The Atlantic Customer Service, Subscription and Delivery Help

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The Atlantic customer service can help with print and digital subscriptions, cancellations, renewals, billing, missing magazine issues, mailing-address changes, gift subscriptions, account access and the Atlantic mobile app. Subscribers can call Customer Care, submit an online request or manage many subscription settings through their Atlantic account.

The Atlantic Customer Service Phone Number and Contacts

The Washington office and general-inquiries number are not the preferred routes for subscription cancellations, missing magazines, billing questions or account access. Start with Atlantic Customer Care at 1-855-940-0585 or the official support form.

Important Atlantic Address Update

The former 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW address should not be presented as The Atlantic’s current office. Current official materials list:

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC
610 Water Street SW
Washington, DC 20024

This office does not process ordinary magazine returns or online-subscription payments.

Subscribers who received a qualifying bill by mail may send payment to:

The Atlantic Customer Care
P.O. Box 37564
Boone, IA 50037-0564

The Atlantic states that subscriptions purchased through its website cannot be paid by mailing a check. Follow the payment instructions shown on the actual bill or account.

Best Atlantic Support Route by Issue

  • Cancel or prevent renewal: Use Manage Subscription or contact Customer Care.
  • Unexpected subscription charge: Review the account’s renewal status and contact Customer Care.
  • Missing print issue: Request a replacement through the Help Center.
  • Change a mailing address: Update it through the Atlantic account.
  • Digital access is locked: Confirm that the subscription is connected to the correct account.
  • Apple or Google subscription: Use the applicable app-store account for billing and cancellation.
  • Gift subscription: Manage the gift through the purchaser’s Atlantic account.
  • Gift redemption problem: Use the redemption email and gift code or contact Customer Care.
  • App purchase is not recognized: Use Restore Purchase in the app.
  • Plan upgrade or downgrade: Use Manage Subscription and review the displayed charge or credit.
  • Privacy request: Email privacy@theatlantic.com.
  • Editorial or general corporate inquiry: Use the appropriate Atlantic contact page rather than subscription support.

Information to Have Before Contacting The Atlantic

  • Subscriber name
  • Email address connected with the subscription
  • Subscriber account number
  • Mailing ZIP or postal code
  • Subscription type
  • Purchase source
  • Renewal or charge date
  • Last four digits of the payment method
  • Missing issue and cover month
  • Gift purchaser or recipient email
  • Apple, Google or other third-party receipt when applicable
  • Previous Customer Care request number
  • A concise explanation of the requested resolution

Do not publicly post a subscriber account number, complete mailing address, payment information, gift code, password, verification code or private support correspondence.

Manage an Atlantic Subscription Online

After signing in, subscribers can generally use the Subscription or Manage Subscription section to:

  • Review the current plan
  • Check the renewal date
  • Turn off automatic renewal
  • Cancel the subscription
  • Upgrade or downgrade an eligible plan
  • Update the payment method
  • Change the mailing address
  • Manage gift subscriptions
  • Connect a print subscription with digital access

How to Cancel The Atlantic

  1. Sign in to the Atlantic account.
  2. Open the Subscription section.
  3. Select Manage Subscription.
  4. Select Cancel.
  5. Review the end date and renewal status.
  6. Save the confirmation email or screenshot.

Subscribers can also request cancellation through Customer Care.

An ordinary cancellation generally prevents the next renewal and takes effect at the end of the current paid term. Access normally continues until that date.

Atlantic Cancellation and Refund Policy

The Atlantic states that canceled subscriptions generally are not refunded. Cancelling normally stops future renewal rather than producing a prorated refund for the unused part of the current term.

Different rights may apply when:

  • The subscriber lives outside the United States.
  • The subscription was purchased through a third party.
  • A plan is being changed rather than canceled.
  • A transaction was duplicated or unauthorized.
  • Applicable consumer law provides additional rights.

Request and retain a written refund decision when there is a disputed charge or unusual billing problem.

