A government address-confidentiality program can give an approved participant a substitute mailing address and help keep a residential address out of some public records. Many programs also forward certain mail. The details vary: this is not a way for everyone to erase an address already online.
This is an independent directory, not a government website. It is general information, not legal advice. Official sources checked November 7, 2026.
Start with your state's own rules
Each program has its own rules. Use the state's own page to see who can apply, how enrollment works and which records and mail it covers. This page is a directory, not advice about applying or a determination that you qualify.
Find your state's program
The directory above covers 45 states and the District of Columbia. Alaska's link opens enacted law establishing a substitute-address and mail-forwarding program; current enrollment availability was not confirmed. Delaware and Florida links open official law rather than an application guide. Mississippi's link opens a government program brochure. Georgia's link opens its official participant sign-in page; it is not an eligibility guide. Check current program information with the administering state office before applying.
Narrower protections and public-service roles
| State | What to look for | Official page |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Voter affirmations for domestic-violence situations and specified public-service roles. These are voter-record protections, not a substitute-address mail service. | https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote |
| Arkansas | Driver Services Address Confidentiality Program. The published service concerns driver's licenses and identification cards; do not assume it provides general mail forwarding. | https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/office/driver-services/address-confidentiality-program/ |
| California | The Safe at Home applicant page includes a public-entity employee/contractor category, subject to its stated conditions. This is the same program linked above. | https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home/applicants |
| North Dakota | Secured active voter designation — official law. This protects specified voter records, not a substitute-address mail service. | https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t16-1c02.pdf |
| South Dakota | Address Confidentiality — Secure Active Designation. This protects voter-registration records, not a substitute-address mail service. | https://www.sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/Secure-Active-Designation.aspx |
| Wyoming | Residence-information confidentiality in adult name-change proceedings for domestic-violence victims, subject to court approval. This is a court-record protection, not a substitute-address mail service. | https://www.wyocourts.gov/legal-help-by-topic/adult-name-change/ |
If you are an election worker or another public official, ask your state program and the office holding the record whether a role-specific protection applies. Do not assume that your job alone qualifies you for a general address-confidentiality program. The verified examples above are starting points, not a nationwide list of occupational protections.
What this directory does not promise
A substitute address is not an anonymous identity, a general replacement residence for every purpose, or a guarantee that existing property records, voter records or internet listings will disappear. Programs can have exceptions, mail restrictions and separate procedures for different records. Ask the program about the particular record you want to protect before relying on it.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia now have an official source somewhere in this directory, but not all offer the same protection. Alaska's enacted program is listed without confirmation that enrollment is open. Alabama, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming appear separately because the official protections checked have narrower purposes; those rows do not establish a general statewide substitute-address service. U.S. territories are outside this directory's scope.
Sources and review notes
Each directory row links to that jurisdiction's own government source. The compilations below helped locate programs; they do not replace the state's current rules. Some official sites limited automated access: Missouri and Tennessee were corroborated through indexed text from their own official pages, and Georgia's public program information could not be fully retrieved, so its official participant portal is identified explicitly. No application or account was created.