Name of the individual or company Name of the individual or company Department or division Company name Street address (with any apartment, suite, or floor numbers on the same line) Post office box number City, state, and ZIP code Country (if sent to another nation)
Print or type the information in black or dark ink, all capital letters; avoid using italics or exotic typefaces. Print or type the information in black or dark ink, all capital letters; avoid using italics or exotic typefaces. Double-space the entries if possible; if there are too many lines in the address, single-space the entries. Omit all punctuation in the addressee’s title or initials, in the company name, in the street address, or in the city and state line. Include floor, suite, apartment, and directionals (north, east, etc.); use Postal Service abbreviations. Put two spaces between work groups such as street address and suite or apartment number – and between city and state – and two to vive spaces between the state and ZIP Code. Use the two-letter abbreviations for states and other regions. Use the ZIP Code or the ZIP + 4 Code to speed up processing your mail.
ATTENTION: DARLENE F. COSWELL ATTENTION: DARLENE F. COSWELL AMERICAN DATANET CORPORATION 43 S MARINO DR SUITE 600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94115-4398 USA
For formal letters do not abbreviate compass directions in the street address unless they follow the address: 124 South Fairbanks Avenue but 124 Fairbanks Avenue SW For formal letters do not abbreviate compass directions in the street address unless they follow the address: 124 South Fairbanks Avenue but 124 Fairbanks Avenue SW Type notations for special mailing instructions (SPECIAL DELIVERY, EXPRESS MAIL, PRIORITY MAIL) in capitals two lines below where the stamps are placed. Type the attention line above the company name; you may type either “Attention” or “Attn.”
Type the Personal or Confidential line two lines above and just to the left of the address. Type the Personal or Confidential line two lines above and just to the left of the address.
Avenue AVE Avenue AVE Expressway EXPY Hospital HOSP Junction JCT Lakes LKS Meadows MDWS Palms PLMS Parkway PKY Road RD Shore SH Square SQ Terrace TER Union UN Village VLG