International PO Box Geocoding Result Codes (B Codes)
PO Box geocoded candidates return a result code B2.
PO Box geocoding can be the priority match over streets when a preference PREFER_POBOX_OVER_STREET is set in Management Console. The default gives preference to the street as this is the behavior of all our international geocoders.
Geocoding AUS data with PO Box or GPO Box as input returns candidates with a new code B1. This means that a match to a post office lookup table was successful. Geocode AUS does not know if the exact PO Box is valid. It returns a post office location with a standardized version of the input PO Box information. The lookup process previously returned a result code of SP. This result code is returned in the additionalFields under the CandidateAddress.LEGACY_RESULT_CODE key.
| B Result Code | Description |
|---|---|
| B1 | Match to a lookup table of post office box locations given the post code and/or city. It does not match to the actual PO Box or GPO box. |
| B2 | Match to a PO Box. Successful matches return a postal centroid point.A successful match returns the result code only, no location. |