Mailing address format by country

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Mailing addresses are formatted differently depending on the country. Sometimes the handwritten format may even differ from the printed format due to the increasing popularity of machine-readable text.

1 United States
- 1.1 Residential
- 1.2 Business
2 United Kingdom

[edit] United States

[edit] Residential

Handwritten	Post Office Standard
John D. Smith 100 Maiden Lane, Apt 3F Roswell, New Mexico 12345	JOHN D SMITH 100 MAIDEN LN APT 3F ROSWELL NM 12345-0001
Thomas K. Jensen 29 West 75th Street, Apt 5 New York, New York 10010	THOMAS K JENSEN 29 W 75 ST APT 5 NEW YORK NY 10010
Ashinc Miller P.O. Box 947 Keene, NH 03431	ASHINC MILLER PO BOX 947 KEENE NH 03431-0947

Format Variations:

1. Only the USPS can deliver to a P.O. Box. For this reason the recipient may choose to insert her physical (aka street) address as line two, expanding the complete address to four lines. Providing both allows a sender to ship via the USPS or via a private carrier.

2. An apartment number can also be written on a separate line. The word, apartment, is rarely written out.

3. The state, geographical sub-section, i.e.: west, and type of street, i.e.: lane, is often abbreviated as shown in the PO standard. A period may follow after an abbreviated street type.

[edit] Business

Handwritten	Post Office Standard
Sarah K. Brown Super HOOKER, Inc. 200 Business Drive Honolulu, Hawaii 22123	SARAH K BROWN SUPER ENTERPRISES INC 200 BUSINESS DR HONOLULU HI 22123-0001