USPS Data Ouput

Table 1. USPS Data Output
Response Element	Description
DPV	Indicates the results of Delivery Point Validation (DPV) processing. Y DPV confirmed. Mail can be delivered to the address. N Mail cannot be delivered to the address. S The building number was validated but the unit number could not be confirmed. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number: 424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12 Oak Park IL 60302 USA D The building number was validated but the unit number was missing from input. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number: 424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12 Oak Park IL 60302 USA M The address matches multiple valid delivery points. U The address could not be confirmed because the address did not code at the ZIP + 4® level. V The address caused a false-positive violation.
DPVFootnote	DPV footnote codes. AA Input address matched to the ZIP + 4® file. A1 Input address not matched to the ZIP + 4® file. BB Input address matched to DPV (all components). CC Input address primary number matched to DPV but secondary number not match (present but not valid). F1 Input address is military; DPV bypassed. G1 Input address is general delivery; DPV bypassed. M1 Input address primary number missing. M3 Input address primary number invalid. N1 Input address primary number matched to DPV but high rise address missing secondary number. P1 Input address missing RR or HC Box number. P3 Input address missing PO, RR, or HC Box number RR Input address matched to CMRA. R1 Input address matched to CMRA but secondary number not present. R7 Input address matched to phantom carrier route R777 (not eligible for street delivery). U1 Input address is unique ZIP; DPV bypassed.
CMRA	Indicates if the address is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) Y Yes, the address is a CMRA. N No, the address is not a CMRA. U Unconfirmed.
USLACS	Indicates whether or not the address is a candidate for LACS^Link conversion (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: Y Yes, the address is a candidate for LACS^Link processing. If LACS^Link is enabled, ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN will attempt to convert the address using the LACS^Link database. If the conversion attempt is successful, the output address is the new address obtained from the LACS^Link database. If the attempt is not successful, the address will not be converted. N No, the address is not a candidate for LACS^Link processing. LACS^Link processing may still be attempted if LACS^Link processing is requested, the LACS^Link database is installed, and one of the following is true: The address matches to a Rural Route address and the RecordType.Default field returns a Y. The input address could not be matched to any address in the U.S. Postal Database (Failures due to multiple matches are not LACS^Link candidates.)
USLACS.ReturnCode	Indicates the success or failure of LACS^Link processing. (U.S. addresses only.) A LACS^Link processing successful. Record matched through LACS^Link processing. 00 LACS^Link processing failed. No matching record found during LACS^Link processing. 09 LACS^Link processing matched the input address to an older highrise default address. The address has been converted. Rather than provide an imprecise address, LACS^Link processing does not provide a new address. 14 LACS^Link processing failed. Match found during LACS^Link processing but conversion did not occur due to other USPS® regulations. 92 LACS^Link processing successful. Record matched through LACS^Link processing. Unit number dropped on input. null LACS^Link did not process the record, or LACS^Link processing was not attempted.
SuiteLinkReturnCode	Indicates whether or not ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: A ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information. 00 ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. null Suite^Link was not performed. XX Suite^Link processing encountered an error. For example, an error would occur if the Suite^Link database is expired.
SuiteLinkMatchCode	Provides additional information on the Suite^Link match attempt. (U.S. addresses only) A ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information. B ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. No additional detail about the match attempt is available. C The words in the FirmName field are all "noise" words. Noise words are defined by the USPS® and are ignored when attempting to mach the firm name. Examples of noise words are "company" and "corporation". ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN is not able to correct secondary address information for firm names that consist entirely of noise words. For example "Company and Corporation" is all noise words. D The address is not a high-rise default address. Suite^Link matching is only done for high-rise default addresses. A high-rise default is a default to use when the address does not contain valid secondary information (the apartment number or apartment type is missing). E Suite^Link processing failed because the Suite^Link database is expired. null Suite^Link was not performed or there was an error.
SuiteLinkFidelity	Indicates how well ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN matched the firm name to the firm names in the Suite^Link database. 1 The firm name matches the Suite^Link database exactly. 2 Good match. All words in the firm name except one matched the firm name in the Suite^Link database. 3 Poor match. More than one word in the firm name did not match the firm name in the Suite^Link database. null Suite^Link could not match the firm name, or was not performed, or there was an error.
DPVNoStat	Indicates whether the building is a "no stat" building and therefore unable to receive mail. One of the following: Y Yes, the building is a "no stat" building, which means the building is not receiving mail. N No, the building is not a "no stat" building, which means the building does receive mail. null The option was not turned on.
DPVVacant	Indicates whether the building is vacant (unoccupied for 90 days). One of the following: Y Yes, the building is vacant. N No, the building is not vacant. null The Option.DPVDetermineVacancy option was not turned on.
RDI	Return values indicating address type. B The address is a business address. R The address is a residential address. M The address is both a residential and a business address. null Not checked because the address did not code at a ZIP + 4® level, or RDI™ was not performed.
USLOTCode	Line of Travel sequence code and an indicator denoting USPS® LOT sequence. This field is in the format nnnnY where: nnnn The four-digit LOT code. Y One of the following: A—Ascending LOT sequence D—Descending LOT sequence
USLOTSequence	A two-byte value used for final sortation in place of the DPC add-on. It consists of an uppercase letter followed by a digit 0 through 9. Values range from A0 (99 descending) through J9 (00 descending), and K0 (00 ascending) through T9 (99 ascending).
USLOTHex	A hexadecimal value that allows you to sort your file in ascending order only. The hexadecimal values range from 0 to FF ascending, then FF through 0 descending.
USUrbanName	The validated urbanization name. (U.S. addresses only.) This is used primarily for Puerto Rico addresses.
USBCCheckDigit	Check-digit portion of the 11-digit delivery point barcode (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Creating Delivery Point Barcodes.
USCarrierRouteCode	Carrier route code (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining Carrier Route Codes.
USFIPSCountyNumber	FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) county number (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining FIPS County Numbers.
USCountyName	County name (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining County Names.
USCongressionalDistrict	Congressional district (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining Congressional Districts.
USAltAddr	Indicates whether or not alternate address matching logic was used, and if so which logic was used (U.S. addresses only). One of the following: null No alternate address scheme used. D Delivery point alternate logic was used. E Enhanced highrise alternate match logic was used. S Small town default logic was used. U Unique ZIP Code logic was used.
USFinanceNumber	The finance number in which the address resides (U.S. addresses only). The finance number is a number assigned by the USPS to an area that covers multiple ZIP Codes. An address is validated only if its finance number matches the finance number of the candidate address in the U.S. Database.
CityPreferredName	The USPS® preferred city name for the ZIP Code of the address.
CityStateRecordName	USPS® city state city name.
CityShortName	The USPS®-approved abbreviation for the city, if there is one. The USPS® provides abbreviations for city names that are 14 characters long or longer. City abbreviations are 13 characters or less and can be used when there is limited space on the mailing label. If there is no short city name for the city, then the full city name is returned.
USCarrierRouteSort	Indicates if the USPS uses a carrier route sort, and what type of sort the USPS allows. A Automation cart allowed, optional cart merging allowed. B Automation cart allowed, no optional cart merging allowed. C No automation cart allowed, optional cart merging allowed. D No automation cart allowed, no optional cart merging allowed.
USCityDelivery	Indicates if has city-delivery carrier routes. Y Has city-delivery carrier routes. N Does not have city-delivery carrier routes.

