{"id":668,"date":"2018-11-06T05:03:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T05:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/how-cancel-usps-mail-forwarding.html\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T05:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T12:23:27","slug":"how-cancel-usps-mail-forwarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/blog\/how-cancel-usps-mail-forwarding.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Cancel USPS Mail Forwarding","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we all know, post offices in the United States provide mail-forwarding postal service, which allows you to change your address. Of course, you can forward your mail to a temporary address, and you can cancel this service anytime, but the first question that comes to your mind is, &#8220;do I have to undergo the hassle of going to a post office before I can cancel my change of address?&#8221; Don&#8217;t worry if you&#8217;ve filed an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moversguide.usps.com\/mgo\/disclaimer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official change of address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the USPS and you&#8217;d like to view, edit, cancel, change of address, or extend; you can easily visit the USPS website to make those changes. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>How to view, edit, cancel or extend a USPS Change-of-Address Order?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you might be wondering, how can I cancel mail forwarding? Below are the simple steps to follow and cancel your mail forwarding with USPS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Making the change<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the USPS <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/managemymove.usps.com\/mgoc\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change of address cancellation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page (<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/managemymove.usps.com\/mgoc\/home\">managemymove.usps.com<\/a><\/span>)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your confirmation code and new zip code<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you initially filed your change of address order, check your email to see if you&#8217;ve received a USPS confirmation code. You&#8217;ll need this confirmation code to complete the process. However, if you&#8217;ve already filed a change of address order by mail, you should have received a printed letter with the confirmation code<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don&#8217;t have your confirmation code, you&#8217;ll need to go to the post office<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"fifteenbanner\" style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center\"><style>form {display: flex;justify-content: center;}.fifteenbanner {position:relative;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;width:360px;height:270px;border-radius:10px;border-width:0;-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px 1px #d3d3d3;-moz-box-shadow:2px 2px 2px 1px #d3d3d3;box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px 1px #d3d3d3;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-dollars-360x270-1.png);background-repeat:no-repeat;}.fifteenbanner{cursor:pointer}<\/style><form id=\"fifteenbanner\" action=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/locations.html\" method=\"get\"><button class=\"fifteenbanner\" type=\"submit\"><\/button><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_source\" value=\"blog\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_medium\" value=\"banner\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_campaign\" value=\"10-dollars\"\/><\/form><\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Specifying the change<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve inserted your zip code and confirmation code, you&#8217;ll be redirected to a page where you can specify the changes you want to make.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This page contains the USPS mail forwarding cancellation form, which allows you to make any edits to your original change of address order. Additionally, you can request to cancel your change of address if you&#8217;re back to your residential address so that USPS stops mail forwarding to you. You can also extend your change of address order for up to a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Disputing a change<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve received a notification of a change of address order from USPS and you&#8217;re not moving and didn&#8217;t apply for a change of address, you&#8217;ll need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/managemymove.usps.com\/mgoc\/disputes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file a dispute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with USPS. You should have already received a key printed on the front of the Official USPS Change-of-Address Validation Letter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/managemymove.usps.com\/mgoc\/disputes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file a dispute page\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the zip code that&#8217;s written on the change of address validation letter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on &#8216;Get started.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How about USPS Stop Mail?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you&#8217;re considering USPS Stop mail because you&#8217;re moving to another location or on a short-term vacation and don&#8217;t want unnecessary mail to keep bumping.\u00a0 Well, USPS has two good options for you. Here they are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>USPS Stop Mail \/ Hold Mail:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USPS Stop mail is a service that allows your local post office to pause your mail delivery if you&#8217;re out of town or need to suspend home delivery. The minimum duration for the service is 3 days, and the maximum is 30 days.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t want letters to pile up in your mailbox or don&#8217;t want to receive mail while you&#8217;re away, USPS stop mail is a good option.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Does USPS Stop Mail Works?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Check if you&#8217;re eligible for the service:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/holdmail.usps.com\/holdmail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USPS website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and fill in your information to see if the USPS stop Mail service is available. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also visit your local post office or call 1-800-ASK-USPS to enquire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s good you know that USPS Stop mail per address, not per individual, so if you&#8217;re staying with your family or a roommate, ensure they agree to the service.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Choose your Dates<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are eligible for the service, the next thing is to choose how long you want your mail to behold. As explained earlier, this service isn&#8217;t for permanent changing of residence or periods longer than 30 days. If you&#8217;re permanently changing your address, then consider filing for a USPS change of address by filling the form 1583.\u00a0 On the other hand, if you&#8217;re going to be away for a long term, like a long vacation or holiday for college students, you can opt for the USPS mail forwarding service.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Decides How You Want to Get Your Mail When the Service Ends<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your USPS Stop Mail ends, you can either pick it up from your local post office or request your mail carrier to deliver all the mail to your mailbox at the end of the service. If you choose to pick it up from the post office, ensure you go with a photo ID, as you&#8217;d need to present it before the accumulated mail is given to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b>Normal Delivery Routine Starts Immediately After the End of Your USPS Mail Stop<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve exhausted your USPS Hold Mail, Delivery will turn normal. For example, if your USPS stop mail ends on the 6th of October, then regular mail delivery starts on the 7th of October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>USPS Mail Forwarding<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to hold your mail for a longer time or reroute it to a new location, consider signing up for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/blog\/all-about-forwarded-package.