Santa Claus’ Real Mailing Address in the North Pole

Santa Claus’ real mailing address and how to send a letter to Santa, receive a letter from Santa and have your letter postmarked from the North Pole. 

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Does Santa Claus Have a Real Mailing Address?

My 7-year-old twins want to mail their wish lists to Santa this year.

They wrote very detailed Letters to Santa about their year, and included very specific wish lists for what they’re hoping to receive. (Unfortunately my daughter will not being getting an RV this year, but hey, you only live once and gotta ask for a few big ticket items, right?) 

We got a jump on it this year because sending mail to the North Pole will likely take a while, and because I wasn’t exactly sure if there was a real mailing address to send their letters, or what needed to transpire to get a response from Santa or his elves in time for Christmas.

I had to double check that Santa had an actual mailing address…

And guess what? Yes, he does! 

There is a real address to send Letters to Santa and get a return Letter from Santa (but it does involve some legwork on the parent’s end if you want to pull this off.) If you get a head start on things and can get your letter in the mail before December 7th, you have a good chance of your child receiving a letter from santa postmarked from the North Pole in time for Christmas!

Santa Claus’ Actual Mailing Address

The US Postal Service has a fun program called Greetings from the North Pole

You place your child’s letter to santa in an envelope and address it to “Santa Claus, North Pole.”

As long as the envelope doesn’t have a valid Alaska mailing address (like with a real zip code included), it will stay in town and be accepted by the local postmaster.

Then… if you want to take it one step further and get a response from Santa and the North Pole, here’s what you have to do. 👇👇👇

How to Get a Letter Postmarked from the North Pole in the United States:

If you want a handwritten letter from Santa and the letter to be postmarked from the North Pole, then you have a take a few extra steps.

This is where you have to do a little work to get a response back from Santa, and it involves a little creative letter writing skills from Mom, Dad or another person in your home.

Here’s what the USPS says to do if you want to mail your letter, and get a response from Santa:

1. Have the child write a letter to Santa and place it in an envelope addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole.
2. Write a personalized response to the child’s letter and sign it “From Santa.”
3. Insert both letters into an envelope, and address it to the child.
4. Add the return address: SANTA, NORTH POLE, to the envelope.
5. Ensure a First-Class Mail stamp is affixed to the envelope.
6. Place the complete envelope into a larger envelope, with appropriate postage, and address it to:

NORTH POLE POSTMARK
POSTMASTER
4141 POSTMARK DR
ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

IMPORTANT: The USPS recommends sending letters by December 7th so they can be received in Anchorage, Alaska Postmaster no later than December 14th. Then Santa’s helpers in Alaska will take care of the rest.

Mailing Address & Instructions if You live in Canada: 

Here’s the mailing address for Father Christmas if you live in Canada. The Canada post recommends you send your letters no later than December 10th to receive a response from Santa.

Santa Claus
North Pole
H0H 0H0
Canada

Sending Santa a Letter in Europe? 

Every year, half a million people visit Santa at the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, and enjoy the magical atmosphere there. Don’t worry, even if you can’t visit Santa here, you can still write a letter addressed to the North Pole.

Don’t worry if you don’t speak Finish, you can send messages in 13 different languages to this North Pole Europe location.

Santa Claus
Santa Claus ’Main Post Office
Tähtikuja 1
96930 Arctic Circle
Finland

Need a Cute Printable Letter to Santa Template? 

A few years ago, I created a cute Letter to Santa template for my children to use. I also created a certificate for making Santa’s Nice List that can be included in the return letter from Santa if you send yours off to be postmarked from the North Poole. (see pictures of the templates below.)

If you need a Letter to Santa printable, there’s one inside the Kid’s Holiday Activity Kit, and also a “Certificate for Being Good” letter from Santa you could use at the response. Plus, there are 97 more festive & fun activities that come with it! 

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