DPV

Indicates the results of Delivery Point Validation (DPV) processing.

Y: DPV confirmed. Mail can be delivered to the address.
N: Mail cannot be delivered to the address.
S: The building number was validated but the unit number could not be confirmed. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number:
424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12
Oak Park IL 60302
USA
D: The building number was validated but the unit number was missing from input. A building number is the primary address number for a building. A unit number is a number of a distinct mailing address within a building such as an apartment, suite, floor, and so on. For example, in this address 424 is the building number and 12 is the unit number:
424 Washington Blvd. Apt. 12
Oak Park IL 60302
USA
M: The address matches multiple valid delivery points.
U: The address could not be confirmed because the address did not code at the ZIP + 4® level.
V: The address caused a false-positive violation.

DPVFootnote

DPV footnote codes.

AA: Input address matched to the ZIP + 4® file.
A1: Input address not matched to the ZIP + 4® file.
BB: Input address matched to DPV (all components).
CC: Input address primary number matched to DPV but secondary number not match (present but not valid).
F1: Input address is military; DPV bypassed.
G1: Input address is general delivery; DPV bypassed.
M1: Input address primary number missing.
M3: Input address primary number invalid.
N1: Input address primary number matched to DPV but high rise address missing secondary number.
P1: Input address missing RR or HC Box number.
P3: Input address missing PO, RR, or HC Box number
RR: Input address matched to CMRA.
R1: Input address matched to CMRA but secondary number not present.
R7: Input address matched to phantom carrier route R777 (not eligible for street delivery).
U1: Input address is unique ZIP; DPV bypassed.

CMRA

Indicates if the address is a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA)

Y: Yes, the address is a CMRA.
N: No, the address is not a CMRA.
U: Unconfirmed.

USLACS

Indicates whether or not the address is a candidate for LACS^Link conversion (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

Y

Yes, the address is a candidate for LACS^Link processing. If LACS^Link is enabled, ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN will attempt to convert the address using the LACS^Link database. If the conversion attempt is successful, the output address is the new address obtained from the LACS^Link database. If the attempt is not successful, the address will not be converted.

N

No, the address is not a candidate for LACS^Link processing. LACS^Link processing may still be attempted if LACS^Link processing is requested, the LACS^Link database is installed, and one of the following is true:

The address matches to a Rural Route address and the RecordType.Default field returns a Y.
The input address could not be matched to any address in the U.S. Postal Database (Failures due to multiple matches are not LACS^Link candidates.)

USLACS.ReturnCode

Indicates the success or failure of LACS^Link processing. (U.S. addresses only.)

