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

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 Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk recommends voters who have been impacted or displaced by wildfires update their mailing address or request a replacement ballot be sent to their temporary address or new permanent address.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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

She told them that from now on their mailing address was Post Office Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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