US Standardization Output Key

General notes on our output:

We provide address_line1 that is a combination of primary and secondary address as per USPS guidelines. If you would prefer primary & secondary to be split out you can reconstitute it based on the address components.

DPV Return Codes

Potential outputs:

Y Address was DPV confirmed for primary and secondary numbers necessary to determine a valid delivery point.

D Address was DPV confirmed for the primary number only. Secondary information was missing.

S Address was DPV confirmed for the primary number only, the secondary number information was present but not confirmed or a single trailing alpha on a primary number was dropped to make a DPV match and secondary information required.

N Primary number failed to DPV confirm.

R Address confirmed but assigned to phantom route R777 and R779 and USPS delivery is not provided. Blank Address not presented to DPV.

DPV Footnotes:

DPV Footnotes present potential address issues. They can be a combo of multiple 2 digit codes.

Example: “AABB” (combined entry with AA & BB)

Potential outputs:

AA Input address matched to the ZIP + 4 product A1 Input address not matched to the ZIP + 4 product BB Input address matched to DPV to both primary and secondary numbers necessary to determine a valid delivery point

CC Input address primary number matched, secondary number not matched; secondary number not required

C1 Input address primary number matched, secondary number not matched; secondary number required F1 Input address matched to a military address

G1 Input address matched to a general delivery address IA Informed address identified

N1 Input address primary number matched to DPV but address missing required secondary number

M1 Input address primary number missing

M3 Input address primary number invalid

PB Identified PO Box Street Address

P1 Input address PO, RR, or HC box number missing

P3 Input address PO, RR, or HC box number invalid

RR Input address matched to CMRA but PMB designator present (PMB 123 or # 123)

R1 Input address matched to CMRA but PMB designator not present (PMB 123 or # 123)

R7 Addresses that are assigned to a phantom route of R777 or R779

TA Input address primary number matched by dropping trailing alpha

U1 Input address matched to a unique ZIP Code

DPV Error Codes

Potential outputs: DB Business DC CMRA DD Drop DE Educational DF False Positive DK Drop Count DL LACS DN NoStat DO Confirmation DP PBSA DS Seasonal DT Delivery Type DV Vacant DW Throwback FT Footnote Code SL No Secure Location (NSL) ND Non-Delivery Days (NDD) NA Door Not Accessible (DNA)

DPV_CMRA

Potential Values: Y/N CMRA Stands for: Commercial Mailing Receiving Agency.

DPV No Stat

Potential outputs: Y/N/Blank Yes means Addresses have been provisioned but not deliverable yet, i.e. new development. Addresses to this address are getting delivered to a new drop site.

DPV Vacant

Potential options: Y/N/Blank based on USPS having a record of an address being vacant or not.

Y = Address was found in the table

N = Address was not found in the table

Blank = Address was not presented to hash table

Carrier Route:

Example: "carrier_rte": "C010",

Congressional District

Example: "cong_district": "11"

County Name:

Example: "county_name": "SAN FRANCISCO"

County Number:

Example: "county_num": "075"

eLOT® Code:

Example: "elot_code": "D" Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT®) Potential outputs: A/D (Descending or Ascending)

eLOT® Number:

Example: "elot_num": "0270"

Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT®) Used to sort mail by delivery sequence

Latitude & Longitude:

Example:

"latitude": 37.79157,

"longitude": -122.3946,

"precision": "Street",

Precision output provides the level of accuracy of our response, i.e. based on the street address or zip level. For most addresses we can provide highly accurate rooftop/street level accuracy.

RDI™ Example:

"rdi": "Residential", Potential Outputs: : Residential/Commercial/Blank

Record Type

Example Output: "record_type": "S",

Potential outputs:

F - FIRM This is a match to a Firm Record, which is the finest level of match available for an address.

G - GENERAL DELIVERY This is a match to a General Delivery record.

H - BUILDING / APARTMENT This is a match to a Building or Apartment record.

P - POST OFFICE BOX This is a match to a Post Office Box.

R - RURAL ROUTE or HIGHWAY CONTRACT This is a match to either a Rural Route or a Highway Contract record, both of which may have associated Box Number ranges.

S - STREET RECORD This is a match to a Street record containing a valid primary number range.

Zip Class Code:

Example: "zip_class_code": "Standard"

Potential outputs: [blank] - Non-unique ZIP Code 'M' - APO/FPO military ZIP Code 'P' - PO Box ZIP Code 'U' - Unique ZIP Code

AME Footnotes:

A# ZIP CODE CORRECTED

The address was found to have a different 5-digit ZIP Code than given in the submitted list. The correct ZIP Code is shown in the output address.

B# CITY / STATE SPELLING CORRECTED

The spelling of the city name and/or state abbreviation in the submitted address was found to be different than the standard spelling. The standard spelling of the city name and state abbreviation are shown in the output address.

C# INVALID CITY / STATE / ZIP

The ZIP Code in the submitted address could not be found because neither a valid city, state, nor valid 5- digit ZIP Code was present. It is also recommended that the requestor check the submitted address for accuracy.

D# NO ZIP+4 ASSIGNED

This is a record listed by the United States Postal Service on the national ZIP+4 file as a non-deliverable location. It is recommended that the requestor verify the accuracy of the submitted address.

