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The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Blount countians who are due a combined $33,280 in the form of 25 refund checks returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

The average refund is $1,331.

Across Tennessee, the IRS says Tennesseans are due a total of $1.77 million from 1,849 refund checks.

According to the IRS, a taxpayer needs to update his or her address, and the agency will then send out all checks due. Undeliverable refund checks average $958 this year in Tennessee. Some taxpayers are due more than one check.

Nationwide, the IRS is seeking to reissue nearly 108,000 checks worth more than $123 million. The average check is worth $1,148.

Taxpayers can update their addresses with the “Where's My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. The tool enables taxpayers to check the status of their refunds. A taxpayer must submit his or her Social Security number, filing status and amount of refund shown on their 2008 return. The tool will provide the status of their refund and in some cases provide instructions on how to resolve delivery problems.

Taxpayers checking on a refund over the phone will be given instructions on how to update their addresses. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of “Where's My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954.