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post #1 of 9
8/8/12 at 8:34am
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I'm collating some addresses for work and I'm just wondering what the difference is between two such addresses:

 

351 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA. 92415-0220

 

351 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA. 92415-0245

 

What are those last few digits for? If I sent a letter to the first, would it also reach the second?

 

Thanks for any help you can provide.


Edited by Time-Out - 8/8/12 at 9:01am

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post #2 of 9
8/8/12 at 9:08am

You can take off the numbers after the " - " and it will still get there.  Those are the same street address 

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post #3 of 9
8/8/12 at 9:12am
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Thank you!

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post #4 of 9
8/9/12 at 1:18am

It can take a little longer for delivery but "U.S.A." can be substituted in place of a zip code. 

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post #5 of 9
8/9/12 at 1:43am

The last 4 digits are supposed define smaller locations within the standard 5 digit zip code. The fact that you have two different numbers for the same address means someone made a mistake somewhere! Most people just use the 5 digit zip code, and letters/packages arrive just fine.

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post #6 of 9
8/9/12 at 2:17am
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They're for different departments of a courthouse, so I imagine it must be a pretty big building that covers more than one of the smaller-locations-within-a-zip-code, from what you're saying.

 

Thanks for the help. I've removed the last four digits. They only need the one letter, not three!

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post #7 of 9
8/9/12 at 2:30am

Oh, a government building! No wonder! Your letter will take forever to get there!!!! (Just kidding! big_smile.png)

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post #8 of 9
8/9/12 at 3:31am
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Lol anything to do with the government takes forever. If I'm lucky, I'll get an answer when I retire!

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post #9 of 9
8/9/12 at 4:31pm
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I'm collating some addresses for work and I'm just wondering what the difference is between two such addresses:

 

351 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA. 92415-0220

 

351 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA. 92415-0245

 

What are those last few digits for? If I sent a letter to the first, would it also reach the second?

 

Thanks for any help you can provide.

That is a County Building in San Bernardino.  Their addresses run up Arrowhead and 5th Street.  Stick with the last 4 digits and it will make to the right party quicker.  Trust me.  I live here.

 

LOL!  I just read the rest of the posts, I see I am late to the game.  

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