street addresses

Where mail goes

Street addresses are the standardized designations that identify specific locations—typically buildings or properties—within a municipality.

They combine a number with a street name: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 221B Baker Street.

Street addresses enable mail delivery, emergency response, and navigation.

In casual use, What's your address? almost always means street address rather than email or other identifiers.

Related

location · zipcode · apartment · geocoding · intersections · delivery · residence · house number · front door · wayfinding · place · emergency services · envelope · mailing list · package · directions · GPS · suite

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location identification system

street addressesGPS coordinates

Satellite-derived position numbers

latitude and longitude · geographic coordinates · map coordinates · postal codes · IP addresses

specificity of location

street addresseslandmarks

Distinctive, recognizable locations

regions · neighborhoods · wilderness

permanence and fixity

street addressesemail addresses

Online messaging identifiers

PO boxes · forwarding addresses · no fixed address · homelessness

Family

address, street, streets, addressing, addresses, streetwise, streetlight, addressee, unaddressed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G