How to Address an Envelope
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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Address an envelope correctly so it reaches its destination.
Step 1: Write return address
Write the return address - the sender's address - at the top left corner of the envelope. Include the sender's full name on the first line, street address or post office box on the next line, and city, state, and five-digit zip code on the third line.
Tip
Write legibly so that postal workers can read it.
Step 2: Address the recipient
Write the recipient’s information in the center of the envelope. Write their name on the first line, street address or post office box on the second line, and city, state, and five-digit zip code on the third line.
Tip
Adding the additional "plus-four" digits to the zip code, found at usps.com, will speed delivery.
Step 3: Place a stamp on letter
Place the correct postage on the top right corner of the envelope and put the envelope in a mailbox.
Did You Know?
Did you know? The U.S. postal system processes an average of 667 million pieces of mail each day.
I literally watch this video every single time I have to write a letter.
me too
Lol me too 😂
That is so funny I also do the same
Lol
Me too lol
i feel so stupid having to look up how to do this
You are certainly not alone. Were? Somethin.
Omg same 😂
@@sideshowbob6035 lmao
Don't, the people who get it back in the mail will feel stupider. Trust me. Up next. How many f***ing stamps do I need for this package. Thanks howcast. Superb easy video.
Same 😂
Should've learned that in school.. but I didn't ..
I did and still forgot
They gave us one class period to learn this... 10 years ago.
Same fam
lmao same
Thanks for the video ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Hey I'm a 17 year old girl in 2014 having to look this up because I was raised on my phone c:
Don't be ashamed I learned when I was 18 and had the same issue! ;/
Same
Same
Lacey Juliet I'm 24 😭
Lacey Juliet same
I'm so glad you wrote the steps down, I'm having problems with my iPhones sound thank you!
The 255 that didn't like this video must be idiots because this is the correct way to address an envelope.
I did watch this last year, time to watch it again 😂
Does adding the plus 4 zip code at the end really speed up the shipping?
In my 22 years of life I have never mailed something until today, December 13th 2017 (it's a Christmas card) so this video helped.
Thank you. My first time writing a letter.
Wow…. I’m an absolute caveman. I can BUILD a literal computer but I don’t know how to fill out an envelope smh
Sadly I’m 38 and don’t know how lol
These days it's all email so forgetting this is understandable.. Thank you UA-cam. I'm literally a UA-cam graduate. I search for all types of things here. Inventer is straight genius.
23 and had to look this up haha
Wow I really had to come here for this. At least in not the only one. 😂
My name is in the return address in the top right corner? And the person I want to send it to is in the middle? I just wanna make sure I’m doing it right
I purchased a Tesco frozen turkey from their pontypool shop, when it was defrosted it was 1kilo lighter.I complained to Tesco on Christmas eve and all I was offered was a partial refund for the 1kilo.Thanks Tesco that's the last turkey I will be buying from you.
I have to watch it 3 times to make sure
Thanks you so much for posting this!
Now I can send badges to people
SOOO glad this video exist! I haven't made a letter in shit.. ever lol
How do you know what type of stamp you will need? Please help :(
Sound music...... Indianism rocks.... Hindi haryanvi rocks Self work is must always
I don't know why but the fact they put at the end of the video was really cute to me
Thanks I needed it for homework :o
We watched this at school for a pen pal thing.
Thanks u 4 making this video. I really needed the information
So in the front or back?
Is it okay to include commas between the city and state? I heard we shouldn’t use punctuation.
Thank you, now I can send some drawings to my friend who lives in a different state! Can you write something like "From Kim" on the front without the post office sending it back? I want her mom to know to give it to her.
You can put on the back without it getting sent back! Hope I helped
omg same!!
The postal service prefers that punctuation not be used. It also prefers that lettering be in all CAPS.
Do u have to use a stamp I'm trying to find one but I can't
Technology took over and this was no longer needed. This is what we call History.
Elm St. ..... yes, Freddie will visit you..
you can use any stamp right?
Tay bri yep
Thank you, u asked the same question I was gonna ask
It's sad that I don't remember how to do this
do you need tto a have astamp on ur envolopes
Got sent here by my FACS(Food And Consumer Science) teacher
What if I didn’t put the state but I put Zip code, Street, Name, and city. Would it still be delivered
So the front of an envelope is the opposite of the side that the "lid" is closed over?
I dont know if your being serious or not lol
0:33 This is what I always thought, but in the envelop preview in *OpenOffice Writer*, I'm seeing the recipient address on the right, under the stamp. What's up with that?
John smith smithville 😂😂😂
Does one stamp cover everywhere in the US? Or do certain places need more stamps within the US?
One stamp works for *every* address in the US.
yeah me too have forgotten this sadly since it was taught way back my elementary days :) can I ask a question: It says that adding + 4 digits number after the postal code of the recipient can make the delivery faster so what +4 numbers will I write if Im going to send it to Minneapolis, Minnesota?
