January 22 2022, 22:51

In the USA, there is a rather well-thought-out address system. To find my previous address, I need to enter three digits and two letters, and my current one requires only three digits and one letter. That’s it, the rest of the form fills in automatically – city, ZIP code, street, house number. That means, filling out an address form takes one to two seconds on a mobile device – just to enter four characters and click on a suggestion.

(you might say that Google knows where I am, and it simply shows the nearest match. No, it works this way even in incognito mode and with GPS turned off – CORRECTION. STILL, GOOGLE KNOWS WHERE I AM EVEN IN INCOGNITO – BY IP AND SHOWS THE NEAREST ADDRESS)

An address in the USA consists of a house number and a street in the XYY scheme, where X is the block number (single-, double-, or even triple-digit), and YY is the double-digit number of the house within the block boundaries. Plus the street, which is often in words or can also be numbered (in large cities with planned development). Of course, this combination is not unique within the country, you still need the city or ZIP code, but in new districts outside the cities, they try to make it unique by choosing a street with a clever name. The house number consists of the block number, followed by the building number within the block. The block often corresponds with the street number if the streets are numbered. For example, The White House, located at 1600 Avenue NW: it is located at 1600 NW Street (Lafayette Square) and Avenue N.

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