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Getting Your Mail
What To Do
- Pick up a "Change of Address PS Form 3575" from your local post office and send it in 30 days prior to your move date to ensure timely mail forwarding.
- The post office will send your household an official Address Notification Letter and/or Welcome Kit with information about your new neighborhood and valuable coupons to help you get settled!
- Let everyone know you're moving. Send friends and family your new address by using “PS Form 3576 Address Change Notification Cards” available at your local post office.
Who To Notify
- Family and friends
- Magazine and newspaper subscriptions
- Banks, credit card companies and lending institutions
- Doctors and dentists
- Accountant and lawyer
- Clubs and alumni associations
- Insurance companies
- Investment companies
- Veterinarian
- Frequent flyer programs
What Gets Forwarded
- First-Class, Priority and Express Mail: May be forwarded for 12 months at no charge, unless otherwise requested by the mailer.
- Periodicals: Newspapers and magazines. Forwarded for 60 days at no charge.
- Standard Mail (A): Circulars, books, catalogs, and advertising mail under 16 ounces. Not forwarded unless requested by the mailer.
- Standard Mail (B): Packages weighing 16 ounces or more. Forwarded locally for 12 months at no charge. You pay forwarding charges if you move outside the local area. If you do not want this class of mail forwarded, fill out “PS Form 3546”, available at any post office.
If Your Move is Only Temporary
Even if it's just for a season or a semester, NOTIFY the post office of your address change with the official Change of Address Form. Be sure to indicate the date on which they should stop forwarding your mail.
See www.usps.gov/moversnet for more information.
Staying Connected
Phone and Utilities
Here are a few hints to keep in touch:
- Call your local phone company at least a week before you move for a new number. Have service turned off at your old address.
- Then call your long distance company to ensure uninterrupted service for your long distance calling plans and other services.
- Have gas, electric and water service connected the day before you move in.
- Have service turned off at your old address the day after you move.
- Arrange to have your cable box picked up to avoid charges.
- Arrange for cable installation at your new address. Contact the free Cable and Satellite Locator Service at 1-800-682-2253 ext. 300. (You will be transferred directly to the cable or satellite provider in your new area.)
Personal Connections
Friends and family will be the most important people to inform and keep in touch with when you decide to move.
- Make sure everyone has your new address. Send Address Change Notification cards.
- Send letters, postcards or e-mail to anyone you don't call regularly. Organize reunions to visit friends and family, or plan to spend a holiday together.
- Make little rituals to keep in touch with everyone, like scheduling frequent phone calls or sending out cassette tapes with updates on the family, house and neighborhood.
- Cancel or transfer newspaper delivery.
- Plan a housewarming party!
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