Is Nepean a city for me to put in my Address?

Question

Hi, I live in Nepean, Ottawa, Canada

Nepean is in Ottawa I think but People say Nepean is a city.

I do ebay and stuff and i need to know which is better for USPS First Class and UPS Standard International to understand my address.

Should i put Nepean or Ottawa as my City to simplify my shippment?

Answer 1

Ottawa is amalgamated as 1 city now.

You could still put Nepean and it will still arrive but the correct way should be Ottawa.

Answer 2

According to the Ontario Municipal Board, which administers the Ontario Municipalities Act, the former City of Nepean no longer exists--it was amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2000 or 2001 (not sure about the date...too lazy to check this fact).

BUT, for reasons I don't know anything about (again, too lazy to find out), Canada Post has continued to ignore the law since 2000 (or 2001) and still identifies all postal codes within the boundaries of the former City of Nepean with that non-existent entity. Try it...do a reverse search on your postal code at: http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/tools/...

Bottom line--continue to use Nepean in your mailing address. I've had several occasions where I've phoned a company to order something for delivery by courier and they were bamboozled when I said my city is Ottawa. They say that it doesn't jive with the postal code, which is appearing on their computer screen as Nepean (thanks to Canada Post's records being several years out of date).

Answer 3

You would put Nepean on for the shipment.  I live in Nepean to and my address is Nepean not Ottawa.

Answer 4

What address do you use for mail now? What address do they send bills to? That would tell you what city your address is in.

Answer 5

Mail is sorted by postal code so as long as that is correct it doesn't really matter.

That being said while I have used both Napean and Ottawa and in either case the mail arrives. The correct use is Ottawa

Answer 6

Nepean is a suburb of Ottawa but it's all Ottawa..it' just that area called Nepean.. so they have less difficulty when sorting mail going by the postal area code.. instead of going just under Ottawa they make them into suburbs ...I consider Nepean as part of Ottawa.. or West Ottawa area..xx but if you send mail you put Nepean, Ontario and the postal code.. then people who write back they know exacty where to send the mail... don't put Ottawa on your shipment.. Put Nepean.. and the postal code and ONTARIO...Canada