Cancel an Apple, Google or Third-Party Subscription

The Atlantic cannot directly cancel a subscription billed by Apple, Google Play or another third-party provider.

  • Apple App Store subscription: Cancel through the Apple ID subscription settings.
  • Google Play subscription: Cancel through Google Play subscriptions.
  • Amazon or another partner: Use the billing and subscription system belonging to that provider.

Deleting The Atlantic app does not cancel an app-store subscription.

Automatic Renewal and Atlantic Charges

Many Atlantic subscriptions renew automatically unless the subscriber turns off renewal or cancels before the renewal date.

For an unfamiliar or unexpected charge:

  1. Sign in to the Atlantic account.
  2. Review the subscription and renewal date.
  3. Check whether a gift subscription renewed.
  4. Check Apple, Google Play and other third-party subscriptions.
  5. Search email for a renewal notice or receipt.
  6. Contact Customer Care with the date and amount.
  7. Turn off future renewal if the subscription is not wanted.
  8. Contact the payment provider promptly if the completed charge remains unauthorized.

Do not dispute a recognized subscription charge before checking whether cancellation or refund assistance is available through the company that processed it.

Update the Subscription Payment Method

  1. Sign in to the Atlantic account.
  2. Open the Subscription page.
  3. Scroll to Billing Information.
  4. Select Add a New Payment Method.
  5. Enter the new payment details.
  6. Select Save.

Future Atlantic charges should then use the new payment method. Contact Customer Care if the change does not save or a subscription remains connected with an expired card.

Upgrade or Downgrade an Atlantic Subscription

Eligible subscribers can change plans through Manage Subscription.

Upgrade

  • The account displays the prorated price difference.
  • The additional benefits generally begin immediately.
  • A confirmation email should be sent after the change.

Downgrade

  • Eligibility may depend on the current plan and subscription term.
  • The account displays any applicable credit or refund before confirmation.
  • An eligible subscriber may be limited to one downgrade during a term.

Review the final price, benefits, print access and renewal terms before confirming a change.

Missing or Delayed Atlantic Magazine

Current delivery expectations are generally:

  • United States: Before the 15th of the cover month
  • Canada: By the 20th of the cover month
  • Other international locations: By the 25th of the cover month
  • New subscribers: Allow up to six weeks for the first print issue

Before reporting a missing issue:

  1. Check the cover month.
  2. Confirm the mailing address in the Atlantic account.
  3. Check whether the subscription includes print delivery.
  4. Ask household members or mailroom staff.
  5. Wait until the applicable expected-delivery date.
  6. Request a replacement through Customer Care.

Request a Replacement Print Issue

Replacement delivery commonly takes:

  • United States: Approximately two to three weeks
  • Canada: Approximately three to four weeks

International delivery can require additional time. Subscribers can read the digital edition while waiting for the replacement.

Change an Atlantic Mailing Address

Update an address as early as possible because magazine labels and mailing files may be prepared before the issue ships.

  1. Sign in to the Atlantic account.
  2. Open Subscription.
  3. Select the mailing-address option.
  4. Enter the complete new address.
  5. Verify the ZIP or postal code.
  6. Save the change.

Contact Customer Care when the subscriber cannot access the account or an international address is not accepted.

Connect a Print Subscription to Digital Access

Print subscribers receive digital benefits but may need to connect the mailed subscription with an online Atlantic account.

The subscriber account number is printed on the magazine’s mailing label. It is an eight-digit number that begins after the non-zero portion following “#ATL” and ends before the slash.

  1. Create or sign in to an Atlantic account.
  2. Select Connect Your Subscription.
  3. Choose The Atlantic as the purchase source.
  4. Enter the account number.
  5. Enter the postal code associated with delivery.
  6. Confirm that the subscription appears in the account.

Customer Care can look up the account when the subscriber does not have a mailing label.

