Free Avery 5167 Return Address Template (80 Labels per Sheet)
The ultimate 1/2" x 1-3/4" return address label maker. Enter your address once, replicate across all 80 cells, and download calibrated vector PDFs.
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Avery 5167 Return Address Master Guide: Overcoming Micro-Label Alignment in Postal Mailings
Technical recommendations for printing 80 labels per sheet without text clipping or roller jam defects.
The Engineering Challenge of 80-Up Micro Labels
With 80 labels packed onto a single sheet of standard 8.5" × 11" paper, the Avery 5167 (and inkjet equivalent Avery 8167) represents the highest density paper label product commonly fed through consumer and office desktop printers. Each individual label measures just 0.5 inches high by 1.75 inches wide.
Because the vertical margin tolerance between adjacent rows is zero (vertical gap is 0.0 inches), even a minuscule paper feed slippage of 0.3 millimeters will cause the top row of text on label #2 to bleed across the perforation of label #1. When using traditional Word processor tables, font descenders (such as lowercase letters g, j, p, q, y) frequently touch the physical cut line.
USPS Domestic Mail Manual Return Address Requirements
United States Postal Service (USPS) optical character recognition (OCR) letter sorting machines process up to 36,000 envelopes per hour. To guarantee that sorting cameras do not confuse your return address with the primary delivery recipient address, comply with the following standards:
- Placement Zone: Affix the Avery 5167 label exclusively in the upper-left corner of the envelope's delivery side. Maintain at least 0.33 inches clearance from the top and left edges.
- Contrast Ratio: Maintain sharp black text on white or pastel facestocks. Avoid artistic color fonts or low-contrast gray backgrounds that fail machine contrast checks.
- Uppercase Postal Abbreviation: Use standardized two-letter state abbreviations (e.g.
NC,FL,TX) followed by the 5-digit ZIP or ZIP+4 code.
Avery 5167 Sheet Technical Geometry
Physical Metric Calibration Spec: Avery 5167 / 8167 Return Address Labels
72.0 pt/inch PostScript Engine| Layout Configuration | 4 Columns × 20 Rows (80 Labels per Sheet) |
|---|---|
| Label Dimensions | 1.75" × 0.5" (44.45 mm × 12.7 mm)[126pt × 36pt] |
| Sheet Page Size | 8.5" × 11" (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm) |
| Top & Left Margins | Top: 0.5" (12.7 mm) / Left: 0.2813" (7.144 mm) |
| Inter-Label Gaps | Horizontal: 0.2917" (7.408 mm) / Vertical: 0" (0 mm) |
| Recommended Media | Mini return addresses, file folder tabs, cable tags, test tubes (LASER & INKJET) |
| Compatible Avery SKUs | 5167816752675667596786671566718667 |
Frequently Asked Questions: Avery 5167 Return Address Labels
Everything you need to know about physical margin calibration, print scale, and barcode readability.