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I was told by someone not to abbreviate and write out the word. I think either way you should be fine. Good luck!!
I am with Staci21, do not abbreviate anything.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
1234 A Street Northwest
Washington, D.C.
DC is a weird place. 99.9% of the mail sent there will just use the letters - like we all use the letters only for the states.
Personally, having lived there for a while, spelling out Northwest just looks weird. I would write it: 1234 A Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia. Even though I spell out DC, the NW just sits happy on the end of the street.
If you do write it out, I'm sure it'll get there, but I'm betting formal invites within the District all use NW even as they spell out DC.
You spell out everything, or so sayeth my Emily Post book that's sitting next to me.
It'll get here if you write out Northwest. :-) I get letters addressed that way sometimes. Besides, the post office knows NW stands for Northwest, so they'll get it where it's going. Now, forgetting the NW completely will prevent your letter from getting there, since there could be a 1234 A street in NE, SE, or SW (although I suppose the zip codes would be different). Anyway, don't forget that part.
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I am trying to address our invitations and have hit a little road block. A number of our guest live in and around the DC area which has some strange numbered/named/directional streets that I am not sure how to handle. For example:
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
1234 A St. NW
Washington, D.C.
I am not sure if I should write out 'Northwest' or leave it 'NW'? I would hate for our invitations to get sent back. Please help!!