Postal Data Output

Table 1. Postal Data Output
Response Element	Description
IntHexaviaCode	For addresses in France only, a numeric code that represents the street. For information about Hexavia codes, see www.laposte.fr.
IntINSEECode	For addresses in France only, a numeric code that represents the city. For a listing of INSEE codes, see www.insee.fr.
PostalBarCode	The two-digit delivery point portion of the delivery point barcode (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Creating Delivery Point Barcodes.
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.
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.
USCongressionalDistrict	Congressional district (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining Congressional Districts.
USCountyName	County name (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining County Names.
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.
USFIPSCountyNumber	FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) county number (U.S. addresses only). For more information, see Obtaining FIPS County Numbers.
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, an attempt is made 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.)
USLastLineNumber	A six-character alphanumeric value that groups together ZIP Codes that share the same primary city. For example, addresses with the following two last lines would have the same last line number: Chantilly VA 20151 Chantilly VA 20152

IntHexaviaCode

For addresses in France only, a numeric code that represents the street. For information about Hexavia codes, see www.laposte.fr.

IntINSEECode

For addresses in France only, a numeric code that represents the city. For a listing of INSEE codes, see www.insee.fr.

PostalBarCode

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

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.

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.

USCongressionalDistrict

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

USCountyName

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

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.

USFIPSCountyNumber

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

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, an attempt is made 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.)

USLastLineNumber

A six-character alphanumeric value that groups together ZIP Codes that share the same primary city. For example, addresses with the following two last lines would have the same last line number:

Chantilly VA 20151

Chantilly VA 20152