If you are working out how to get a business address without putting your home on the public record, the answer is shorter than the internet makes it look. Every US business needs a real street address on file: the state wants one on your formation documents, the IRS wants one on your EIN application, and your bank wants one before it opens an account. A PO box will not carry all three.
This guide walks through how to get a business address that a Secretary of State, the IRS, and a bank will each accept, what the realistic options cost in 2026, and six real US addresses you can set up through Wezoo today. If you want the wider picture of what an address service includes, start with our complete guide to virtual office and come back here for the mechanics.
Wezoo snapshot — US business addresses
- 1,785 virtual office addresses available on Wezoo across the United States
- 792 cities covered, from Manhattan to Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 12 operators represented — the three largest are Regus (1,205 addresses), HQ (334) and Spaces (169)
- Top three operators account for 91% of US addresses; the remaining 9% sit with smaller and independent brands
- Pricing: set by the operator, not published on Wezoo — you request the address and the operator quotes you
Source: Wezoo inventory data, July 2026.
What is a business address, exactly?
A business address is the physical street address your company uses on public filings, tax records, contracts and correspondence. It is not automatically the place you sit and work. It is the place the outside world is told to send things, and the place the state believes it can find you.
Three separate addresses often get collapsed into one and then cause trouble later. Your principal business address is where the company is run. Your registered agent address is where legal notices and service of process are delivered, and it must be staffed during business hours. Your mailing address is simply where mail lands. They can be the same address. They do not have to be, and for a home-based business they usually should not be. Our explainer on what counts as a legitimate business address goes deeper on that distinction.
How to get a business address in 5 steps
The whole process takes an afternoon of decisions and one or two business days of paperwork. Here is the order that avoids rework.
Step 1 — Decide which of the three addresses you are solving for
Write down whether you need a principal address, a registered agent address, a mailing address, or all three. Most solo founders need a principal and mailing address immediately, and a registered agent address the moment they file. Getting this wrong is the single most common reason people pay for the wrong product.
Step 2 — Pick the address — and the operator standing behind it
An address is a building, and a building has an operator. That operator is who signs for your certified mail, who is at the desk when a courier arrives, and whose lobby your client walks into. Choose the operator with the same care you choose the ZIP code.
Step 3 — Complete USPS Form 1583
Any US location that receives mail on your behalf is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency, and the USPS requires a completed, notarized Form 1583 plus two forms of ID before it can hand your mail over. This is a federal rule, not a provider upsell. The USPS guidance on Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies explains what the agent is and is not allowed to do with your mail.
Step 4 — Put the address on your filings
Once the address is live, use it on your formation documents, your IRS EIN application, your business bank account application and your website. If the company already exists, filing an amendment with your state updates the address on record. The SBA guide to registering your business lists what each state expects.
Step 5 — Redirect the mail and tell the people who matter
File a change of address with USPS, then notify your bank, your accountant, your payment processor and your top customers directly. Postal forwarding expires. Your invoices do not.
That is the mechanical answer to how to get a business address. The harder question is which type to get, and that comes down to money and acceptance.
What does a business address cost in 2026?
Short answer: between nothing and several thousand dollars a month, and the cheapest option is the one most likely to be rejected. Free costs you privacy. Cheap costs you acceptance. Pick the one you can live with.
| Option | Typical US cost | Accepted on state filings? | Keeps your home private? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home address | Free | Yes | No — it becomes public record |
| USPS PO box | Low monthly fee | Usually not — most states require a street address | Yes, but no UPS or FedEx deliveries |
| Virtual office address | Roughly $10–$50/month at published US market rates | Yes — it is a real street address | Yes |
| Registered agent service | Commonly around $100/year | Yes, for the agent address only | Yes |
| Leased private office | Hundreds to thousands per month | Yes | Yes |
Cost ranges above are external US market rates for 2026, not Wezoo prices. Wezoo does not publish a rate for US addresses: the operator sets the price and quotes you when you request the address. If you want the address plus a room you can actually walk into, that is closer to a virtual office space, and the economics change.
A PO box is cheap right up until the moment your state rejects it. That single sentence explains most of the failed filings we hear about.
Why the operator matters more than the ZIP code
Here is the part almost nobody researching how to get a business address thinks about until something goes wrong. Across the 1,785 US addresses listed on Wezoo, twelve operators do the work. Regus runs 1,205 of them, HQ another 334, Spaces 169. Together those three account for 91% of the inventory. The remaining 9% belongs to smaller and independent brands with a handful of buildings each.
That concentration is not a problem. It is a decision. A large national operator gives you consistency: the same intake process in Chicago as in Tempe, and a front desk that has handled ten thousand Form 1583s. A smaller independent operator gives you the opposite: fewer buildings, but a receptionist who knows your name and calls you when something looks urgent.
The address is easy. The operator behind it is the decision. If it matters to you that a human answers the phone in your company’s name, look specifically for a virtual office with live receptionist rather than a mail-only arrangement — that is an operator capability, not an address feature.
6 real US business addresses you can set up on Wezoo
Six buildings, six operators, six states — chosen to show the spread rather than to rank them. Each is a working commercial building with staff in it, not a mailbox in a retail aisle, and each answers how to get a business address in the most literal way possible.
