The Postal Service does not assign addresses or designate an address type as Residential, Business or Commercial. Land use and zoning information must be found through your local government.
Street addresses are created by local government entities, such as:
- City
- County
- Town
- Township
- Borough
- Village
- Parrish
Government-created street addresses are formatted per USPS guidelines and are comprised of the recipient's name, a street address or PO Box number (including apartment or suite number if applicable), city, state, and ZIP Code™. For more information, see ZIP Code™ - The Basics.
Once the address has been assigned by the local government, they are responsible for reporting it to USPS Address Management for future inclusion in delivery routes.
To verify your address has been successfully reported to USPS, allow 5-7 business days after the local government has assigned the address then check the USPS.com ZIP Code Lookup Tool. If your address has been added to the USPS database, you will see a match and your assigned 9-digit ZIP Code.
If your address is not found, you have two options to report your address directly to USPS.
If you are moving to an address that has been built in the past 6 months, see Change of Address - The Basics > Requesting a COA to a New Construction for additional information.
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Please note that companies and businesses that use USPS for their address database may need additional time to update their own systems after the Postal Service completes address verification.
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Developers and Builders
Are you a developer or building looking to establish new mail delivery? Please visit Delivery Growth Management - What we do - About.usps.com and complete the online Growth Management Assistance Request form to get in contact with a USPS Growth Coordinator.
