| In the dawn of the information age, companies | | | | public on the internet with a name search function. |
| and regular persons alike have many different | | | | Alternatively, if the tax assessor's office does not |
| tools at their disposal to gather personal | | | | employ an online system for record keeping, one |
| information on any particular person. Finding a | | | | could go directly to the local government office |
| person's address can be an easy task in many | | | | and ask that a search be done directly. |
| cases, however, it can be difficult to decide | | | | There is also a little known method that can be |
| where to start. The Internet can be one of the | | | | used to obtain someone's current address using |
| best places to begin the investigation but more | | | | the United States Postal Service. If you have the |
| often than not the web can contain outdated or | | | | persons previous address and they had left a |
| inaccurate contact information, making the search | | | | forwarding address with the post office, you |
| all the more difficult. | | | | could send a letter to the last known address |
| Many reputable online companies such as Intelius | | | | with "ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED" typed |
| and US Search have made it their business to | | | | below the return address posted on the letter. |
| provide customers with contact information for | | | | The postal service may charge a small fee for |
| other persons. There are fees associated with | | | | this method and it may not work in cases where |
| using these companies; however, utilizing their | | | | the last known address is too old but may be |
| services can often be one of the quicker ways to | | | | worth a try if all other means and methods have |
| find someone's current address. As added | | | | failed. |
| insurance, if a search deems unsuccessful, many | | | | It is always good method to exhaust any and all |
| of these online people search companies will | | | | free resources when trying to find someone's |
| refund the customer's money. | | | | current address before utilizing paid services. |
| One common and free method of finding a | | | | However, if time is a factor, companies who |
| person's address on the internet is to search on | | | | specialize in finding people may be the best |
| such phonebook directories like This particular | | | | solution for some. |
| website can not only provide the address and | | | | Hiring a private detective should be the last resort |
| phone number of the person being searched for | | | | as it can be ultimately the costliest way to find |
| but can also provide a valid phone number if | | | | someone and may not always prove fruitful. If |
| available. | | | | finding the person is needed to settle a debt, |
| Contacting the friends and family of the person | | | | collection agencies can be a great way to track |
| being searched for could also yield good results. | | | | down the person and attempt to settle these |
| Many people also contact old coworkers or | | | | types of issues on another's behalf. |
| former employers for leads as well. Publicly | | | | Tips to consider when finding a person's address: |
| available court documents stored online may have | | | | 1. Seek out free resources such as the ones |
| someone's address on file but access could be | | | | offered on the internet or government offices |
| limited depending upon the locale. | | | | 2. Contact former employers of the person being |
| If the person was known to rent property, the | | | | searched for as well as family and friends |
| landlord may have a forwarding address that had | | | | 3. Use premium people search searches on the |
| been left that he or she could give the person | | | | Internet if the free resources available do not |
| heading a search effort. Property records kept by | | | | yield results |
| the local government tax assessor's office are | | | | 4. Hire the services of a private detective |
| available to the public. Many of these offices have | | | | 5. |
| a searchable database available to the general | | | | |