state names needed to be abbreviated. The Department provided an initial list of abbreviations in June 1963, but many had three or four letters, which was still too long. In October 1963, the Department settled on the current two-letter abbreviations. Since that time, only one change has bee...
In 1970, Western Union in co-operation with the Postal Service introduced the "Mailgram", a special type of telegram offered by Western Union intended for bulk mailing to multiple addressees. The sender would contact WU and submit to them the message to be sent and a list of addressees to...
Use standard abbreviations, available here on Postal Explorer® Use ZIP+4® when you know it You can use the following example addresses which have been approved by the USPS® legal department: MICHAEL DAVIS 13S 85TH STREET APT C1 HARRSIBURG PA 17101 KAREN MOORE 45 FORREST AVE GOODW...
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USPS STATE ABBREVIATIONS State/Possession ALABAMA ALASKA AMERICAN SAMOA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FLORIDA GEORGIA GUAM HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARSHALL ISLANDS MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN...
ABBREVIATIONS Commonly Used Street Suffix or Abbreviation ALLEE ALLEY ALLY ALY ANEX ANNEX ANNX ANX ARC ARCADE AV AVE AVEN AVENU AVENUE AVN AVNUE BAYOO BAYOU BCH BEACH BEND BND BLF BLUF BLUFF BLUFFS BOT BOTTM BOTTOM BTM BLVD BOUL BOULEVARD BOULV BR BRANCH BRNCH BRDGE BRG Postal Service ...
Area Distribution Center (ADC)—A mail processing facility that receives and distributes mail destined for specific ZIP Codes. ADCs and their associated ZIP Codes are in DMM labeling list. Army Post Office (APO)—A branch of a designated USPS civilian post office, which falls under the jurisdic...
The addressee line is disregarded, since it's irrelevant to the task at hand. Next, accurate abbreviations are added; for example: 123 Sesame Street becomes… 123 Sesame St After that, spelling errors and minor mistakes are corrected. This includes mistakes on the designation of the street/way...
This tool corrects errors in street addresses, including abbreviations and missing information. It also supplies a ZIP+4® Code. Show More Verify an Address Track a Package Get estimated delivery information and track any package shipped via Priority Mail Express® or Priority Mail Express ...
Save time and money by reducing shipping errors due to incorrect address entry. This tool corrects errors in street addresses, including abbreviations and missing information. It also supplies a ZIP+4®Code.Show MoreVerify an Address Track a Package ...