USPS Change of address is used by those people who are either moving from one address to another or changing their address. USPS maintains a database of all the addresses and when someone applies for a USPS change of address, you can find an online form here, that is also updated in the database.
When you move from one place to another you may have a concern about losing your regular mails, your eBay orders, your statements or even an invitation to a family party but if you fill out a change of address form and submit it before your scheduled move you can be tension free about your mails. If you need to change any other addresses you can find a list here and here.
Usually it takes from 7 to 10 days to get this service activated so you must fill the USPS change of address form at least 14 days before your move. You can even fill it before that also and mention in the form that from which date you want United States postal service (USPS) to deliver your mails to your new address.
The database that USPS maintains is known as National Change of Address (NCOA). NCOA sells this database to marketing companies which can continue to market their clients without any interruption. As people now have option to take their name off mailing lists so privacy is also not a big issue anymore for USPS.
If you are about to move then you must fill out a USPS change of address form so that you don’t miss any of your mail. USPS Change of address online form is an easy way to change your address and it charges $1 from your credit card which helps to verify that a real person, whom this address belongs to, is actually making a request for USPS change of address and the process goes smoothly. This helps in stopping your friends playing prank on you by changing your address to their own right before Christmas or Valentine’s Day, as the credit card which is being used should either have the applicant’s old or new address.
So don’t forget to fill your USPS change of address form before you move to your new address. Happy Moving
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