Thanks for the information
Ive never sent a mail back lol i feel like a boomer
will they send it 2 my house even though I 4got 2 write there city and state but I still wrote his area code so will it still be sent 2 his house?
is it bad that i had to look this up?
also, dont you need a stamp??
Thanks for this video, extremely helpful.
There is a giveaway happening and I don't trust somebody so do I have to tell them all my information? :(( (what do I say?)
Lol, might be late, I think you just don't give a return address
@@spopyghoost6959thank you
is the postage sticker mandatory?
yes, very much so
Do you have to put a return address?
RNN News yes
No.
What if is a big envelope?
It'll be fine
I’m a 19 year old college student but the public school system didn’t teach me basic life skills like this smh
Where do you get the sticker from
The sticker store
Ok, so im the sender, right? Lmao
xD your grammar is proof
Our kids are going to have to watch this because no one uses mail anymore lol
Well would you look at that, it's me, ya boy
Can you please show me how to water grass
anyone mailing a letter even though you have a perfectly working iphone right next to u?
Birthday card, yes
wait are telling me i cant address a envelope with out a envelope woah i would have been in trouble if i had not seen this video.
Don't we write recipient adress on top
very informative, thanks.
Time once again to address an envelope. wish me luck
What if we make a mistake will we have to do the step all over again?
KOREABOO_ TIFFY hehe bts and got7
O wow I just wrote 1 with out watching this video and put it in the mailbox after watching this video I went back and got the letter lawlz
My parents used to write each other letters and they would write each other nicknames insted of their legal names. Does anyone know if that's still allowed nowadays? Not RealName "Nickname" Surname but just the nickname.
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..... people hate how howcast treats us like retards.... but i actually needed this video.................
I am sending you guys something! :)
I’m still waiting 😊
Holy smokes it’s been so long I forgot where to put the sending address and my return address
I came here because I wrote everything in pencil. Online the A.I. says that's unacceptable. I hope it makes it to it's destination.
Lol 2019? Why I'm here
Thanks super helpful!
Shit, you need an envelope?
🤣🤣
Thank you luv you
Thankyou👍
How can not know how to address an envelope ? This world is getting scary.
What if it’s an apartment?
You write the apartment complex adress with your room number
the worst part about this is that my school never taught me how to do this-
Can someone tell me how to send a letter to Paul McCartney
um how to fill this,
"name
c/o xxx some rd
P.O. BOX xx
City, Province/State
Country
x#x #x# "
@blueblade50 Your the one watching the video.
you're
I needed to look this up to send something to Sssniperwolf which she puts her fan mail in videos
this is great
Glad I’m not the only weird one
not our fault we were never taught this in school
Dear mr president.....
Forgot the address
What is Santa's address?
Simone Fredericks ha that's why I'm here, too. It's Santa Claus, Santa Claus Main Post office, Fl-96930 Arctic Circle.
simone fredericks ..
DCCC in
dont they show you this in 4th grade o.O
You are exempt from zip code (DMM 122.32) Use of the ZIP Code is voluntary. See Domestic Mail Services Regulations, Section 122.32. You should also know that the Postal service can not discriminate against the non-use of the ZIP Code. See "Postal Reorganization Act", Section 403, (Public Law 91-375). The federal government utilizes the ZIP code to prove that you reside in a "federal district of the District of Columbia It is this writer's opinion, both as a result of study, e.g. of page 11 of the National Area ZIP Code Directory; of 26 U.S.C. 7621; of Section 4 of the Federal Register, Volume 51, Number 53, of Wednesday, March 19, 1986, Notices at pages 9571 through 9573; of Treasury Delegation Order (TDO) 150-01; of the opinion in United States v. LaSalle National Bank, 437 U.S. 298, 308, 98 S.Ct.2d 2357, 57 L.Ed.2d 221 (1978); of 12 U.S.C. 222; of 31 U.S.C. 103; and as a result of my actual experience, that a ZIP Code address is presumed to create a "Federal jurisdiction" or "market venue" or "revenue districts" that override State boundaries, taking one who uses such modes of address outside of a State venue and its constitutional protections and into an international, commercial venue involving admiralty concerns of the "United States", which is a commercial corporation domiciled in Washington, D.C.
More specifically, looking at the map on page 11 of the National ZIP Code Directory, e.g. at a local post office, one will see that the first digit of a ZIP Code defines an area that includes more than one State. The first sentence of the explanatory paragraph begins:
"A ZIP Code is a numerical code that identifies areas within the United States and its territories for purposes of ..." [cf. 26 CFR 1.1-1(c)].
what are the "plus four" digits and how do I find them on the website?
MissZella Babe Right. How and Where do I find it
Smithville for the smiths
I'm in high school what a shame...
" the correct" postage stamp. W\e tf that means
The amount of money it cost to send the letter. The stamp has to be that or more.
Nice
Who has a fix it ticket?
600 mil?? what the fuck the usps aint fucking poor at all
When will you all realize that now any message can be sent through the undersea cables or Marconi's newfangled wireless device! My good man send an urgent reply comment to that talkie. Stop.
Care of Than217 Stop.
July 16, 1918, past noon Stop.