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

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

Voter data records provided to The Times by the political data firm PDI showed that Pratt listed his Palisades address as his residence, but a beachside Carpinteria address as his mailing address.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 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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