Question re: Post Office

abvernon

So I am trying to send something work related and this one address is always returned as vacant.

Well, the address says XXXX Third Street, Apt XXX

However, I was told I need to put as XXXX 3rd Street, Apt XXX as the mailperson may get confused.

Seriously?  Is there a difference between typing out Third Street vs. 3rd Street? It is the same address to me!

 

MrsT2008

probably depends on the actual name of the street.  If it's "Third" street, then 3rd isn't technically correct and vice versa

abvernon

MrsT2008:

probably depends on the actual name of the street.  If it's "Third" street, then 3rd isn't technically correct and vice versa

That is true. I am just going off what the person gave me as his address. I would not be surprised if he said Third, when in fact it was 3rd. Oy.

 

How is your day going? 

MrsC968

I grew up on a number street: Fourth Ave. It was written out, but we got stuff to both Fourth and 4th. Google maps also has 4th. But I hated getting stuff written to 4th Ave haha.

I'd write whatever the person told you. Chances are either way it will get to them, but better to make them happy, right?

cookiemonster03

It depends on the town, but I doubt the mail carrier will be confused unless you're sending someplace where there is a 4th and a Fourth.

Where my parent live, its First. 10 miles away, by my house, its 1st. Everything in NYC is 4th, etc (and I've heard it will slow the mail to write it out, but i imagine it has more to do with automated sorting than with the carriers). I have heard the same for DC with the NE,  NW etc - always abbreviate to keep it moving fast.

xojo1

cookiemonster03:

It depends on the town, but I doubt the mail carrier will be confused unless you're sending someplace where there is a 4th and a Fourth.

Where my parent live, its First. 10 miles away, by my house, its 1st. Everything in NYC is 4th, etc (and I've heard it will slow the mail to write it out, but i imagine it has more to do with automated sorting than with the carriers). I have heard the same for DC with the NE,  NW etc - always abbreviate to keep it moving fast.

I've heard this, too. 

Best bet, look it up on usps.com. It will give you what the post office considers correct. 

MrsT2008

xojo1:

cookiemonster03:

It depends on the town, but I doubt the mail carrier will be confused unless you're sending someplace where there is a 4th and a Fourth.

Where my parent live, its First. 10 miles away, by my house, its 1st. Everything in NYC is 4th, etc (and I've heard it will slow the mail to write it out, but i imagine it has more to do with automated sorting than with the carriers). I have heard the same for DC with the NE,  NW etc - always abbreviate to keep it moving fast.

I've heard this, too. 

Best bet, look it up on usps.com. It will give you what the post office considers correct. 

oh I forgot you can do this!  every time I order stamps, I put in "X Drive" and it corrects me and asks if I mean "X Dr" because apparently it likes the abbreviation better (granted, I still get mail addressed to Drive or Dr, but I still think it's funny)

abvernon

MrsT2008:

xojo1:

cookiemonster03:

It depends on the town, but I doubt the mail carrier will be confused unless you're sending someplace where there is a 4th and a Fourth.

Where my parent live, its First. 10 miles away, by my house, its 1st. Everything in NYC is 4th, etc (and I've heard it will slow the mail to write it out, but i imagine it has more to do with automated sorting than with the carriers). I have heard the same for DC with the NE,  NW etc - always abbreviate to keep it moving fast.

I've heard this, too. 

Best bet, look it up on usps.com. It will give you what the post office considers correct. 

oh I forgot you can do this!  every time I order stamps, I put in "X Drive" and it corrects me and asks if I mean "X Dr" because apparently it likes the abbreviation better (granted, I still get mail addressed to Drive or Dr, but I still think it's funny)

oh yah, duh. I will check it out and see. Thanks!

xojo1

MrsT2008:

xojo1:

cookiemonster03:

It depends on the town, but I doubt the mail carrier will be confused unless you're sending someplace where there is a 4th and a Fourth.

Where my parent live, its First. 10 miles away, by my house, its 1st. Everything in NYC is 4th, etc (and I've heard it will slow the mail to write it out, but i imagine it has more to do with automated sorting than with the carriers). I have heard the same for DC with the NE,  NW etc - always abbreviate to keep it moving fast.

I've heard this, too. 

Best bet, look it up on usps.com. It will give you what the post office considers correct. 

oh I forgot you can do this!  every time I order stamps, I put in "X Drive" and it corrects me and asks if I mean "X Dr" because apparently it likes the abbreviation better (granted, I still get mail addressed to Drive or Dr, but I still think it's funny)

Yeah, they still deliver it. I think maybe they have to hand sort it? In the small village I grew up in it wasn't a big deal because the postmaster knew everyone (you could address it to their street and he knew with P.O. box to put it in), but in the city I'm in now it slows it up a day.