
Perfect addressing guarantees fast delivery, but the rules have changed!
The anatomy of a correct address: (notice the lack of punctuation)
| name - required | Ms. Mary Poppins |
| optional line | Maintenance Dept |
| secondary address - optional | The Towers |
| delivery address - required | 123 Main St |
| city + state + zip - required (we'll add the zip+4) | Anycity NJ 08204-0573 |
How and where to enter:
| Directional (East, West, etc.) | 123 E Main St |
| Apartment numbers | 123 Main St #573 |
| Rural Routes Don't use the old "RD" and keep a space between the elements | RR 14 Box 573 |
| Post Office Boxes | PO Box 573 |
| Room | 123 Main St Rm 573 |
| Suites | 123 Main St Ste 573 |
| Foreign | Ottawa Ontario K1A OB1 |
| Canada | |
Always use the correct abbreviations:
| Boulevard | BLVD | Harbor | HBR | Road | RD |
| Center | CTR | Highway | HWY | Square | SQ |
| Circle | CIR | Island | IS | Station | STA |
| Corner | COR | Junction | JCT | Street | ST |
| Court | CT | Lane | LN | Terrace | TER |
| Drive | DR | Park | PARK | Trail | TRL |
| Estate | EST | Parkway | PKY | Turnpike | TPKE |
| Fork | FRK | Place | PL | Vista | VIS |