How to Change an Address for the USPS

Arrange for your mail to keep arriving.

If you are planning to move, you need to change your address to make sure you receive your mail. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has an online form you fill out to change your address. After you submit the change of address form, you should start receiving mail at your new address in seven to 10 business days.

Instructions

1. Go to USPS.com and click the "Change your address" link located under the "Would you like to...?" section.

2. Read through the Privacy Act Statement and then click the button that reads: "I understand and acknowledge the statements above. Click here to begin."

3. Check the box next to "Permanent" if you have no plans to move back to your old address or check the box next to "Temporary" if you plan to move back to your old address within a year.

4. Enter the date when you want your mail to start being forwarded to the new address and then enter the date when you want the mail to stop being forwarded (use this if you selected "Temporary" for the address change). Click "Continue."

5. Choose the move type. The move types include individual (you are the only person moving), family (everyone in your household is moving to the new address), and business (your businesses is moving). Click "Continue."

6. Enter your name, old address, new address, and email address on the form and click "Continue."

7. Enter your credit card information to pay for the address change. There is a service fee of $1 to change an address. Click "Continue."

8. Indicate whether you want magazines to be forwarded to your new address and click "Continue."

9. Review the information you submitted and click "Confirm." A verification email will be sent to the email address you submitted.

References

• USPS: Official Change of Address Form