U.S. Address Uses
With the growth of seafood and cross-border business, there is an increasing demand for U.S. addresses from consumers and businesses. Compliant and legal rented U.S. addresses can be used for registering a company, receiving mailed items and forwarding parcels, as well as receiving personal mail, identity verification, applying for bank accounts and credit cards, and other purposes.
U.S. Address Classification
Depending on the use of the address, we normally categorize addresses into the following two types:
- Residential Address (RDI):A private residential address can be used for daily services, forwarding parcels and receiving personal mail, such as applying for bank accounts, credit cards, loan applications and for proof of address.
- Business address (CMRA): A business address can be used to register a company, receive business mail and government correspondence and legal documents, etc., and can also be used to receive packages, often more conveniently than a residential address
Theoretically, most of the addresses provided by address service providers are P.O. Box addresses and business addresses or have been labeled as Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA), but due to franchising and the fact that the address databases used by banks or businesses are not synchronized, there are some addresses that are not labeled and can be used as private residential addresses. labeled addresses that can be used as private residential addresses.
U.S. Address Identification
Regarding how to recognize and distinguish whether your US address is a private residential address or a business address, we need to use some website tools to check, the details are as follows:
Friendly reminder:The following methods are recommended for combined use and reference. If used for personal banking mail reception, they can be filtered in the following order.
Mode 1: Capital One pre-approval
Query Address:https://www.capitalone.com/apply/credit-cards/preapprove/
Open the website and click Get Start, you can choose Skip question in the first step and fill in your name in the second step.
Focus on step three.If you enter your U.S. street address and click Next, the address is not recommended if you are prompted in red as shown below.
![U.S. Private Address Rental + U.S. Residential Address Identification + U.S. P.O. Box Platform Options [2025 Summary]](https://www.yunjumin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/QQ20250605-192959.png)
Mode 2: Smarty Streets
Query Address:https://www.smarty.com/products/single-address
Open the website and enter your U.S. street address to view the following two pieces of information in the search results:
- Whether the Information message has been associated with a CMRA
- RDI information is shown as Commercial or Residential
If the RDI shows Residential, the address is a private residential address in the United States.
![U.S. Private Address Rental + U.S. Residential Address Identification + U.S. P.O. Box Platform Options [2025 Summary]](https://www.yunjumin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/QQ20250605-192020.png)
If the Information message displays CMRA or the RDI displays Commercial, it is a business address and is generally not suitable for receiving personal or bank-related mail.
![U.S. Private Address Rental + U.S. Residential Address Identification + U.S. P.O. Box Platform Options [2025 Summary]](https://www.yunjumin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/QQ20250605-191909.png)
Mode 3: USPS Tools
Query Address:https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?byaddress
Open the website, enter your U.S. street address information and click Find to view it.
- COMMERCIAL MAIL RECEIVING AGENCY displaying the message Y is not recommended for this address. If the opposite is shown as N, it is acceptable for personal use.
![U.S. Private Address Rental + U.S. Residential Address Identification + U.S. P.O. Box Platform Options [2025 Summary]](https://www.yunjumin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/QQ20250605-193552.png)
Way 4: Google Map
Query Address:https://www.google.com/maps
Enter your U.S. address in Google Maps or Street View to see it displayed.This method can be used for reference only, but you cannot use this method for address selection only.
U.S. Address Service Providers
There are many companies that provide US address services and offer numerous addresses. This site only selects a few of the larger ones to introduce, the specific choice is up to the user to decide according to their own use and needs.
Friendly reminder:Since most service providers are private franchise operations, their services are also uneven, there are certain privacy and security issues, such as possible card theft and theft, lost items and other phenomena. If you have relatives or friends in the U.S., it is relatively safe and reliable to use their addresses whenever possible.
AnytimeMailbox
Anytimemailbox is a well-established address service provider based in the United States of America, which utilizes a chain of outlets distributed throughout the United States and many other countries and regions. These outlets are franchised by address providers around the world, with different outlets offering different services and fees, starting from a monthly fee of $10,000 to $50,000 per month. $9.9 For starters, check out the official website.
AMTB-Official Website:https://www.yunjumin.com/refer/anytimemailbox
ipostal1
iPostal1 is a leading global provider of digital mailboxes, a small number of which are self-operated outlets, most of which are franchised, and users have the option of using one of its hundreds of real street addresses in the U.S. or other countries as their postal address, with starting costs ranging from monthly $9.9 Getting Started.
iPostal1-Official Website:https://www.yunjumin.com/refer/iPostal1
USPS 1583 Notarization
Regardless of which service provider you choose, USPS 1583 notarization is an integral part of the process. According to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), USPS 1583 notarization is required before providing letter forwarding services.
This box is required for any person or company that rents a P.O. Box directly through the post office or from an approved third party place of business (CMRA) mailing address. It is kept on file by the USPS U.S. Postal Service so they can track the identity of those who use the address when bad actors use it for illegal purposes.
More USPS 1583 instructions can be found at the address below:
USPS Form 1583 | AnytimeMailbox:https://www.anytimemailbox.com/usps-form-1583
USPS Form 1583 | ipostal1:https://ipostal1.com/faq-mailbox-account.php#usps-form-1583
USPS 1583 Material on Demand
USPS 1583 notarization requires at least two types of identification documents, and domestic users can generally choose from the following document types:
- PASSPORT, i.e. valid passport
- Voter Card, i.e. translation of identity card
- Driver's License, i.e. a translation of the driver's license
USPS 1583 Notarization Process
Currently, each address service provider only supports the use of the platform's own cooperative notary public, and no longer supports their own choice of third-party notary public, the general notarization process is as follows:
- Fill out USPS Form 1583 online
- Upload two proof of identity documents
- Online video with a notary to confirm the authenticity and legitimacy of information
- After completing the notarization, the mailbox service is opened by the service provider
USPS 1583 Notary Fees
USPS 1583 notary fees are typically $25。
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