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MountainDewJunkie
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States10341 Posts
October 27 2012 02:42 GMT
#1
Seems ironic given that I have a math degree, but no, I don't mean fractions themselves, I mean having an address with a fraction.

My legal address is (roughly) 1234 1/2 State Street. It is a detached mother-in-law that is fenced off from the main house with its own yard and parking, no territories are shared. It's two small homes on the same overall plat of land.

First, USPS doesn't recognize fractions that aren't apartment units. I have to submit my address like this:
1234 State Street # 1/2

But some mailing industries don't allow the "/" symbol at all, and I have to submit my address like this:
1234 Street Street # 1-2

But then some private delivery providers give me this message when I used the "#" symbol:
Sorry, but our records indicate that this address is a single dwelling unit
Meaning the # implies that it's an apartment/condo, and never a house, for this provider

A receptionist from the department of Labor and Industries called me yesterday asking why none of the notices they've sent to me have been received, so I had to explain all of this over the phone. Try using a #, but you might have you use a hyphen, and... -_-

Of course my packages never come to me first. They always get sent to 1234 State Street (the "main" house, my neighbor), because though my address says State Street, it actually faces the street that's one block up: Lisa Street. If that sounds awkward, imagine a city grid: here's what it looks like:

----------------
State street
----------------

[1234 State Street]

///////////fence////////////

[1234 1/2 State Street]

---------------
Lisa street
--------------


So a deliverer will only see the "main" house, assumes that must be it, because what else could it be? Why would he think it would be behind that fence, facing a different street? The address says State street.

Even if you googlemap my place, it still sends you to State Street. Even though I have no access to it from my property haha

So basically, I've had to send things I order to my parents place. I'd rather just pick them up during the week sometime (since I like visiting my parents anyway) than inconvenience my neighbor. I remember the first time he knocked on my door with one of the packages in hand. He was very polite and understanding, but then it led to me acknowledging that if I didn't get a package on schedule, I'm just tempted to knock on his door and ask, "Heyyy I was wondering..." Yeah, not awkward or inconvenient for the two of us. And not at all a nuisance for him.

That's just an inconvenience, but those ended being extremely important state L&I letters that were withheld T_T

Oh, and speaking of why they're important, a tendon (non-vital for function, luckily-unlucky) in my right forearm snapped during my shift and I have to get it surgically removed and can't work for a while. Shittyyyyyy



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Newbistic
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
China2912 Posts
October 27 2012 03:04 GMT
#2
Why don't you talk to your neighbor about moving/placing your mailbox next to his/hers, and having the 1/2 shown prominently on the thing (plus your name directly on the mailbox). That way there would be less confusion.
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LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-27 03:50:53
October 27 2012 03:50 GMT
#3
Can't you just get it changed to a different number State Street? same number + 1/2 is absurd....check with local zoning office or something I'm pretty sure it's possible as long as its a totally separate house/property. Otherwise that mailbox suggestion could work well.

do you own the place or are you renting? might be too much trouble if you're gonna just be moving out relatively soon.
Fueled
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1610 Posts
October 27 2012 07:12 GMT
#4
That stinks. I always hear of cases like this of mail/packages being sent to the wrong house or bills of the same number house + 1/2 being charged to the whole number house.

Oh, and speaking of why they're important, a tendon (non-vital for function, luckily-unlucky) in my right forearm snapped during my shift and I have to get it surgically removed and can't work for a while.

Good luck with the surgery. Hope for a fast recovery!
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hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
October 27 2012 08:27 GMT
#5
It sounds like the properties used to be shared by the owner of 1234 State. But now that the old residents have left, the properties were divided because it seems more logical to sell them separately. But. The addresses remained the same.

If I were you, I would call the post office / postmaster general and see if you can have your address changed to #### Lisa Street. They can keep your four-digit zip extension the same, probably. Then all you would need to do is change your mail signs and tell your friends you have a new address. Have you tried this?
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Iranon
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States983 Posts
October 27 2012 13:06 GMT
#6
Why aren't you 1234a?
Antylamon
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1981 Posts
October 27 2012 15:39 GMT
#7
On October 27 2012 17:27 hp.Shell wrote:
If I were you, I would call the post office / postmaster general and see if you can have your address changed to #### Lisa Street. They can keep your four-digit zip extension the same, probably. Then all you would need to do is change your mail signs and tell your friends you have a new address. Have you tried this?

This is definitely what you should try, OP.
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