What are the official Canada Post abbreviations for municipalities in Prince Edward Island
To meet addressing guidelines or to accommodate limitations on address fields in your database, you may need to adjust the names of towns, cities or communities with long names.
Canada Post has a list of official abbreviations for some municipalities in PEI with names longer than 13 characters.
Use these official shortened names:
- If your database fields cannot accommodate longer names.
- To ensure the mailing address fits on a standard mailing label while meeting the addressing guidelines outlined by Canada Post.
Find the official abbreviations for some municipalities in Prince Edward Island below.
| Municipality | 13-character abbreviation | 18-character abbreviation |
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BLOOMFIELD STATION |
BLOOMFLD-STN |
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BLOOMING POINT |
BLOOMING PT |
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CABLE HEAD EAST |
CABLE HEAD E |
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CABLE HEAD WEST |
CABLE HEAD W |
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CENTRAL BEDEQUE |
CENT-BEDEQUE |
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DINGWELLS MILLS |
DINGWELLS MLS |
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ELLERSLIE-BIDEFORD |
ELRLSIEBUDFRD |
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FORTUNE BRIDGE |
FORTUN BRIDGE |
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GRAND TRACADIE |
GR TRACADIE |
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HEAD OF HILLSBOROUGH |
HEAD OF HILLS |
HEAD OF HILLSBRGH |
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LOWER DARNLEY |
LWR DARNLEY |
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LOWER HAMILTON |
LWR HAMILTON |
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LOWER MALPEQUE |
LWR MALPEQUE |
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LOWER ROLLO BAY |
LWR ROLLO BAY |
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MCNEILLS MILLS |
MCNEILL MILL |
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MOUNT PLEASANT |
MNT PLEASANT |
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MURRAY HARBOUR |
MURRAY-HBR |
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MURRAY HARBOUR NORTH |
MURRAY HBR N |
MURRAY HARBOUR N |
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NORTH WILTSHIRE |
N-WILTSHIRE |
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OYSTER BED BRIDGE |
OYSTER BD BRG |
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SAVAGE HARBOUR |
SAVAGE HBR |
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SOURIS LINE ROAD |
SOURIS LINE R |
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SOUTH FREETOWN |
S FREETOWN |
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ST PETERS HARBOUR |
ST PETERS HBR |
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ST. PATRICK ROAD |
ST PATRICK RD |
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TRACADIE CROSS |
TRACADIE CR |
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WELLINGTON STATION |
WELLNGTON-STN |
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WEST ST PETERS |
W ST PETERS |
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