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      • Overview
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      • Street Suffix Abbreviations
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Street Suffix Abbreviations

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Definition

  • A street suffix is a word that follows the name of the street describing its type (e.g. Street, Avenue, Road)

  • Suffix abbreviations are shortened forms standardized by the United States Postal Service (USPS), these are the ones the City uses as well

Authority

  • The USPS sets standards for addresses for consistency across the delivery of mail

  • These are documented in

Use

  • When writing or recording a short form of a full street name

    • 1500 Market Street to 1500 Market St

Accepted values

  • Standard street suffix abbreviations available online under

  • Best not to encode with a period at the end

    • e.g. ST or St not St.

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USPS Publication 28: Postal Addressing Standards
Publication 28, Appendx C1
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