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Optional Address Abbreviations

Internal Revenue Manual Part 3. Submission Processing · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

The following is a list of additional address abbreviations honored by the post office. See Exhibit 3.24.37-2 for a listing of Optional Address Abbreviations that must be used when an address line is too long, or may be used when the word is not the proper name of the street. These do not apply to the City/State field.

WORD

ABBR

WORD

ABBR

WORD

ABBR

Alley

ALY

Ford

FRD

Overpass

OPAS

Annex

ANX

Forest

FRST

Passage

PSGE

Arcade

ARC

Forge

FRG

Penthouse

PH

Basement

BSMT

Fork

FRK

Pine

PNE

Bayou

BYU

Forks

FRKS

Plain

PLN

Beach

BCH

Freeway

FWY

Plains

PLNS

Bend

BND

Front

FRNT

Point

PT

Bluff

BLF

Gardens

GDNS

Port

PRT

Bottom

BTM

Gateway

GTWY

Prairie

PR

Branch

BR

Glen

GLN

Radial

RADL

Bridge

BRG

Green

GRN

Ranch

RNCH

Brook

BRK

Grove

GRV

Rapids

RPDS

Burg

BG

Hangar

HNGR

Rest

RST

Bypass

BYP

Harbor

HBR

Ridge

RDG

Camp

CP

Haven

HVN

River

RIV

Canyon

CYN

Heights

HTS

Shoal

SHL

Cape

CPE

Hill

HL

Shoals

SHLS

Causeway

CSWY

Hills

HLS

Shore

SHR

Center

CTR

Hollow

HOLW

Shores

SHRS

Cliffs

CLFS

Inlet

INLT

Skyway

SKWY

Club

CLB

Island

IS

Spring

SPG

Common

CMN

Islands

ISS

Springs

SPGS

Corner

COR

Junction

JCT

Station

STA

Corners

CORS

Key

KY

Stravenue

STRA

Course

CRSE

Knolls

KNLS

Stream

STRM

Cove

CV

Lake

LK

Summit

SMT

Creek

CRK

Lakes

LKS

Throughway

TRWY

Crescent

CRES

Landing

LNDG

Trace

TRCE

Crest

CRST

Light

LGT

Track

TRAK

Crossing

XING

Loaf

LF

Trafficway

TRFY

Crossroad

XRD

Lobby

LBBY

Trail

TRL

Curve

CURV

Locks

LCKS

Trailer

TRLR

Dale

DL

Lodge

LDG

Tunnel

TUNL

Dam

DM

Lower

LOWR

Turnpike

TPKE

Divide

DV

Manor

MNR

Underpass

UPAS

Estates

EST

Meadows

MDWS

Union

UN

Expressway

EXPY

Mill

ML

Upper

UPPR

Extension

EXT

Mills

MLS

Valley

VLY

Falls

FLS

Mission

MSN

Viaduct

VIA

Ferry

FRY

Mount

MT

View

VW

Field

FLD

Mountain

MTN

Village

VLG

Fields

FLDS

Neck

NCK

Ville

VL

Flats

FLTS

Office

OFC

Vista

VIS

Orchard

ORCH

Wells

WLS

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