Where to send your Capital One cancellation letter
Read the addresses on this page next to the full guide to cancelling Capital One.
The addresses we hold
The address a cancellation letter to Capital One needs, and every other address we hold, starting in McLean: copy the lines exactly and the envelope sorts itself.
Where the letter goesMailing address
Capital One1680 Capital One DrMcLean, VA 22102Virginia, ZIP 22102: where mail for Capital One is delivered.
Second address on file
Capital OneCapital One DriveTysons 22102The database lists this as a second address for Capital One. Use the primary address above unless your agreement names this one.
How to address the envelope
Copy it exactly onto the envelope
Write out 1680 Capital One Dr, McLean, VA 22102 as shown above, including the 22102 postal code, exactly as printed.
Add your return address
Your name and postal address go top-left on the front (or the back flap). If the letter cannot be delivered it comes back to you, which is itself evidence of the attempt.
Send it by certified mail
Certified, not courier: buy it at the counter, keep the postmarked slip, and the letter to McLean is traceable from the article number until it is signed for.
Keep the records
Hold on to the letter copy, the receipt and the tracking page.
The letter, written out
What the letter to Capital One says: one clear cancellation request, no reasons given, the last four digits of the card, the name on the account and the address the statements are sent to quoted, and a request for written confirmation.
[Your name] [Your street address] [City, State ZIP] [Your email address]
[Date]
Capital One 1680 Capital One Dr McLean, VA 22102
To whom it may concern,
I am cancelling my account with Capital One, account or member number [number], with effect from [date or "immediately"]. Please end every add-on and linked plan on this account at the same time.
Please stop all future charges to my payment method, remove my stored payment details, and send written confirmation of the cancellation and its effective date to [your email address].
Sincerely, [Signature] [Your printed name]
Keep reading
The full guide to cancelling this company, our letter template and the postal guides.
Let Postbye cancel Capital One for you
We write your letter, mail it by certified mail the next business day, and confirm when the cancellation went through. You keep the signed proof.