Details about US domains

For the site to start working, you need to allocate a place for it on the hosting and assign a domain. The selection of a domain name is not a mandatory requirement, it is intended only to simplify access to the service. Otherwise, interaction with the site would be carried out only at

www.example.com instead of 192.168.1.1

The domain is intellectual property, it must be registered, and if necessary renewed. It is impossible to cancel registration without the consent of the owner.

List all domains

Existing domains:

• us;
• us.com;
• us.org;
• kids.us;
• dni.us;
• fed.us;
• isa.us;
• kids.us;
• nsn.us;

Of these, .us is the national domain.

Domains that belong to the states are second-level domains such as .ny.us (New York), .sd.us (South Dakota), .wa.us (Washington), etc. Their number is 50.

In addition to them, there are 5 more that relate to the District of Columbia and other territories such as Puerto Rico (.pr.us) or the Virgin Islands (.vi.us), etc.

Alternative domains are .us.com, .us.org. National institutions use the .dni.us domain, and .fed.us hosts the government as an alternative to .gov. The domain of the Native American Indians is .nsn.us. There is a domain intended for American children under 13 years old - .kids.us.

Primary domain

The US national domain is .US.

Exists since 1985. Registration will cost $ 16-20, depending on the chosen registrar. It is popular around the world, especially in the UK, the countries of the Eurozone. The domain registered corporate, travel sites, portals with entertainment content. Buying a US domain is relevant for business development, promotion of services and products in the United States.

Main characteristics.

1. Registration is available to residents of all states and other US territories.
2. You can register an account on the official registry website http://www.nic.us.
3. Data is updated in Whois every 15 minutes.
4. There is no support for IDN domains.
5. Allowed length of the site name is from 3 to 64 characters.
6. There is no service to hide personal data.

Registration is available for a period of 1 year to 10 years. At the end of the validity period, the domain can be extended for a period of up to 10 years, for this 36 days are given. The same amount will be required in order to recover after the expiration of the US domain. After this time, the domain is blocked for 5 days and is deleted from the registry.

The domain can be transferred, but this feature is not available for 60 days after making an entry in the registry. Transfer is carried out in the presence of a secret key. The process takes no more than 15 days.

State Domains

In the US, there are domains that are directly related to cities.

Domain Names:

• boston;
• miami
• nyc;
• vegas.

Using a US domain name, it’s easy to see which state each belongs to.

Allowed to register individuals and organizations. Such domains, like the national one, are registered for a period of 1 year to 10 years. The site name must contain no more than 63 characters. Other requirements for the selection of the name:

• It must begin and end with a letter or number, but not with a dash;
• dashes cannot be 3 and 4 characters;
• the name may include Latin letters, numbers, dashes;
• must not contain a space.

ICANN rules guarantee that a domain can be renewed within 40 days at no additional charge, except for the registration itself. It is important to consider that the domain will not work after the expiration of the registration time. Therefore, payment will be required for renewal. After this, a period of preferential recovery begins, which lasts 30 days. At this time, the extension will cost more.

Other domains

The rest include domains such as:

• us.com;
• us.org;
• kids.us.

These domains include first and second level names. It is important to note that some registry operators may not support direct registration. The requirements for the selection of a name and the registration process are the same as for domain names of the first level.

The minimum registration period is one year.

The procedure takes several minutes. Domain names must consist of a maximum of 63 characters, begin with a letter or number, must not include Cyrillic characters, the use of a space is prohibited. The name of the site can use numbers and dashes.

For the US domain of this type, the “Trustee” service is issued, with the help of which issues related to restrictions on domain registration are resolved. If there is a need to transfer a domain, then for this you need to change the contact details of the owner. By default, WHOIS information is open, it is possible to activate the service and hide data. Grace time is 40 days, during which US domains are renewed at no extra charge. But at the end of the registration period must be renewed. After 40 days, another month is given for domain recovery, for which renewal fees are additionally charged.

Registration process

How to create a domain? Registration is as follows.

1. The domain name of interest is selected.
2. The site name is reserved, it is preliminarily checked whether it is free.
3. If matches are found, registration is not allowed.
4. If such a name is taken, some services offer their own options, from which you can choose a similar one.

Registration takes several minutes, so the site starts working almost instantly.