.US is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. The .US domain name has been in existence since 1985, but was used primarily by schools, libraries, and government branches, departments and agencies until April 2002, when it was made available to the general public.

With .US, NeuStar has enabled several hundred thousand U.S. citizens, residents, businesses, organizations, and government entities (both within the U.S. and from abroad) to establish patriotic, practical Internet identities. NeuStar maintains a growing network of .US-accredited registrars that is responsible for selling .US domain names to the general public. A full list of .US-accredited registrars is available online at http://neustar.us/register/.

How .US Can Benefit Consumers and Businesses

Consumers and businesses can use a .US address for e-mail alone (john@neustarfamily.us), a Web site (www.neustarfamily.us), or for both purposes. In addition, many desirable Internet addresses are still available – and .US addresses can last a lifetime, so there’s no need to change email or website addresses when switching from one Internet Service Provider to another.

From a business perspective, .US enables domestic and international firms of every size and industry classification to protect their trademarks and establish their corporate identities online in the United States. The .US domain also can raise the online profile of nonprofits, associations and charities, and can help foreign companies establish a U.S.-based online identity.

Market research has shown that .US names are very popular with consumers for applications such as email, digital identity, and personal websites. Government and public interest organizations use .US addresses to enable citizen-centric e-Gov applications and to serve the needs of the American people. Finally, businesses use .US domain names to promote themselves as American companies to inspire consumer confidence and to encourage consumers to “buy American.”

Register a name for yourself, your family, or your business at “America’s Internet Address” today!

kids.us

A safe, trusted, and secure online forum for children under 13, kids.us is a subset of the .US domain that parents, children, educators, and public and private institutions can trust for educational and appropriate online fun! All content on affiliated sites is regularly screened and monitored, making kids.us the first and only "youth-friendly" space on the Web. Register a kids.us domain name today!

As the U.S. Government-contracted administrator of the .US Registry, NeuStar is responsible for providing full registry services, including the SRS database, registrar connectivity, DNS, Whois, and customer support. For additional information about .US, please see the official .US website.