Postal Addressing Standards > 3 Business Addressing Standards > 35 Address Data Element Compression Guidelines > 3511 Last Word Abbreviations
If the last word of an address line is any of those listed below, first replace the word with the standard abbreviation. If additional compression is still required, remove the word or its standard abbreviation.
Note: This step can be applied only to address lines #6, 7, 8, and 9.
Word
Abbreviations
ADMINISTRATION
ADMN
AGENCY
AGCY
BRANCH
BRNCH, BR
CENTER
CTR
COMPANY
CO
CORPORATION
CORP
DIVISION
DIV
ENTERPRISE
ENTRPRS
GOVERNMENT
GOVT
GROUP
GRP
HEADQUARTERS
HDQTRS
INCORPORATED
INC
LABORATORY
LAB
LIMITED
LTD
MANAGEMENT
MGMT
MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURING
MFR, MFG
MUNICIPAL
MNCPL
NATIONAL
NATL
PARTNERSHIP
PRTNRSHP
SYSTEM
SYS