E# ZIP CODE ASSIGNED FOR MULTIPLE RESPONSE

Multiple records were returned, but each shares the same 5-digit ZIP Code.

F# ADDRESS COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY FILE DATABASE

The address, exactly as submitted, could not be found in the city, state, or ZIP Code provided. It is also recommended that the requestor check the submitted address for accuracy. For example, the street address line may be abbreviated excessively and may not be fully recognizable.

G# INFORMATION IN FIRM LINE USED FOR MATCHING

Information in the firm line was determined to be a part of the address. It was moved out of the firm line and incorporated into the address line.

H# MISSING SECONDARY NUMBER ZIP+4 information indicates this address is a building. The address as submitted does not contain an apartment/suite number. It is recommended that the requestor check the submitted address and add the missing apartment or suite number to ensure the correct Delivery Point Barcode (DPBC).

I# INSUFFICIENT / INCORRECT ADDRESS DATA

More than one ZIP+4 Code was found to satisfy the address as submitted. The submitted address did not contain sufficiently complete or correct data to determine a single ZIP+4 Code. It is recommended that the requestor check the address for accuracy and completeness. For example, firm name, or institution name, doctor’s name, suite number, apartment number, box number, floor number, etc. may be missing or incorrect. Also pre-directional or post-directional indicators (North = N, South = S, East = E, West = W, etc.) and/or street suffixes (Street = ST, Avenue = AVE, Road = RD, Circle = CIR, etc.) may be missing or incorrect.

J# DUAL ADDRESS

The input contained two addresses. For example: 123 MAIN ST PO BOX 99.

K# MULTIPLE RESPONSE DUE TO CARDINAL RULE

CASS rule does not allow a match when the cardinal point of a directional changes more than 90%.

L# ADDRESS COMPONENT CHANGED

An address component (i.e., directional or suffix only) was added, changed, or deleted in order to achieve a match.

LI# MATCH HAS LACS INDICATOR PRESENT ON RECORD

The input address matched to a record that was LACS indicated and submitted to LACSLink® for processing.

M# STREET NAME CHANGED

The spelling of the street name was changed in order to achieve a match.

N# ADDRESS STANDARDIZED

The delivery address was standardized. For example, if STREET was in the delivery address, the system will return ST as its standard spelling.

O# LOWEST +4 TIE-BREAKER

More than one ZIP+4 Code was found to satisfy the address as submitted. The lowest ZIP +4 addon may be used to break the tie between the records.

P# BETTER ADDRESS EXISTS

The delivery address is matchable but is known by another (preferred) name. For example, in New York, NY, AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS is also known as 6TH AVE. An inquiry using a delivery address of 55 AVE OF THE AMERICAS would be flagged with a Footnote Flag P.

Q# UNIQUE ZIP CODE MATCH

Match to an address with a unique ZIP Code.

R# NO MATCH DUE TO EWS

The delivery address is matchable, but the EWS file indicates that an exact match will be available soon.

S# INCORRECT SECONDARY ADDRESS

The secondary information (i.e., floor, suite, apartment, or box number) does not match that on the national ZIP+4 file. This secondary information, although present on the input address, was not valid in the range found on the national ZIP+4 file.

T# MULTIPLE RESPONSE DUE TO MAGNET STREET SYNDROME

The search resulted in a single response; however, the record matched was flagged as having magnet street syndrome. “Whenever an input address has a single suffix word or a single directional word as the street name, or whenever the ZIP+4 File records being matched to have a single suffix word or a single directional word as the street name field, an exact match between the street, suffix and/or post- directional and the same components on the ZIP+4 File must occur before a match can be made. Adding, changing or deleting a component from the input address to obtain a match to a ZIP+4 record will be considered incorrect.” Instead of returning a “no match” in this situation a multiple response is returned to allow access the candidate record.

U# UNOFFICIAL POST OFFICE NAME

The city or post office name in the submitted address is not recognized by the United States Postal Service as an official last line name (preferred city name) and is not acceptable as an alternate name. This does denote an error and the preferred city name will be provided as output.

V# UNVERIFIABLE CITY / STATE

The city and state in the submitted address could not be verified as corresponding to the given 5-digit ZIP Code. This comment does not necessarily denote an error; however, it is recommended that the requestor check the city and state in the submitted address for accuracy.

W# NO MATCH DUE TO OUT-OF-RANGE ALIAS

A match was made to an alias street but the primary number wasn’t in the range of an alias. This is done to avoid matching to other streets when an exact match would normally have been made to an alias but the primary number presented was not in the range for which the alias was defined.

X# UNIQUE ZIP CODE DEFAULT

No match was found in the ZIP + 4 file, but a “fake” match was applied in the unique ZIP Code.

Y# MILITARY MATCH

Match made to a record with a military ZIP Code.

Z# MATCH MADE USING THE ZIPMOVE PRODUCT DATA

The ZIPMOVE product shows which ZIP + 4 records have moved from one ZIP Code to another. If an input address matches to a ZIP + 4 record which the ZIPMOVE product indicates as having moved, the search is performed again in the new ZIP Code.