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Moving Your Washington DC Mail to Your New Address

One of the most important items that should be on your “must-do” pre-moving list is an address change notification. You've taken the time to find the perfect DC Movers for your move, based on movers Washington DC has chosen as the top-rated moving companies in DC over the last few years. Now your mind is quiet and you're focusing on other aspects of yur move, such as transferring your mail to a new location. A change of address from your old to your new address is not a piece of cake. It can take more than a week to process so you have to do it as early as possible.

For this task, schedule a trip to your local post office and ask for a packet which also contains a list of documents which are needed by your movers. You should bear in mind that your post office will only forward mail to you for only specific period of time—a year for your first class mails and sixty days only for newspaper and magazine subscriptions— therefore you need to notify people who send you mails regarding your change of address.

So how are you going to be sure that your mails will follow you to your new address? Here are some tips to ensure that you will still be seeing your mails when you move to your new place.

  • PS Form 3575 - Ask for this form from your local post office and fill it up properly. This is a US Postal Services’ form to make your change of address official.
  • Include your old address and new address when you fill out PS Form 3575.
  • Remember to include the names of people such as your husband/wife and your kids who are moving with you or else they will not be able to receive their mails.
  • You can change your address online if you have no time to go to the Post Office. You can access and complete the form at the address change webpage of the US Postal Services.
  • Forwarding period – after this period expires, your letters and subscriptions will end up in the dead-letter room of the post office or delivered to your old place.
  • College students who receive mails in school and are moving away to another address should take time to check the policies on mail forwarding at the mail service of the university. Most universities may have different forwarding policies which are distinct from the local post office.
  • To be sure that you will be still be receiving your mail after the Postal Service stops forwarding your mails to you, make use of the change of address cards which are available for free at the Post Office. Send these cards to everyone with whom you conduct business with.
  • Make a complete list of all the people and companies that you need to inform regarding your new address. Below is a checklist of important entities that should be included in your list:
    • IRS
    • Friends and relatives
    • Utility Bills
    • Credit Card Company
    • Insurance Companies
    • Banks
    • Student loan holders
    • Department of Transportation
    • Newspaper and magazine subscriptions
    • Voter Registration
    • Other accounts or memberships

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