U.S. Postal Address Standards

Standard Address Format

Typical Address

Line Number	Information	Example
3	Recipient's Address	1234 Washer Ln
4	City, State ZIP +4 Code	Canandaigua, NY 14427-8718
2	Company/Agency Name	Custom Carpets
1	Recipient's Name	Trudy Smite

Address Containing Both a Street and a P.O. Box

If the address contains both a street and a P.O. Box, the street address is listed first, followed by the P.O. Box on the next line:

Line Number	Information	Example
1	Recipient's Name	Trudy Smite
2	Recipient's Address	1234 Washer Ln
3	Recipient's P.O. Box	PO Box 5543
4	City, State ZIP +4 Code	Canandaigua, NY 14427-8718

Abbreviations

Address Abbreviations

Word	Abbreviation
Annex	Anx
Avenue	Ave
Boulevard	Blvd
Center	Ctr
Crossroad	Xrd
Drive	Dr
Freeway	Fwy
Lane	Ln
Mount	Mnt
Parkway	Pkwy
Plaza	Plz
Road	Rd
Route	Rte
Row	Row
Street	St
Streets	Sts
Turnpike	Tpke

Number Abbreviations

Number	Abbreviation
First	1st
Second	2nd
Third	3rd
Fourth	4th
Fifth	5th
Sixth	6th
Seventh	7th
Eighth	8th
Ninth	9th

Business Abbreviations

Word	Abbreviation
Apartment	Apt
Attention	Attn
Business	Bus
College	Colg
Company	Co
Corporation	Corp
County	Cnty
Department	Dept
Libary	Lbry
Senior	Sr
School	Schl

Need More Information?

For more information, please visit the U.S. Postal Address Standards site:

http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/pubs/Pub28/pub28.pdf