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Appendix A (Unit Code)
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APT – Apartment
BLDG – Building
BSMT – Basement
DEPT – Department
FL – Floor
FRNT – Front
HNGR – Hanger
KEY – Key
LBBY – Lobby
LOT – Lot
LOWR – Lower
OFC – Office
PH – Penthouse
PIER – Pier
REAR – Rear
RM – Room
SIDE – Side
SLIP – Slip
SPC – Space
STE – Suite
STOP – Stop
TRLR – Trailer
UNIT – Unit
UPPR – Upper
# – Unknown
Appendix B (ZIP + 4 Match Level)
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A - Secondary Address match failed
B - PO Box
C - Highway Contract with Box Number
D - Rural Route Default
E - Primary Number match in Range
F - Firm Name
G - General Delivery
H - High-Rise or Building
I - Alphanumeric match in numeric range, building/high-rise secondary number
J - Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Highway Contract Box Number
K - Highway Contract Default
L - Building Default
M - Military Default
N - No Delivery
O - Alphanumeric match in numeric range, PO Box Number
P - Postmaster
Q - Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Rural Route Box Number
R - Rural Route
S - Street Name
T - Small Town Default
U - Unique ZIP Default
V - Alphanumeric match in numeric range, Firm record Secondary Number
W - High-Rise Default Alternate
X - No match
Y - Ambiguous Dual, No Match
Appendix C (ZIP Code Status)
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1 - ZIP Code Verified
2 - ZIP Code Corrected
3 - ZIP Code Not Verified
Appendix D (City Type Indicator)
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0 - Single ZIP City
1 - Multi-ZIP City
Blank - City Type Not Determined
Appendix E (Address Type Indicator)
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Blank - No Match to ZIP + 4
S - Street Record
P - PO Box Record
R - Rural Route or Highway Contract Record
H - High-Rise Record
F - Firm Record
G - General Delivery Record
Appendix F (ZIP + 4 Footnotes)
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AA - Matched to the ZIP + 4 File
A1 - Not Matched to the ZIP + 4 File
A2 - Alias Street matched ZIP + 4 Base Street
A3 - Matched to the ZIP + 4 Alternate
D - Corrected City Name and/or State Information
E - Corrected Primary Address
Corrected one or more Primary Address Data
Fields such as:
Street Address -
1. Added or corrected
directional
2. Corrected street name
spelling
3. Added or corrected
suffix
Rural
Route or Highway Contract -
Added or corrected Route or Box
indicators (e.g. "RR NN", "BOX NN", or "HC NN BOX NN").
PO Box -
Corrected
Post Office Box indicators (i.e. "PO BOX NN")
General Delivery -
Corrected
General Delivery Indicators (i.e. "GENERAL DELIVERY")
F - Corrected Secondary Address Data
Corrected and/or abbreviated the secondary
address descriptor (e.g. "SUITE", "APARTMENT", "ROOM",
etc.) and/or corrected the apartment
number. (e.g. transposed alphanumeric conditions such as, "J7"
is "7J").
H - ZIP Code changed
Corrected or added the 5-digit ZIP code.
J - Failure to match last line of address
Could not validate the city name, state and ZIP
code on this address. This address cannot be correctly
processed by automated equipment and may be
undeliverable.
K - Multiple match in primary address field
Address matched to more than one address
record
K1 - Multiple match due to missing or incorrect direction(s).
K2 - Multiple match due to missing or incorrect suffix
L - Multiple match in secondary address field
Possible reason is missing or incorrect
secondary descriptor (e.g. "SUITE", "APARTMENT", "ROOM",
etc).
Note: Apartment buildings can have
deliveries to Suite 1 and Apartment 1.
M1 - Missing Street Number
M2 - Address not found
1) No such address exists
2) Transposed or incorrect address
number
3) Incorrectly spelled street name
This address cannot be processed
correctly on automated equipment and may be undeliverable.
M3 - No such Primary Number
M4 - Firm Name Not Matched
N1 - Missing Secondary Address Number
Missing Secondary Address Number in a
multiple-ZIP + 4-coded building.
N2 - Secondary Number not found
1) No such address exists
2) Transposed or incorrect number
P1 - Missing Rural Route or Highway Contract Box Number
Address was identified as a Rural or
Highway Contract delivery but it did not contain a box number.
This address cannot be processed
correctly on automated equipment and may be undeliverable.
P2 - Rural Route or Highway Contract Box Number not on file
1) No such address exists
2) Transposed or incorrect box number
Q1 - Missing PO Box Number
Q2 - PO Box Number not found
1) No such address exists
2) Transposed or incorrect box number
Appendix G (Early Warning System)
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Identifies new addresses (new construction or renovated buildings) that are not
yet incorporated into postal databases. These are valid addresses, but they
won't match to ZIP + 4 or DPV files. EWS identifies these records, and prevents
ZIP + 4 software from trying to "fix" the addresses. These records don't qualify
for any postage discount, but the EWS flag tells you not to delete them from
your database. ZIP + 4 processing should be able to assign carrier route codes
and ZIP + 4 codes within 30-45 days.
