USPS Change of Address – The Fast and Easy Way

When you’re getting ready to move, one of the things that’s probably on your “to do” list is to turn in a USPS change of address form to your post office. This ensures that mail that is still addressed to your old address will be forwarded to your new one. But people getting ready to move are very busy and may not want the hassle of going to the post office to find the form and fill it out. Now there is good news for busy moving companies. Now you can complete a USPS change of address online in as little as 2 minutes!

You can go to the USPS website to submit a change of address online. But there is an annoyance involved with that as well. The online form is difficult to find on the site. When you find it, it has several pages. There is a $1.00 “convenience” and “identity verification” fee. Finally, you must enter your credit card information to pay the charge. It’s more of a hassle than it needs to be.

The good news is that there are now third-party sites that will send your USPS change of address to the postal service on your behalf for free. There is a simple one page form that takes 2 minutes to fill out. Simply go to the site, fill out the form and click “submit” and they will send the information to the Postal Service quickly and securely. No searching to find the form, no credit card required. You will receive verification of your address change by email and regular mail to your old and new address.

What’s the catch, you ask? Not really a “catch”. Sites simply want to be able to give you coupons and tell you about special deals on services at your new location. For example, they may send you special offers for cable TV, satellite, phone service, or coupons for your local hardware or home improvement store. These offers can save you $100s of dollars per year if you decide to take advantage of them.