1. Created by Ms. Carpenter
Mailing Address Notes
Created by Ms. Carpenter

2. MAILING ADDRESSES
Learning Target: Students will be able to organize a mailing address using US Postal guidelines.
* Entrance Ticket #1: Create a mailing address from the paragraph description provided.

3. Things You Need to Know BEFORE you write a mailing address:
Names of People
Include a person’s title AND first AND last name.
What is a title? Examples?
Mr. (used for all males)
Miss (unmarried female)
Mrs. (married female (sometimes widowed, divorced)
Ms. (adult female, unknown status)
Used by females who prefer a neutral title (similar to Mr. for males)
Sometimes used when a female is widowed or divorced

4. Things You Need to Know BEFORE you write a mailing address:
Street Address Line
Street Addresses may use words other than “Street”. Examples?
Drive, Road, Boulevard, Avenue, Circle
A street address usually has a number before the street name. Use a street address when you receive your mail at home.
East Main Street, House #12
12 East Main Street
Midland Drive, Building number 89
89 Midland Drive
If you get your mail at the Post Office, you will use “PO Box” following by the number on the box:
PO Box 400

5. Organization of a Mailing Address
Name (of Person or Business)
Street Address (or PO Box)
City, State Zipcode

6. Line 2 of a Mailing Address
PO Box OR Street Address
PO Box (Post Office Box) (PO Box 123)
Mail is picked up at the Post Office
Type: PO BOX + Number
Street Address (22 Broad Street)
Mailbox is at your home/office
Number used at the beginning of the line
Street, Drive, Avenue, Road, Boulevard, Circle, Court

7. Line 3 of a Mailing Address
City, State Zipcode
City/Town/Village
Add a comma after the city
State
Abbreviated with two letters (NY, PA, FL, TX, CA)
Zip code
5 digits (13815 – required)
9 digits ( )

8. Things You Need to Know BEFORE you write a mailing address:
States
Abbreviate states using 2 CAPITAL letters
New York? VT CO MI MA
** NOTE: Some addresses include a 9-digit zip code. An example would look like this:

9. Examples of Mailing Addresses:
Mr. Robert Williams Ms. Holly Jenkins 31 Green Street PO Box 888 Scranton, PA Las Vegas, NV Walt Disney World 3111 World Drive Lake Bueno Vista, FL 32839

10. Your turn! Type a mailing address for the following:
Example #1 -- Here is what you know:
You are writing to Jenny Jones.
Married female
Post Office Box Number 456
New York State (the state)
Norwich (the city)
Zip code is 13815

11. Your turn! Type a mailing address for the following:
Example #2 -- Here is what you know:
You are writing to Zane Evans
Unmarried male
New Jersey (state)
Ocean City
Zip code 21842
99 Central Avenue

12. Your turn! Type a mailing address for the following:
Example #3 -- Here is what you know:
You are writing to the Hershey Chocolate World.
Pennsylvania (state)
Hershey (town)
Zip code
101 Chocolate World Way (street)