Rural Route Addresses Must Switch to Mandatory 911 Address

The US Post Office in San Augustine has announced that all customers served by the SA Post Office will be required to change their mailing address to the mandatory 911 address.

Effective January 1, 2024 your 911 address will be required to be used to receive your mail. The Rt. # and Box # will no longer be allowed to be used for your address. 911 addresses became mandatory in July 2015.

San Augustine Postmaster Teresa Boyette said the 911 address should be placed on the side of your mail receptacle where it is visible to the carrier as he or she approaches. Letters and numbers should be at least on inch high. In those locations where a number of boxes are grouped together, place the address on the door of the box.

Your cooperation in promptly notifying your correspondents of this new address will assist the SA Post Office in providing the fast and accurate service you deserve. For your convenience, letter carriers maintain a supply of Form 3576: Change-of-Address Request for Correspondents, Publishers, and Businesses, for use in notifying correspondents and publishers of your new address.