Abbreviations     03/26/2004

States and Territories

Geographic Directions

East = E

North = N

Northeast = NE

Northwest = NW

South = S

Southeast = SE

Southwest = SW

West = W

Street Designators

In general it is best to type out the entire name of the street designator.  If there is a necessity to abbreviate, use the following:

Avenue = Ave

Boulevard = Blvd

Highway = Hwy

Interstate Highway = IH

Lane = Ln

Street = St

Road = Rd

When an address contains a Suite (Ste), Apartment (Apt), or Lot number of a mobile home park (Lot), use the abbreviated form in the street address line

Gusher Oil Inc

555 S Main Ste 210

Great Bend KS 67530

Freida Ann Harshberger

2015 Pioneer Drive Apt 307

Liberal KS 67901

James C Hill

4008 S Crestwood Lot 22

Haysville KS 67060