A: LACS^Link processing successful. Record matched through LACS^Link processing.
00: LACS^Link processing failed. No matching record found during LACS^Link processing.
09: LACS^Link processing matched the input address to an older highrise default address. The address has been converted. Rather than provide an imprecise address, LACS^Link processing does not provide a new address.
14: LACS^Link processing failed. Match found during LACS^Link processing but conversion did not occur due to other USPS® regulations.
92: LACS^Link processing successful. Record matched through LACS^Link processing. Unit number dropped on input.
null: LACS^Link did not process the record, or LACS^Link processing was not attempted.

SuiteLinkReturnCode

Indicates whether or not ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

A: ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information.
00: ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information.
null: Suite^Link was not performed.
XX: Suite^Link processing encountered an error. For example, an error would occur if the Suite^Link database is expired.

SuiteLinkMatchCode

Provides additional information on the Suite^Link match attempt. (U.S. addresses only)

A: ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN corrected the secondary address information.
B: ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN did not correct the secondary address information. No additional detail about the match attempt is available.
C: The words in the FirmName field are all "noise" words. Noise words are defined by the USPS® and are ignored when attempting to mach the firm name. Examples of noise words are "company" and "corporation". ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN is not able to correct secondary address information for firm names that consist entirely of noise words. For example "Company and Corporation" is all noise words.
D: The address is not a high-rise default address. Suite^Link matching is only done for high-rise default addresses. A high-rise default is a default to use when the address does not contain valid secondary information (the apartment number or apartment type is missing).
E: Suite^Link processing failed because the Suite^Link database is expired.
null: Suite^Link was not performed or there was an error.

SuiteLinkFidelity

Indicates how well ValidateMailingAddressUSCAN matched the firm name to the firm names in the Suite^Link database.

1: The firm name matches the Suite^Link database exactly.
2: Good match. All words in the firm name except one matched the firm name in the Suite^Link database.
3: Poor match. More than one word in the firm name did not match the firm name in the Suite^Link database.
null: Suite^Link could not match the firm name, or was not performed, or there was an error.

DPVNoStat

Indicates whether the building is a "no stat" building and therefore unable to receive mail. One of the following:

Y: Yes, the building is a "no stat" building, which means the building is not receiving mail.
N: No, the building is not a "no stat" building, which means the building does receive mail.
null: The option was not turned on.

DPVVacant

Indicates whether the building is vacant (unoccupied for 90 days). One of the following:

Y: Yes, the building is vacant.
N: No, the building is not vacant.
null: The Option.DPVDetermineVacancy option was not turned on.

RDI

Return values indicating address type.

B: The address is a business address.
R: The address is a residential address.
M: The address is both a residential and a business address.
null: Not checked because the address did not code at a ZIP + 4® level, or RDI™ was not performed.

USLOTCode

Line of Travel sequence code and an indicator denoting USPS® LOT sequence. This field is in the format nnnnY where:

nnnn

The four-digit LOT code.

Y

One of the following:

A—Ascending LOT sequence
D—Descending LOT sequence

USLOTSequence

A two-byte value used for final sortation in place of the DPC add-on. It consists of an uppercase letter followed by a digit 0 through 9. Values range from A0 (99 descending) through J9 (00 descending), and K0 (00 ascending) through T9 (99 ascending).

USLOTHex

A hexadecimal value that allows you to sort your file in ascending order only. The hexadecimal values range from 0 to FF ascending, then FF through 0 descending.

USUrbanName

The validated urbanization name. (U.S. addresses only.) This is used primarily for Puerto Rico addresses.

USBCCheckDigit

Check-digit portion of the 11-digit delivery point barcode (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Creating Delivery Point Barcodes.

USCarrierRouteCode

Carrier route code (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining Carrier Route Codes.

USFIPSCountyNumber

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) county number (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining FIPS County Numbers.

USCountyName

County name (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining County Names.

USCongressionalDistrict

Congressional district (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining Congressional Districts.

USAltAddr

Indicates whether or not alternate address matching logic was used, and if so which logic was used (U.S. addresses only). One of the following:

null: No alternate address scheme used.
D: Delivery point alternate logic was used.
E: Enhanced highrise alternate match logic was used.
S: Small town default logic was used.
U: Unique ZIP Code logic was used.

USFinanceNumber

The finance number in which the address resides (U.S. addresses only). The finance number is a number assigned by the USPS to an area that covers multiple ZIP Codes. An address is validated only if its finance number matches the finance number of the candidate address in the U.S. Database.

CityPreferredName

The USPS® preferred city name for the ZIP Code of the address.

CityStateRecordName

USPS® city state city name.

CityShortName

The USPS®-approved abbreviation for the city, if there is one. The USPS® provides abbreviations for city names that are 14 characters long or longer. City abbreviations are 13 characters or less and can be used when there is limited space on the mailing label. If there is no short city name for the city, then the full city name is returned.

USCarrierRouteSort

Indicates if the USPS uses a carrier route sort, and what type of sort the USPS allows.

A: Automation cart allowed, optional cart merging allowed.

B: Automation cart allowed, no optional cart merging allowed.

C: No automation cart allowed, optional cart merging allowed.

D: No automation cart allowed, no optional cart merging allowed.

USCityDelivery

Indicates if has city-delivery carrier routes.

Y: Has city-delivery carrier routes.
N: Does not have city-delivery carrier routes.