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Street Names

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Primary
Street
Name

Postal Service
Standard
Abbreviation

  A
ALLEY     ALY
ANNEX     ANX
ARCADE     ARC
AVENUE     AVE
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  B
BAYOO        BYU
BEACH        BCH
BEND        BND
BLUFF        BLF
BLUFFS        BLFS
BOTTOM        BTM
BOULEVARD        BLVD
BRANCH        BR
BRIDGE        BRG
BROOK        BRK
BROOKS        BRKS
BURG        BG
BURGS        BGS
BYPASS        BYP
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  C
CAMP        CP
CANYON        CYN
CAPE        CPE
CAUSEWAY        CSWY
CENTER        CTR
CENTERS        CTRS
CIRCLE        CIR
CIRCLES        CIRS
CLIFF        CLF
CLIFFS        CLFS
CLUB        CLB
COMMON        CMN
CORNER        COR
CORNERS        CORS
COURSE        CRSE
COURT        CT
COURTS        CTS
COVE        CV
COVES        CVS
CREEK        CRK
CRESCENT        CRES
CREST        CRST
CROSSING        XING
CROSSROAD        XRD
CURVE       CURV
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  D
DALE        DL
DAM        DM
DIVIDE        DV
DRIVE        DR
DRIVES        DRS
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  E
ESTATE        EST
ESTATES        ESTS
EXPRESSWAY        EXPY
EXTENSION        EXT
EXTENSIONS        EXTS
 
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  F
FALL        FALL
FALLS        FLS
FERRY        FRY
FIELD        FLD
FIELDS        FLDS
FLAT        FLT
FLATS        FLTS
FORD        FRD
FORDS        FRDS
FOREST        FRST
FORGE        FRG
FORGES        FRGS
FORK        FRK
FORKS        FRKS
FORT        FT
FREEWAY        FWY
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  G
GARDEN        GDN
GARDENS        GDNS
GATEWAY        GTWY
GLEN        GLN
GLENS        GLNS
GREEN        GRN
GREENS        GRNS
GROVE        GRV
GROVES        GRVS
 
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  H
HARBOR        HBR
HARBORS        HBRS
HAVEN        HVN
HEIGHTS        HTS
HIGHWAY        HWY
HILL        HL
HILLS        HLS
HOLLOW        HOLW
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  I
INLET        INLT
INTERSTATE       I
ISLAND        IS
ISLANDS        ISS
ISLE        ISLE
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  J
JUNCTION        JCT
JUNCTIONS        JCTS
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  K
KEY        KY
KEYS        KYS
KNOLL        KNL
KNOLLS        KNLS
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  L
LAKE        LK
LAKES        LKS
LAND        LAND
LANDING        LNDG
LANE        LN
LIGHT        LGT
LIGHTS        LGTS
LOAF        LF
LOCK        LCK
LOCKS        LCKS
LODGE        LDG
LOOP        LOOP
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  M
MALL        MALL
MANOR        MNR
MANORS        MNRS
MEADOW        MDW
MEADOWS        MDWS
MEWS        MEWS
MILL        ML
MILLS        MLS
MISSION        MSN
MOORHEAD        MHD
MOTORWAY        MTWY
MOUNT        MT
MOUNTAIN        MTN
MOUNTAINS        MTNS
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  N
NECK       NCK
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  O
ORCHARD        ORCH
OVAL        OVAL
OVERPASS        OPAS
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  P
PARK        PARK
PARKS        PARK
PARKWAY        PKWY
PARKWAYS        PKWY
PASS        PASS
PASSAGE        PSGE
PATH        PATH
PIKE        PIKE
PINE        PNE
PINES        PNES
PLACE        PL
PLAIN        PLN
PLAINS        PLNS
PLAZA        PLZ
POINT        PT
POINTS        PTS
PORT        PRT
PORTS        PRTS
PRAIRIE        PR
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  R
RADIAL        RADL
RAMP        RAMP
RANCH        RNCH
RAPID        RPD
RAPIDS        RPDS
REST        RST
RIDGE        RDG
RIDGES        RDGS
RIVER        RIV
ROAD        RD
ROADS        RDS
ROUTE        RTE
ROW        ROW
RUE        RUE
RUN        RUN
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  S
SHOAL        SHL
SHOALS        SHLS
SHORE        SHR
SHORES        SHRS
SKYWAY        SKWY
SPRING        SPG
SPRINGS        SPGS
SPUR        SPUR
SPURS        SPUR
SQUARE        SQ
SQUARES        SQS
STATION        STA
STREAM        STRM
STREET        ST
STREETS        STS
SUMMIT        SMT
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  T
TERRACE        TER
THROUGHWAY        TRWY
TRACE        TRCE
TRACK        TRAK
TRAIL        TRL
TUNNEL        TUNL
TURNPIKE        TPKE
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  U
UNDERPASS        UPAS
UNION        UN
UNIONS        UNS
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  V
VALLEY        VLY
VALLEYS        VLYS
VIADUCT        VIA
VIEW        VW
VIEWS        VWS
VILLAGE        VLG
VILLAGES        VLGS
VILLE        VL
VISTA        VIS
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  W
WALK        WALK
WALKS        WALK
WALL        WALL
WAY        WAY
WAYS        WAYS
WELL        WL
WELLS        WLS
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Unit Designator
 
Unit
Designator

Approved
Abbreviation
    APARTMENT       APT
    BASEMENT       BSMT *
    BUILDING       BLDG
    DEPARTMENT       DEPT
    FLOOR       FL
    FRONT       FRNT *
    HANGAR       HNGR
    LOBBY       LBBY *
    LOT       LOT
    LOWER       LOWR *
    OFFICE       OFC *
    PENTHOUSE       PH *
    PIER       PIER
    REAR       REAR *
    ROOM       RM
    SIDE       SIDE *
    SLIP       SLIP
    SPACE       SPC
    STOP       STOP
    SUITE       STE
    TRAILER       TRLR
    UNIT       UNIT
    UPPER       UPPR *
 
* Does not require secondary range number to follow
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State Abbreviations
 

State/Possession

Abbreviation

ALABAMA

AL

ALASKA

AK

AMERICAN SAMOA

AS

ARIZONA

AZ

ARKANSAS

AR

CALIFORNIA

CA

COLORADO

CO

CONNECTICUT

CT

DELAWARE

DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DC

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

FM

FLORIDA

FL

GEORGIA

GA

GUAM

GU

HAWAII

HI

IDAHO

ID

ILLINOIS

IL

INDIANA

IN

IOWA

IA

KANSAS

KS

KENTUCKY

KY

LOUISIANA

LA

MAINE

ME

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MH

MARYLAND

MD

MASSACHUSETTS

MA

MICHIGAN

MI

MINNESOTA

MN

MISSISSIPPI

MS

MISSOURI

MO

MONTANA

MT

NEBRASKA

NE

NEVADA

NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NH

NEW JERSEY

NJ

NEW MEXICO

NM

NEW YORK

NY

NORTH CAROLINA

NC

NORTH DAKOTA

ND

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

MP

OHIO

OH

OKLAHOMA

OK

OREGON

OR

PALAU

PW

PENNSYLVANIA

PA

PUERTO RICO

PR

RHODE ISLAND

RI

SOUTH CAROLINA

SC

SOUTH DAKOTA

SD

TENNESSEE

TN

TEXAS

TX

UTAH

UT

VERMONT

VT

VIRGIN ISLANDS

VI

VIRGINIA

VA

WASHINGTON

WA

WEST VIRGINIA

WV

WISCONSIN

WI

WYOMING

WY

     
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