U.S. Postal Address Standards

Standard Address Format

Typical Address

Line Number Information ExampleSorted ascending
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
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