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INTERNATIONAL ADDRESSING

http://www.usps.com/international/addressingintlmail.htm

When sending international mail, the country name always stands alone on the bottom line, completely spelled out in English.

Sample:

MR JOHN SMITH
123 LONG DRIVE
LONDON WIP 6HQ
UNITED KINGDOM

 

Canada Only Address Requirements

The following address format should be used when the postal address delivery zone is included in the address. Use the standard two-character abbreviations for provinces and territories.

Canadian Province/Territory

Postal Service Abbreviation

Alberta
AB
British Columbia
BC
Manitoba
MB
New Brunswick
NB
Newfoundland and Labrador
NL
Northwest Territories
NT
Nova Scotia
NS
Nunavut 
NU
Ontario
ON
Prince Edward Island
PE
Quebec
QC
Saskatchewan
SK
Yukon
YT

 

Mailing to Dubai

Dubai-10-30-08.pdf

 

Uncommon US Domestic Addresses

The following should be entered as US domestic addresses:

State Field
Name
ZIP Codes
AS
American Samoa
96799
GU
Guam
96910 to 96931
MH
Marshall Islands
96960 to 96970
MS
Micronesia, Federated States of
96941 to 96944
MP
Northern Mariana Islands
96950 to 96952
PW
Palau
96940

PR

Puerto Rico

00601 to 00799 and

00901 to 00999

VI
US Virgin Islands
00801 to 00851

 

Military Mail

Military mail is classed as US domestic mail. The name of the destination town and country should not appear in the address; the army post office codes must be used instead.

City Field
State Field*
ZIP Code
APO
AE
09001-5275
FPO
AP
96606-2783
APO
AA
34035-4198

*Letters used in the State Field column are explained below:

AE is used for armed forces stationed in Europe, in the Middle East, in Africa and in Canada.

AP is used for armed forces stationed in the Pacific region.

AA is used for armed forces stationed in the Americas (other than in Canada).