option value ="east" >c</option>
            <option value ="south">d</option>
            <option value ="west">b</option>
</select>

JavaScript

function sortDropDownListByText() {
    // Loop for each select element on the page.
    $("select").each(function() {
         
        // Keep track of the selected option.
        var selectedValue = $(this).val();
 
        // Sort all the options by text. I could easily sort these by val.
        $(this).html($("option", $(this)).sort(function(a, b) {
            return a.text == b.text ? 0 : a.text < b.text ? -1 : 1
        }));
 
        // Select one option.
        $(this).val(selectedValue);
    });
}

sortDropDownListByText();