Appendix H (DPV/DSF2 Footnotes)
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AA - Matched to the ZIP + 4 File
A1 - No match to ZIP + 4 File
BB - Matched to DPV
CC - Input (client) address primary number matched to DPV but the secondary
number did not match.
Secondary number present but invalid.
M1 - Input (client) address is missing Primary or Street Number (ex. house
number).
M3 - Input (client) address has invalid Primary or Street Number (ex. house
number).
N1 - Input (client) address primary number matched to DPV but the highrise
address is missing the secondary
number.
P1 - Input (client) address missing PO, Rural Route, or Highway Contract Box
Number.
Address was identified as a Rural or
Highway Contract delivery but it did not contain a box number.
This address cannot be processed
correctly on automated equipment and may be undeliverable.
RR - Input address matched to a CMRA
R1 - Input address matched to a CMRA, but PMB or # not present
Appendix I (Match Level)
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See ZIP + 4 Match Level
Appendix J (Vacant Indicator)
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Y - Location has been vacant for 90+ days
N - Not a vacant address
Blank - Not matched to DPV
Appendix K (Seasonal Indicator)
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Y - Seasonal address
N - Not a seasonal address
Blank - Not matched to DPV
Appendix L (Residential/Business Indicator)
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B - Business Delivery
R - Residential Delivery
G - General Delivery
U - Not Determined
Blank - Not matched to DSF2
Appendix M (Throwback Indicator)
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Y - PO Box Delivery: The address associated with this delivery point is a
street address, but delivery is made to the
customer's PO Box address. Note: The carrier does not deliver mail to the
street or rural route / highway contract box
address. The U.S.P.S. may not deliver mail addressed for the street
delivery point to the PO Box unless the PO Box is
included in the address. DSF2 will not cross-reference
the street address to the appropriate PO Box.
N - Not a throwback address
Blank - Not matched to DSF2
Appendix N (Delivery Type Code)
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1 - Curb - a delivery with a mail receptacle located at the curb.
2 - NDCBU - a delivery point that is serviced by cluster boxes, also known as
Neighborhood
Delivery and Collection Box Units (NDCBU).
3 - Central - a delivery within a building that has two or more ZIP + 4 codes
assigned to a
blank of boxes or floors
4 - Door-slot - a delivery point serviced by something other than Curb, NDCBU
or Central
Appendix O (Delivery Point Drop Indicator)
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The Delivery Point Drop Indicator specifies whether or not a delivery point is
a “drop” site. A drop is a single delivery point or receptacle that services
multiple families and/or business. Mail for a drop site is distributed
internally by the site. Commercial “mailbox” companies or Commercial Mail
Receiving Agencies (CMRA's) are also classified as drop sites because the
carrier delivers the mail to one point, and mail is distributed to specific
boxes by the company.
Y = Delivery Point a drop
N = Delivery Point is not a drop
Appendix P (Drop Count)
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This field contains the number of potential deliveries for a drop site. If the
Delivery Point Drop Indicator equals “Y”, then this field contains the number
of businesses or families served at that drop site. This number will be greater
than one except for General Delivery records, where it can equal Zero.
Appendix Q (LACSLINK Status Indicator)
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The Locatable Address Conversion Service (LACSLINK) Indicator describes records
that have been converted to the LACSLINK system. Rural route addresses are being
converted and some city-style addresses are being modified so emergency
vehicles can find these locations.
Appendix R (Mailing Code)
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Mailing Codes consist of two components- Address Source and Address Status/
Delivery Code.
Taken in combination, they provide a way to determine the most mailable
address.
Address Source (Refer to the Mailing Code
Recommendations)
O - Original Client Information (after ZIP + 4
Standardization; standardization process may alter
original information)
L - LACS Match
N - NCOA Match
D - DMCOA Match
X - True Nixie Match
Y - False Nixie Match
Address Status/Delivery Code (Refer to Mailing
Code Recommendations)
K - DPV Matched and DSF2 Matched
G - DPV Matched; DSF2 Matched to
Vacant Address
V - DPV Matched, verified address
H - DPV Matched to CMRA, with Unit (PMB or #)
information present
M - DPV Matched to CMRA, but no Unit (PMB or #)
information present
C - ZIP + 4 Verified local address
B - No forwarding address (should not be mailed)
Z - Verified or corrected ZIP Code, non-ZIP + 4
D - Verified or corrected ZIP code and no local
address information in a non carrier delivery service ZIP
code
E - Verified or corrected ZIP code and no local
address information in a carrier delivery service ZIP
code *
F - Non-verified ZIP code *
* Note: Codes E and F may not be deliverable.
