Because of a production error by a Census Bureau vendor, the address on the Census letter you receive will appear to be incorrect - usually by the addition of a single digit (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) to the beginning of your street address. For example, if you live at 123 Main Street, the address on your Census letter might read 1123 Main Street. But it will be your mail.

Despite the glitch, the Postal Service's high-speed, automated sorting technology can read the proper address from other elements, such as the barcode, in the letter's address block. So, when you receive your letter, please remember that our employees are working to see that the right letter gets delivered to the right house.