How do I Find a Recently Changed Address?

You can find a recently changed address with ease using USPS's changed address procedures

Losing touch with friends and relatives can be extremely frustrating especially when the address you have on hand has been recently changed. Thanks to sophisticated online search databases, along with the United States Postal Service (USPS) database, you can find the person's new address with ease.



By following a few simple procedures, you can be provided with the correct address and be back in touch with lost friends and relatives.

Instructions

1. Mail a letter using the last known of address of the person you are looking for. On the front of the letter clearly write "Return Service Requested."

2. Affix the proper postage and mail the letter.

3. Wait a few days for the letter to be returned to you from the U.S. Postal Service. It will be returned to you as "Undeliverable As Addressed" (UAA). Note the corrected address provided by the USPS' database, if the person has provided a change of address to the post office.

4. Go to Zabasearch.com. Enter the person's first and last name in the appropriate field. You may choose to enter in the state of the person should you want to narrow your search. Press "Enter." Scroll through the list of results. In many cases you will be provided with a date of birth, telephone numbers and addresses on file for your query.

5. Visit Addresses.com. Enter in the person's first and last name in the appropriate field, followed by city, state or zip should you want to narrow your search. Select "People Lookup." Scroll through the list of results. There you will find the address on file, a phone number and possibly the last state the person has lived in.

6. Go to ATT's directory assistance website if you know the telephone number of the person for whom you require a recently changed address. Scroll down to "Find a Business or Person by Phone Number." Enter in the phone number in the appropriate fields. Scroll through the list of results on file for your query.

References

• County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
• USPS: Ancillary Service Endorsements
• Zabasearch
• Addresses
• ATT: Directory Assistance