Street Abbreviations
The following table lists examples of suffix forms that are primary street suffix names, common street suffixes or suffix abbreviations, and recommended official Postal Service Standard Suffix Abbreviations.
Primary Street
Name
Standard Suffix
Abbreviation
Primary Street
Name
Standard Suffix
Abbreviation
Primary Street
Name
Standard Suffix
Abbreviation
Primary Street
Name
Standard Suffix
Abbreviation
ALLEY ALY ANNEX ANX ARCADE ARC AVENUE AVE
BAYOU BYU BEACH BCH BEND BND BURG BG
BLUFF BLF BLUFFS BLFS BOTTOM BTM BOULEVARD BLVD
BRANCH BR BRIDGE BRG BROOK BRK BROOKS BRKS
BURG BG BURGS BGS BYPASS BYP CAMP CP
CANYON CYN CAPE CPE CAUSEWAY CSWY CENTER CTR
CENTERS CTRS CIRCLE CIR CIRCLES CIRS CLIFF CLF
CLIFFS CLFS CLUB CLB COMMON CMN CORNER COR
CORNERS CORS COURSE CRSE COURT CT COURTS CTS
COVE CV COVES CVS CREEK CRK CRESCENT CRES
CREST CRST CROSSING  XING CROSSROAD XRD CURVE CURV
DALE DL DAM DM DIVIDE DV DRIVE DR
DRIVES DRS ESTATE EST ESTATES ESTS EXPRESSWAY EXPY
EXTENSION EXT EXTENSIONS EXTS FALL FALL FALLS FLS
FERRY FRY FIELD FLD FIELDS FLDS FLAT FLT
FLATS FLTS FORD FRD FORDS FRDS FOREST FRST
FORGE FRG FORGES FRGS FORK FRK FORKS FRKS
FORT FT FREEWAY FWY GARDEN GDN GARDENS GDNS
GATEWAY  GTWY GLEN GLN GLENS GLNS GREEN GRN
GREENS GRNS GROVE GRV GROVES GRVS HARBOR HBR
HARBORS HBRS HAVEN GVN HEIGHTS HTS HIGHWAY HWY
HILL HL HILLS HLS HOLLOW  HOLW INLET INLT
ISLAND IS ISLANDS ISS ISLE ISLE JUNCTION JCT
JUNCTIONS JCTS KEY KY KEYS KYS KNOLL KNL
KNOLLS KNLS LAKE  LK LAKES LKS LAND LAND
LANDING LNDG LANE LN LIGHT LGT LIGHTS LGTS
LOAF LF LOCK LCK LOCKS LCKS LODGE LDG
LOOP LOOP MALL MALL MANOR MNR MANORS MNRS
MEADOW MDW MEADOWS MDWS MEWS MEWS MILL ML
MILLS MLS MISSION MSN MOTORWAY MTWY MOUNT MT
MOUNTAIN MTN MOUNTAINS MTNS NECK NCK ORCHARD ORCH
OVAL OVAL OVERPASS OPAS PARK PARK PARKS PARKS
PARKWAY PKWY PARKWAYS PKWY PASS PASS PASSAGE PSGE
PATH PATH PIKE PIKE PINE PNE PINES PNES
PLACE PL PLAIN PLN PLAINS PLNS PLAZA PLZ
POINT PT POINTS PTS PORT PRT PORTS PRTS
PRAIRIE PR RADIAL RADL RAMP RAMP RANCH RNCH
RAPID RPD RAPIDS RPDS REST RST RIDGE RDG
RIDGES RDGS RIVER RIV ROAD RD ROADS RDS
ROUTE RTE ROW ROW RUE RUE RUN RUN
SHOAL SHL SHOALS SHLS SHORE SHR SHORES SHRS
SKYWAY SKWY SPRING SPG SPRINGS SPGS SPUR SPUR
SQUARE SQ SQUARES SQS STATION STA STRAVENUE STRA
STREAM STRM STREET ST STREETS STS SUMMIT SMT
TERRACE TER THROUGHWAY TRWY TRACE TRCE TRACK TRAK
TRAFFICWAY TRFY TRAIL TRL TRAILER TRLR TURNPIKE TPKE
TUNNEL TUNL UNDERPASS UPAS UNION UN UNIONS UNS
VALLEY VLY VALLEYS VLYS VIADUCT VIA VIEW VW
VIEWS VWS VILLAGE VLG VILLAGES VLGS VILLE VL
VISTA VIS WALK WALK WALKS WALK WALL WALL
WAY WAY WAYS WAYS WELL WL WELLS WLS