Atlantic App Access Is Not Working

For a subscription purchased directly from The Atlantic:

  1. Open the app.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Sign In.
  4. Use the email and password associated with the Atlantic account.

For an Apple or Google purchase:

  1. Open the app on the device used for the purchase.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Restore Purchase.
  4. Sign in to the applicable Apple or Google account when prompted.

Using a different Atlantic, Apple or Google email can prevent the subscription from being recognized.

Apple News+ Is Not a Full Atlantic Subscription

Apple News+ includes selected Atlantic content within the Apple News app. It does not provide full access to:

  • TheAtlantic.com
  • The Atlantic’s separate mobile app
  • The complete digital magazine archive
  • All subscriber-only benefits

Apple News+ billing and cancellation are handled through Apple.

Atlantic Gift Subscription Help

A gift recipient normally receives an email identifying the purchaser and containing a redemption link or gift code.

  1. Open the gift email.
  2. Select Redeem My Subscription.
  3. Create or sign in to an Atlantic account using the recipient email.
  4. Enter the gift code when requested.
  5. Confirm that the gift appears in the account.

Check spam and promotional folders if the email does not arrive. The purchaser can also review gift subscriptions through the Gift Subscriptions section of their Atlantic account.

Cancel a Gift Subscription Renewal

The person who purchased the gift can manage its automatic renewal.

  1. Sign in to the purchaser’s Atlantic account.
  2. Open Subscription.
  3. Select Gift Subscriptions.
  4. Choose the affected gift.
  5. Turn off automatic renewal.
  6. Save the confirmation.

Turning off renewal normally allows the recipient to keep access through the current gift term.

Atlantic Account Login Problems

Subscribers may sign in using an Atlantic email and password or an available connected login such as Apple, Google or Facebook.

For a login problem:

  1. Confirm the exact email used for the subscription.
  2. Try the same sign-in method used when the account was created.
  3. Use the password-reset option.
  4. Check spam folders for the reset message.
  5. Confirm that the email address has been verified.
  6. Contact Customer Care if the subscription does not appear after sign-in.

Do not create repeated accounts until Customer Care checks whether the subscription is connected with another email address.

Atlantic Privacy Requests

The privacy phone and legal address are not ordinary subscription-support channels.

Atlantic Subscription and Impersonation Warnings

  • Use TheAtlantic.com, Accounts.TheAtlantic.com and Support.TheAtlantic.com.
  • Verify unexpected renewal messages by signing in independently.
  • Do not trust a support number solely because it appears in a sponsored search result.
  • Do not share an account password or verification code.
  • Do not send gift-card payments or cryptocurrency for a magazine subscription.
  • Do not allow an unknown support caller to control a computer or phone remotely.
  • Verify whether Apple, Google, Amazon or The Atlantic processed the subscription.
  • A review submitted here does not cancel a subscription or stop automatic renewal.

How to Escalate an Atlantic Subscription Complaint

  1. Sign in and review the subscription status, billing source and renewal date.
  2. Call Customer Care at 1-855-940-0585.
  3. Email support@theatlantic.com or submit the official form.
  4. Provide the subscriber email, account number, dates and requested resolution.
  5. Ask for a request or case number.
  6. Save confirmation emails, billing notices and screenshots.
  7. Contact Apple, Google or another provider when it processed the subscription.
  8. Request a written billing or refund decision.
  9. Contact the payment provider promptly if a completed charge remains unauthorized.
  10. Report suspected subscription fraud to the Federal Trade Commission when appropriate.

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Last Updated: July 13, 2026

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CustomerServiceNumbers.com is not affiliated with The Atlantic, The Atlantic Monthly Group, Atlantic Media, Emerson Collective, Apple, Google, Amazon or any subscription-processing company. The Atlantic does not provide customer service through this website.

Telephone numbers, hours, office addresses, subscription plans, print-delivery schedules, renewal terms, cancellation procedures and refund rules can change. Review the current Atlantic account, purchase receipt, app-store subscription and official Terms of Sale.

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