How to write an address on envelope in USA

 2013-4-18 01:02

According to USPS guideline, 

1. All capital letters, 

2. No punctuation marks, 

3. Abbreviate the street name, e.x., RD for Road, E for East, APT for Apartment

Format 1:

Business

ATTN Title Receiver

Address

Format 2: 

ACCT #####

[ATTN] Title Receiver

C/O the third part

Department

Company

[APT ###]

Number### Streetname Street-abbr APT ###

City State Zipcode#####[-####]

MR BILL BROWN 

THE RECORD SHOP

MARKET PLACE MALL

2340 HIGHWAY 101 NE

SAUK RAPIDS MN 56379

REMINGTON GALLERY

PIONEER TOWERS

214 E MAIN ST STE 1125

ROCK CREEK MN 55067

In letter, not on envelope

1. Put the comma and space after the receiver, place, street name, unit number, city, zip code; 

2. Leave a space between state and zip code; 

3. Put the unit number after street name; 

Anywhere City Hall, 123 Main St., Front Desk, Anywhere City, New York 10001,

* in lines

Anywhere City Hall, 

123 Main St., Front Desk, 

Anywhere City, New York 10001,

* The ending comma can be omitted. 

Anywhere City Hall 

123 Main St., Front Desk 

Anywhere City, New York 10001 

* If breaking to two lines, recommended: 

Front Desk, 

123 Main St., 

* If breaking to two lines, unofficial: 

123 Main St., 

Front Desk, 

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Mr. John C. Bach
Jane Smith, Dr.

124 S Main St NE
number 
+ pre-direction 
+ street-name 
+ street-type 
+ quadrant (suffix direction)

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DATE:

traditional:  September 11, 2013
modern:  11 September 2013
In October, 2010, it rained everyday.

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123A East Main Street Northwest, Apt 78
67-8, 12-3B, C-5
(number-alphabet, alphabet-number)

number pre-direction name type quadrant, unit number

unit number box number

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