If not, then you still might have a chance the catch him if you know his/her timing. But I know some carriers don't even bring the package out if he/she unsure of the names especially when it doesn't have a sufficient address such in your case. Press J to jump to the feed. If your apartment/suite number needs further clarification, consider adding or removing a dash. Hopefully he attempts it instead of just scanning it as Undeliverable and returning to sender. I do this. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. There are two basic address formats for apartment buildings and condominiums. The name of the condominium substitutes as the street name and the number. I get the same error if i check or leave the box that states "This residence was built in the last 6 months. I forgot to give the sender my apartment number for my package, it's Sunday and I can't contact the post office or the sender and the package is expected to arrive tomorrow on Monday. Publication 28 - Postal Addressing Standards, USPS Marketing Mail Eligibility Decision Tree, 211 Standardized Delivery Address Line and Last Line, 27 United States Postal Service Addresses, 311 Joint Industry and Postal Service Standardization Efforts, 313 Business Address Standardization Factors, 322 Business-to-Business List Maintenance, 35 Address Data Element Compression Guidelines, D3 Alphanumeric Combinations of Address Ranges, Buildings With a Physical (Street) Address, Certain condominiums are located on an unnamed street and may not have an assigned number. Write the Address with Apartment Number on One Line If you talk with USPS, they'll tell you that using multiple address lines for your apartment address format is incorrect. It typically get's remedied when they don't get their package for a week because it lacks an apartment number and we don't know who lives there. My mail box doesn't have a name on it but also no packages have ever been delivered to it, only letters. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Format for Longer Street Addresses that Include Suite/Apartment Numbers: Recipient’s Name Apt #1234 Street Address City, State Abbreviations, Zip. Depends. But they don't want it so we have to give it to a supervisor so they scan it RTS and the reason why or fwd. Certain condominiums are located on an unnamed street and may not have an assigned number. There are two basic address formats for apartment buildings and condominiums. See example below: Apartment/Suite Number. If you need to include a unit number for your apartment, you only need to add a comma on the delivery address line with that information. What's weird is my district wants no undeliverable scans. I also work in a town that boarders next to a college and have several college apartments for one of the routes with new people coming in every 3-6months. If you live in a rural area, you're fine. I22.1 Buildings With a Physical (Street) Address. You can wait for the postman, but make sure you have ID ready to verify that you live where you say you live. When there are multiple buildings (or towers) with the same name, the building number becomes the primary number. If you have a decent mailman, he/she will most likely remember every last names on his/her route. Chances are, if you have a good regular he will know the names of his residents. A unit or apartment number is either missing, incomplete or invalid according to our records. Why not put your name on your box? Certain condominiums are located on an unnamed street and may not have an assigned number. 213 Secondary Address Unit Designators Secondary address unit designators, such as APARTMENT or SUITE, are required to be printed on the mailpiece for address locations containing secondary unit designators. Postal Addressing Standards > Appendix I > I2 Address Formats > I22 Apartment Buildings and Condominiums. Try calling your office at 8am and mention it, if your carrier is rural you have an especially good shot of letting them know where it goes before they even leave. Many of them, being less than responsible college kids that have just left the nest, don't realize they really should fill out the address card I give them. USPS.com advises that when the apartment number doesn’t fit on the street address line, apartment number should be written ABOVE the street information. I forgot to give the sender my apartment number for my package, it's Sunday and I can't contact the post office or the sender and the package is expected to arrive tomorrow on Monday. If you're in a city area (with a uniformed carrier) you're SOL. This subreddit is not affiliated with or endorsed by the United States Postal Service. The preferred location is at the end of the Delivery Address Line. The name of the condominium substitutes as the street name and the number 1 is used when no building number exists. If I was to stand outside my apartment and wait for the mail man would I be able to get the package? Remember to include apartment/suite number in the Street field, if applicable. Ant help would be really nice. It's undeliverable it should be scanned. Example: I22.2 Buildings Without a Physical Address.