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USPS mail forwarding <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USPS offers three forms of Mail forwarding \u2013 temporary, permanent, and premium. Temporary and premium mail forwarding is used for short-term relocations. Also, temporary and permanent mail forwarding covers only first-class mail but not marketing mail and packages, while premium mail forwards all mail forwards to your new address.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To apply for mail forwarding, you&#8217;ll need to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/umove\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change your mailing address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with USPS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Here&#8217;s Where PostsScan Mail Comes in Handy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Postscan mail, we offer real <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/locations.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US street mailing addresses <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of many cities around the nation. So, if you&#8217;re looking for an address to be receiving your mail when you&#8217;ve moved out or if you&#8217;re looking for a permanent mailing address for personal use or your business, we&#8217;ve got you covered!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once we receive your mail, we&#8217;ll automatically scan and upload it to your virtual mailbox; you&#8217;ll then be able to log in and view all your mail and packages delivery. You can choose to shred, open, recycle or forward the physical mail item to your address. It&#8217;s convenient, interactive, and gives you 100% control over your mail deliveries. Moreover, you can walk into any of our US mailing addresses and pick up your mail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Image Credit: By <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/jmrainbow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-track-section=\"assetDescription\" data-track-action=\"click\" data-automation=\"AssetDetails_contributorLink\" data-track-label=\"contributorLink\">jmrainbow<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/hubfs\/img\/Cancel-USPS-Mail-Forwarding.jpg\" alt=\"Cancel USPS Mail Forwarding\" width=\"750\" style=\"width: 750px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The USPS (United States Postal Service) mail forwarding service is used to forward postal mail from one address to another. So if you\u2019re moving out and need your mail sent to your new address or even if you\u2019re going on vacation and want to temporarily redirect your mail, this is for you. Offering both options, a temporary or a permanent change of address, you can pull out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/moversguide.usps.com\/mgo\/disclaimer?referral=MG80\">Official USPS Change of Address Form<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> from online and quickly redirect your mail for the cost of <\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">$1<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also head down to your local Post Office and get it done there but doing it online is the time-saving alternative. But what if you no longer need the service or your trip plans were canceled? You can easily cancel the mail forwarding service online and this is your guide to do it.<\/p>\n<h2>How to cancel USPS Mail Forwarding?<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Change of Address Form:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usps.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> USPS official website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span><\/span><span>From the top menu choose \u201cTrack &amp; Manage\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><\/span><span>Pick the option \u201cChange of Address\u201d and you will be redirected to the change of address form <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><\/span><span>Scroll down to the bottom of page where it says &nbsp;\u201cHave you already changed your address? View or Edit\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Then you will be redirected to a new page which takes you to the next step<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more about: <a href=\"\/blog\/how-change-mailing-address.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USPS Change of Address Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Confirmation Code:<\/h3>\n<p>On this page, you will be required to enter your confirmation code and new zip code.<\/p>\n<p>If you applied for the online change of address , you should\u2019ve received the confirmation code with the confirmation email sent afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you\u2019ve applied for a change of address in person through the&nbsp; local Post Office, you would\u2019ve received a confirmation in your mail at your new address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you lost your confirmation number or can\u2019t relocate it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019ll have to go to the US Post Office directly and can\u2019t get the cancellation done online.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll be asked to verify your identity and fill in a form, but the process is still simple.<\/li>\n<li>Once you put in your confirmation code and new ZIP code (of your new address), click on \u201csubmit\u201d to be taken to the next page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 3: Choose an Option:<\/h3>\n<p>After reaching this page, you will be presented with a list of options to choose from.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can change the mail forwarding start date or end date,<\/li>\n<li>change your phone number or email address to receive notifications,<\/li>\n<li>switch moving statuses<\/li>\n<li>cancel your change of address order ( cancel mail forwarding altogether).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, some elements on the page like your name or address are not editable. If changes need to be made on them, you\u2019ll need to cancel your change of address order and apply for a new one.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that for changes or updates, you cannot make more than two changes per day. But for cancellation, you can get that done at any time.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion:<\/h4>\n<p>Having your <strong>confirmation code<\/strong> is the most important step in canceling your mail forwarding service.<\/p>\n<p>Without it, the process will definitely take longer so always be sure to keep your confirmation code safe.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, these were the few simple steps you need to do in order to cancel the service. Get it done quickly online or at your nearest Post Office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An alternative to activating and canceling mail forwarding would be to apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/services\/virtual-mailbox.html\">virtual mailbox service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With a virtual mailbox, you can easily control mail and forward it to any address, at any time without needing to worry about changing the address or signing up for mail forwarding.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/blog\/how-forward-postal-mail-to-someone.html\">How to Forward Postal Mail to Someone?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":6,"featured_media":8097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10859,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions\/10859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.postscanmail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}