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

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

StubHub changed its designated mailing address for initiating arbitration at least seven times between January 2025 and July 2026, according to those customers, who said their certified mail bounced back as undelivered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Related: ‘I’m part of a blended family that didn’t blend well’: My stepsister added her mailing address to our mother’s bank account.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026

Verify that your correct email address, phone number and mailing address are listed.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024

Saloon keepers cashed paychecks, supplied a mailing address for immigrants who had not yet found a permanent home, and, in many places, provided a place to sleep for five dollars a night.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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