Address Criteria Highlights

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By putting only a standardized address in the location address field, it will help result in accurate queries, and allow geocoding of the address (finding a latitude/longitude). 

Key Fields	Length	Use
Facility Name	80	Descriptor; used for map labels
Location Address	50	Address line only
Supplemental Location	250	Put full description here

Contents 1 Common Street Abbreviations 2 Highways 3 For intersections 4 For “NEAR” or directions from/to 5 Other Address Standards

Common Street Abbreviations

AVE	Avenue
BLVD	Boulevard
CIR	Circle
CT	Court
DR	Drive
LN	Lane
PL	Place
PKWY	Parkway
RD	Road
ST	Street
TRL	Trail

USPS abbreviations

Highways

• US HIGHWAY
• IA HIGHWAY
• INTERSTATE
• COUNTY ROAD

(Less preferred abbreviation: HWY)

For intersections

• Use both street names with the & sign. Example: MAIN ST & FIRST AVE

(Ampersand is required for geocoding.)

• Do not use “corner” or “Intersection”

For “NEAR” or directions from/to

Put only the actual address part in the Address field, and other directions in the Supplemental Location field. Examples:

Address	Supplemental Location
67TH AVE W & 57TH ST S	NEAR THE CORNER
COUNTY ROAD T55 & STATE HIGHWAY 137	NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY

Other Address Standards

• No periods

• For prefix/suffix directions on streets, do not spell out. Examples:
  • 67TH AVE W
  • NW 86TH ST

• For an address range, use a hyphen. Example: 110-130 MAIN ST