Postal Abbreviations

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POSTAL ADDRESS ABBREVIATIONS

FLS FALLS MDWS MEADOW SHOAL


ALY ALLEY FRY FERRY MDWS MEADOWS SHLS SHOALS
ANX ANNEX FLD FIELD MEWS MEWS SHR SHORE
APT APARTMENT FLDS FIELDS ML MILL SHRS SHORES
ARC ARCADE FLT FLAT MLS MILLS SKWY SKYWAY
AVE AVENUE FL FLOOR MSN MISSION SPC SPACE
BSMT BASEMENT FRD FORD MHD MOORHEAD SPG SPRING
BYU BAYOU FRDS FORDS MTWY MOTORWAY SPGS SPRINGS
BCH BEACH MT MOUNT SPUR SPUR
FRST FOREST
BND BEND MTN MOUNTAIN SPUR SPURS
FRG FORGE
BLF BLUFF NCK NECK SQ SQUARE
FRGS FORGES
BTM BOTTOM OFC OFFICE STA STATION
FRK FORK
BLVD BOULEVARD ORCH ORCHARD STOP STOP
FRKS FORKS
BR BRANCH OVAL OVAL STRA STRAVENUE
FT FORT OPAS OVERPASS
BRG BRIDGE STRM STREAM
FWY FREEWAY PARK PARK
BRK BROOK ST STREET
FRNT FRONT PARK PARKS
BURG/ STE SUITE
BURG/S GDNS GARDEN PKWY PARKWAY
S SMT SUMMIT
BUILDING PASS PASS
BLDG GDNS GARDENS
TER TERRACE
BG BURG GTWY GATEWAY PSGE PASSAGE
THROUGHWA
BYP BYPASS GLN/S GLEN/S PATH PATH TRWY
Y
CP CAMP GRN/S GREEN/S PED PEDESTRIAN TRCE TRACE
CYN CANYON GRV/S GROVE/S XING CROSSING
TRAK TRACK
PH PENTHOUSE
CPE CAPE HNGR HANGER TRFY TRAFFICWAY
PIER PIER
CSWY CAUSEWAY HBR HARBOR TRL TRAIL
PIKE PIKE
CTR/S CENTER/S HVN HAVEN PNES PINE TRLR TRAILER
CIR CIRCLE HTS HEIGHTS TUNL TUNNEL
PNES PINES
CLFS CLIFF HWY HIGHWAY TPKE TURNPIKE
PL PLACE
CLFS CLIFFS HL HILL PLN PLAIN UN UNION
CLB CLUB HLS HILLS PLNS PLAINS UNIT UNIT
CMN COMMON HOLW HOLLOW UPAS UNDERPASS
PLZ PLAZA
COR CORNER INLT INLET UPPR UPPER
PT/S POINT/S
CORS CORNERS I INTERSTATE VLY VALLEY
PRT PORT
CRSE COURSE IS ISLAND VIA VIADUCT
PR PRAIRIE
CT COURT ISS ISLANDS VW VIEW
RADL RADIAL
CTS COURTS JCT JUNCTION VLG VILLAGE
RAMP RAMP
CV COVE KY/S KEY/S VL VILLE
RNCH RANCH
CURV CURVE KNLS KNOLL VIS VISTA
RPDS RAPID
CRK CREEK KNL/S KNOLL/S WALK/
RPDS RAPIDS WALK/S
CRES CRESCENT LK LAKE S
RST REST
XING CROSSING LKS LAKES WALL WALL
RDG RIDGE
CROSSROAD/ LNDG LANDING WAY WAY
XRD/S RIV RIVER
S LN LANE WLS WELL
RD ROAD
DL DALE LGT LIGHT WLS WELLS
RM ROOM
DM DAM LF LOAF
RTE ROUTE
DEPARTMEN LBBY LOBBY
DEPT RURAL
T RR
LCKS LOCK ROUTE
DV DIVIDE
LCKS LOCKS ROW ROW
DR DRIVE
LDG LODGE RUE RUE
EST ESTATE
LOWR LOWER RUN RUN
EXPRESSWA
EXPY LOOP LOOP RV ROVING
Y
LOT LOT SIDE VEHICLE
EXT/S EXTENSION/S SLIP SIDE
MALL MALL
FALL FALL SHL SLIP
MNR MANOR

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POSTAL ADDRESS ABBREVIATIONS

COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED CITIES IN US


Spokane, WA Spo-CAN not Spo-CANE Aitken AAY-kin
Milan, MI My-LEN not Mi-LAHN Bemidji Beh-MIH-jee
Boerne, TX Ber-NEE Pequot Lakes PEE-kwaht
Sequim, WA Sqwim New Prague New Prayg not Prahg
Schenectady, NY ski-NEK-tuh-dee Lake Winnibigoshish Wih-nih-bih-GOSH-ish
Schley, NC Sly Mill Lacs Lake Mill-Lacks
Helena, MT HELL-e-na not Hel-AY-na Kabetogama Lake KAB-beh-TOE-geh-muh
Worcester, MA WUSS-ter not WOR-ches- San Jose, IL san-johz
ter Detroit duh-TROIT
Kissimmee, FL ka-SIM-mee not KISS-a- Sioux City Soo City
mee Berlin/New Berlin Berlen or Ber-lun
La Jolla, CA` La HOY-a not La JOL-LA Cairo K-ro
Lafayette Laff-EE-yet not Lah-FEY- Hockesin hoe-kess-in
et Shawano SHAW-no
Toledo, OH To-LEE-do not To-LAY-do Racine ruh-SCENE
Waukesia, WI WAU-goosh-sha not WAH- Tempe TEM-pee
kee-SHA Prescott press-cut
Joliet, IL JOH-lee-et not ZHO-lee-ay Kearney car-nee
or JOLLY-et Gloucester Glaw-ster
DeBordieu, SC Debby-doo Scituate Sitchu-et
Tucson, AZ TOO-sawn Chickasha Chick-a-SHAY
Ypsilanti Ips-ill-ante Checotah She-COH-ta
Allegan al-la-gen not a-LEE-gen Vici Vye-sye
Sault Ste Marie soo saint marie Poteau Poh-toh
Shakopee SHOCK-oh-pee Paoli Pay-OH-lee
WAYzata Why-ZET-ah Cashion CASH-in
Mahtomedi Mah-doe-MEE-die Eufaula You-FALL-a
Anoka Uh-NO-kuh Okemah Oh-KEE-ma
Edina Ee-DIE-nuh Oconomowoc Oh-CAHN-no-mah-walk
Otsego Aht-see-go Elyria Elayeria
Faribault FAIR-ih-bow Wabasha. MN WAH-ba-shaw
Cloquet Kloh-KAY Novi nohv-eye
Waseca Wah-SEE-kuh Albuquerque AL-buh-kuur-kee
Lutsen LOOT-sen
Pojoaque PUH-WAH-kee

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