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street address or r.f.d.

English translation: Rural Free Delivery system

14:03 Nov 2, 2010
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English term or phrase: street address or r.f.d.
At the moment I am translating a birth certificate from Arizona. In the part where the mother's address is listed, the form asks for "STREET ADDRESS OR R.F.D.". Does anyone know what RFD stands for?

Thanks a lot.
IlonaS
Germany
Local time: 12:05
Selected answer:Rural Free Delivery system
Explanation:
The Rural Free Delivery system from the postal service allows for services not provided by city carriers, and keeps one's privacy by not telling others where you live. A unique 4-digit number is assigned to your residence, which must be written exactly as the following example, "3110 RFD." It is used for all mail and official purposes, or the post office will not guarantee delivery. It is not a post office box number. Its location, your street name, is up to you to give out. Please use your 4-digit number and street name for deliveries other than the U.S. mail. The Village office does not give out directions to your address.
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Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 04:05
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +1rural free delivery / rural route
Joy Phillips
5 +1Rural Free Delivery system
Kimberlee Thorne
2 +2rural free delivery
Jonathan MacKerron


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"street address or r.f.d."
rural free delivery


Explanation:
sometimes accompanied by a box number

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37

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agree  Cilian O'Tuama: nice to see a modest answer lower than CL5
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"street address or r.f.d."
rural free delivery / rural route


Explanation:
RFD is mainly used in the US, as far as I know; it's a rural free delivery number used in some areas that are outside the normal postal routes. I don't think it's used in this form anymore, though; the current form is RR (rural route).


    Reference: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/addressstds/deliveryaddress.htm
Joy Phillips
Netherlands
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: English

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"street address or r.f.d."
Rural Free Delivery system


Explanation:
The Rural Free Delivery system from the postal service allows for services not provided by city carriers, and keeps one's privacy by not telling others where you live. A unique 4-digit number is assigned to your residence, which must be written exactly as the following example, "3110 RFD." It is used for all mail and official purposes, or the post office will not guarantee delivery. It is not a post office box number. Its location, your street name, is up to you to give out. Please use your 4-digit number and street name for deliveries other than the U.S. mail. The Village office does not give out directions to your address.


    Reference: http://www.longgrove.net/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions.htm
Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 04:05
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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