Street Suffix Abbreviations

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 USPS Publication 28: Postal Addressing Standards

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 Publication 28, Appendx C1

• Best not to encode with a period at the end

  • e.g. ST or St not St.

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