1. 245 5th Ave — New York
What to expect: A Flatiron address on Fifth Avenue, two blocks from the Empire State Building. Mail is signed for at a staffed lobby desk, and the same building has meeting rooms you can walk into when a client wants to meet the person behind the letterhead.
Operator: WeWork · Address: 245 Fifth Avenue, New York 10016
2. 111 West Jackson — Chicago
What to expect: A Loop address on West Jackson, a short walk from the Willis Tower and the LaSalle station. This is the kind of address that reads as established rather than improvised on an invoice, a bank application, or a state filing.
Operator: Regus · Address: 111 W. Jackson, Chicago 60604
👉 Book 111 West Jackson on Wezoo
3. Hollywood Entertainment & Production Center — Los Angeles
What to expect: A Hollywood address on North Vine, in the Entertainment and Production Center. Useful if your customers are in media and expect a Los Angeles presence, and useful again when you need a room in town for a pitch.
Operator: Spaces · Address: 1800 North Vine Street, Los Angeles 90028
👉 Book Hollywood Entertainment & Production Center on Wezoo
4. 119 Nueces St — Austin
What to expect: A downtown Austin address on Nueces Street, in the middle of the Second Street District. Popular with founders who moved the company to Texas but not necessarily themselves, and who need mail handled by people who are actually in the building.
Operator: Knotel · Address: 119 Nueces St, Austin 78701
5. Hayden Ferry Lakeside — Tempe
What to expect: A Tempe address on Rio Salado Parkway, on the Hayden Ferry Lakeside waterfront between Phoenix and Scottsdale. A practical Arizona base if you want metro Phoenix credibility without a Phoenix commute.
Operator: Signature · Address: 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe 85281
👉 Book Hayden Ferry Lakeside on Wezoo
6. 50-54 N Queen Street — Lancaster
What to expect: A Lancaster address on North Queen Street, in the middle of downtown. Proof that a serious business address does not have to be in a coastal megacity. Pennsylvania mail, handled in Pennsylvania, at a front desk with a name.
Operator: HQ · Address: 50-54 N Queen Street, Lancaster 17603
👉 Book 50-54 N Queen Street on Wezoo
How far in advance should you set up a business address?
Two to three weeks before you file, if you can. The address itself can be active in a day or two, but Form 1583 needs notarizing and two forms of ID, and that is the step that quietly eats a week when you leave it to the last minute. The people who start asking how to get a business address a week before their filing deadline are the ones who end up using their home address by default.
If you have already filed with your home address and want to switch, you are not stuck. You file an amendment with your state, update the IRS and your bank, and redirect the mail. It costs a filing fee and an afternoon. The public record keeps the old address in its history, which is the one thing you cannot undo — and the reason to get this right before you file, not after.
Ready to set up your business address in the United States?
How to get a business address: the short version
Decide which of the three addresses you need. Pick a real street address inside a staffed building, and pick the operator as deliberately as the city. Notarize Form 1583. Put the address on your filings, your EIN application and your bank account. Redirect the mail. That is how to get a business address, start to finish, and it is a two-week job at most.
If you want the step-by-step version aimed specifically at the virtual product rather than the general question, read how to get a virtual business address. Otherwise, browse the 1,785 US addresses on Wezoo and request the one in the city your customers already trust.
Frequently asked questions
How to get a business address for an LLC?
Choose a real street address inside a staffed commercial building, complete and notarize USPS Form 1583 with two forms of ID, then put that address on your articles of organization, your EIN application and your bank account. Every state requires a physical street address for an LLC; a PO box on its own will not be accepted. That is how to get a business address an LLC filing will actually clear.
How to get a business address without renting an office?
Use a virtual office address. You get a real street address at a commercial building, mail handling by the operator’s staff, and no lease. It satisfies state filing requirements because it is a street address, and it keeps your home address off the public record. For most founders asking how to get a business address without an office, that is the whole answer.
Can I use a PO box as my business address?
Usually not for state filings. Most Secretaries of State require a physical street address on formation documents, and a PO box cannot receive packages from UPS, FedEx or DHL. A PO box can work as a secondary mailing address, but it should not be your only business address.
Does the IRS accept a virtual business address?
Yes. The IRS accepts a real street address for EIN applications, tax filings and correspondence. What it needs is a deliverable street address where mail is actually received — which is exactly what a virtual office address provides.
Is a business address the same as a registered agent address?
No. A registered agent address must be staffed during normal business hours to accept service of process, and the agent must be registered with the state. A business address is simply where the company receives mail and where it tells the public it is located. Many companies need both, and they can be at different buildings.
Can my business address be in a different state from where I live?
Yes. Plenty of founders live in one state and hold a business address in another, usually because their customers or their state of incorporation are there. The address must be a real street address in that state, and if it is your registered agent address it must meet that state’s agent rules.
How much does a business address cost in the US?
Published US market rates for virtual business address services in 2026 generally run from about $10 to $50 per month, depending on mail volume and whether scanning or forwarding is included. Wezoo does not publish a rate: the operator of each building sets the price and quotes you when you request the address.
