How to Alert the Post Office of a Death Address
If you are receiving mail addressed to a deceased person then notifying the U.S. Postal Service using the correct forms will redirect it. If you are the executor of that person's estate then the issue is more involved.
Go in person to a U.S. Postal Service branch office, fill in and submit the "Change of Delivery" request. (Not available online.) This includes if you would like the deceased's mail forwarded to a different address, such as that of an administrator or appointed executor.
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Things You'll Need
- Change of delivery request form
- Appropriate personal identification
- Direct Marketing Association Deceased Do Not Contact List (optional)
- U.S. Postal Service receipt
Instructions
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Contact the U.S. Postal Service
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Find the right catagory Go in person to a U.S. Postal Service branch or first look at the U.S. Postal Service website and click on "All Products & Services," and then select "Mail for Deceased Persons" to learn specifics.
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File the correct form File a "Change of Delivery Request" at your local Post Office.™
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Option stated by U.S. Postal Service (Optional) Submit your information on the Direct Marketing Association's "Deceased Do Not Contact List." You may request to have the deceased's name removed from commercial marketing lists.
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Keep in personal files Get a receipt for legal records.
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Tips & Warnings
Before leaving for the Post Office™ be sure to have several forms of personal identification just in case it might be required of you.
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