United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard

Call for Volunteers to Update the Address Standard

• Press Release - June 14, 2013

Final Address Standard Endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

• Press Release - July 1, 2011
• FGDC website with endorsed Standard

Approved by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

• Press Release - April 26, 2011

The links below are to PDF files for each of the parts of the Standard.  Click on each link to display the file for reading or download.

• Introduction
• Address Data Content
• Address Data Classification
• Address Data Quality
• Address Data Exchange
• References Cited
• Appendices

Postal Addressing Profile of the Federal Geographic Data Committee United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Standard

Another resource: URISA/NENA Addressing Conference known now as Locating the Future- connect with addressing gurus annually!