mailing address

American  

[may-ling uh-dres, ad-res] / ˈmeɪ lɪŋ əˌdrɛs, ˌæd rɛs /

noun

• mailing addresses
  plural

1. the address at which a person receives physical mail, whether at the street address of a home or business, or at a post office box or other location.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• mailing addresses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of mailing address

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mailing address

And here’s one rarely considered thought: What am I going to do about my mailing address and phone number?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Simply having a U.S. mailing address doesn’t automatically demonstrate you legally reside in that state.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The company has changed its designated mailing address for customers to send a “notice of dispute” at least seven times since January 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The same mailing address is also listed on the 2024 IRS filing for Dallas Express Media, the parent company for the conservative online site Dallas Express, of which Bennett is publisher.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

“Richard shipped out yesterday, and I don’t even know where he’s going. They just gave him a numbered mailing address that doesn’t tell me anything.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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