Appendix S (Mailing Code Recomendations)
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Original Address (ZIP + 4 Coded Records will be Standardized)
OK - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Matched; DSF2 Matched
Recommendation: MAIL
OG - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Matched; DSF2 Matched to Vacant Address
Recommendation: Questionable
Deliverability
OV - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Matched; Verified Address
Recommendation: MAIL
OH - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Matched to CMRA with Unit (PMB or #) information present
Recommendation: MAIL
OM - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Matched to CMRA but no Unit (PMB or #) information
present
Recommendation: Requires PMB* for
Delivery
OC - ZIP + 4 Coded; DPV Not Matched
Recommendation: Questionable
Deliverability
OZ - Not ZIP + 4 Coded; Corrected or verified City/State/ZIP, local address
information not verified
Recommendation: Questionable
Deliverability (Address contains errors)
OD - Not ZIP + 4 Coded; Corrected or verified City/State/ZIP, no local address
information (non carrier delivery
service area - small town)
Recommendation: Questionable
Deliverability
OE - Not ZIP + 4 Coded; Corrected or verified City/State/ZIP, no local address
information (carrier delivery
service area)
Recommendation: DO NOT MAIL
OF - Not ZIP + 4 Coded; ZIP not verified
Recommendation: DO NOT MAIL
Appendix T (Mailability Score)
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Score=1 This is an accurate, mailable address
Score=2 This record is probably deliverable
Score=3 This record might be deliverable
Score=4 This record is probably undeliverable
Score=5 This record is undeliverable. Do Not Mail.
Each of these scores is divided into smaller subsets to allow for fine tuning,
if desired. The subsets,
indicated by an alpha character (e.g. 1a,1b, etc) may be helpful in eliminating
specific segments of a mailing,
or salvaging segments of a group that would otherwise be suppressed.
The following is an explanation of these scores:
1. Accurate, Mailable Address
1a. - An accurate address, as verified by DSF2/DPV . Deliverable
as long as the name of the addressee is
correct. May include addresses that
have been provided by LACSLINK processing.
1b. - Also an accurate address, as verified by DSF2/DPV, but this is
a seasonal address. Vacant at least
one season out of the year. Vacant at
least one season out of the year. The season (or seasons)
aren't identified by the Postal
Service, so time of year will determine mailability (e.g. in Sun Belt
states, seasonal addresses are
usually occupied in the winter and vacant in the summer).
1c. - Also an accurate address, as verified by DSF2/DPV, but this
address is a commercial mail receiving
agency (CMRA). A secondary address
(suite or PMB or apartment, etc.) is present. Some marketers
may chose to modify credit offers
made to CMRA addresses.
1d. - This is new construction or renovation that is "new to file." Postal
files do not yet contain delivery
point information (ZIP + 4, carrier
route, etc.) for this address, so it won't qualify for postage
discounts. But it is an accurate
address that will get the proper coding within the next 30 days.
2. Probably Deliverable
2a. - Record has a verified ZIP + 4 code, but some element of the address did not
match with DSF2.
2b. - This is a business delivery, with a street-and-number address. However,
the number is either missing or is
not a valid postal delivery point. But the community in which the business is
located is not densely populated, and
therefore mail to this business may still be deliverable.
3. Might be Deliverable
Some percentage of these records won't get delivered. If cost control is a
priority, or if your message is personal or confidential, then you should
bypass these records. But some records will be deliverable, so if you want to
expand your mailing universe and can tolerate some risk, you may decide to mail
some portion of these records.
3a. - This is a street-and-number address, but a PO Box address is necessary
for delivery. This address is not
located within a delivery area for any postal carrier. The addressee must
receive all mail at a PO Box.
Mailpieces that do not carry the PO Box address will not, in many case, get
delivered even though the street
address is accurate.
4. Probably Undeliverable
Unless you have confirmation that this address is deliverable (e.g. from the
addressee or from prior mailings), you should bypass these records.
4a. - This is an accurate address, as verified by DSF2/DPV, but this
address is a commercial mail
receiving agency (CMRA). There is no
secondary address (suite or PMB or apartment, etc.), and so
the Postal Service may not deliver
the mailpiece.
4b. - The correct ZIP + 4 Code for the address could not be determined, but the
5-digit ZIP Code is correct. The
address is not in a densely populated area, and so there is a chance the mail
may get delivered.
5. Undeliverable. Do Not Mail
Suppress these records from mailings and suspend or delete from databases.
5a. - The addressee has moved and the address has been vacant for 90 days or
more.
5b. - The ZIP Code is missing or invalid. Address errors or deficiencies
prevent it from getting a correct
digit ZIP Code.
Appendix U (DPVS Match Indicator)
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C - Confirmed address
I - Improved address
N - No match made
Blank - No match attempted
Appendix V (NDI Affirmed Apartment)
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2 - Affirmed Apartment
1 - Non-affirmed Apartment
Blank - Not a high-rise
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