DPV

DPV data output fields contain information about a match made using DPV data. Geocode US Address only returns values when matching against DPV data. To include DPV data in the output, click the Output tab, then under Include data, select the DPV checkbox.

Field Name Max. Field Length with null terminator Description

CMRA

2

Indicates whether the address is for a Commercial Mail Receiving Agent (CMRA). A CMRA is a private company that rents out mailboxes. A customer of a commercial mail receiving agency can receive mail and other deliveries at the street address of the CMRA rather than the customer's own street address. Depending on the agreement between the customer and the CMRA, the CMRA can forward the mail to the customer or hold it for pickup.

Y
Yes, the address is a CMRA.
N
No, the address is not a CMRA.
null
DPV data is not available. DPV data is required to determine if an address is a CMRA.

DPV

2

Indicates whether the address is confirmed to be a deliverable address by USPS Delivery Point Validation (DPV).

N
Nothing confirmed
Y
Everything confirmed (ZIP+4, primary, and secondary)
S
ZIP+4 and primary (house number) confirmed
D
ZIP+4 and primary (house number) confirmed and a default match
U
Non-matched input address to USPS ZIP+4 data, or DPV data not loaded

DPVFootnote

3 per footnote

Contains detailed information about the address. The DPV footnote codes are combined together consecutively.

DPV footnotes include:

  • FOOTNOTE1 provides information about the matched DPV records.
    • AA—ZIP+4 matched record
    • A1—Failure to match a ZIP+4 record
    • null—Address not presented to hash table or DPV data not loaded
  • FOOTNOTE2 provides information about the matched DPV records.
    • BB—All DPV categories matched
    • CC—Matched primary/house number, where the secondary/unit number did not match (present but invalid)
    • M1—Missing primary/house number
    • M3—Invalid primary/house number
    • N1—Matched primary/house number, with a missing highrise secondary number
    • P1—Missing PS, RR, or HC Box number
    • P3—Invalid PS, RR or HC Box number
    • F1—All military addresses
    • G1—All general delivery addresses
    • U1—All unique ZIP Code addresses
    • null—Address not presented to hash table or DPV data not loaded
  • FOOTNOTE3 provides information about the matched DPV records.
    • R1—Matched CMRA, without a present secondary/unit number
    • RR—Matched CMRA
    • null—Address not presented to hash table or DPV data not loaded
Note: A unique ZIP Code is a ZIP Code assigned to a company, agency, or entity with sufficient mail volume to have its own ZIP Code.