Billing Address Recommendations

Overview

Because of the limitations on the length of addresses that the U.S. Treasury is able to print on Treasury checks, it is recommended that billing addresses entered into eVoucher,

• utilize the USPS standardized abbreviations
• omit punctuation,
• suite or room numbers be entered on the line above the street address for long addresses, and
• may be entered in CAPS.

IMPORTANT: Courts and defender offices that allow self-service to attorneys and experts should encourage them to keep their addresses up-to-date and to verify their billing address is correct prior to submitting a voucher.

For comprehensive addressing information, refer to the USPS Postal Explorer, Publication 28 – Postal Addressing Standards.

Treasury Limits on address fields

The list below describes the limits on addresses printed on Treasury checks. Following the recommendations will ensure addresses are printed correctly on checks to reduce the likelihood of checks being deemed undeliverable.

• Party name:  35 characters
• Address line 1:  35 characters
• Address line 2:  35 characters
• City:  27 characters
• State:  10 characters
• State code:  2 characters
• Postal code:  5 characters
• Postal Code Extension:  5 characters

USPS ZIP Code Lookup

The USPS ZIP-Code Lookup is an online tool may be used to verify USPS preferred formatting of addresses, and to find out and include a plus-four zip code. Using USPS defined abbreviations and eliminating punctuation will ensure Treasury checks are delivered successfully.

For example:

Long Addresses

If the delivery address line will exceed 35 characters after utilizing USPS standardized abbreviations and omitting punctuation, then any unit designators (such as Suite, Unit, Room, etc.) should be placed on the line immediately above the delivery address line.

ABC LAW FIRM
STE 4321
12345 N DU SABLE LAKESHORE DR
CHICACO IL 60611-1387