Foreign students who have just come to the United States will certainly be confused. How to write the postcode address of the United States? In the past, in middle school, I believe everyone has learned the writing method of foreign addresses, but it is estimated that many people have forgotten.
After all, the address writing method in the United States is very different from that in China. If you make a mistake, the letter or package will be returned. How should the zip code address of the United States be written?
The content shared in this article is applicable to filling out various forms, mail parcels and sending and receiving letters in the United States.
Address standard format
Different from the writing order of "province city county town village" in China from large to small, the address in the United States is written from small to large, first the street address, then the city, state and zip code. If it is an international express or letter, it also needs to add the country. The specific format is as follows:
Line 1: street address
Line 2: City (abbreviation) + state (abbreviation) + zip code
Line 3: Country
If you want to separate the address with a comma, but you can't write it with a space:
Street address, city (abbreviation), state zip code, country
The street address is written as follows: number + street name (+ room number).
Many houses in the United States are single family. If you don't have a house number, you don't have to write it. The room number needs to be written is generally apartment or office building. It should be noted that you can write Roman numerals directly without adding "No.".
Street names are usually also abbreviated. The commonly used abbreviations are street, road, drive and lane. The corresponding abbreviations are St. / St., Rd. / Rd., Dr. / Dr. and LN/ LN.。
matters needing attention:
Whether the street belongs to street or road should be written according to local customs. Don't write it yourself, otherwise the courier will not understand it. The zip code of the United States is called zip code, which must be written. Without this, the express company will not undertake your business. This is very different from that in China.
For the zip code of the United States, you can query on the Internet and enter the address directly.