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  • Default Object Structure
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  • Name
  • addressStandardization
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  • Analysis
  • NCOA
  • Footnotes

Available Output Formats

JSON (Default)

  • Type: Text
  • Format: Complex Data Object
  • Schema: Default Structure below

Parquet

  • Type: Binary
  • Format: Complex Data Object
  • Schema: Default structure below

Positional

  • Type: Text
  • Format: Fixed, tabular
  • Schema: User defined

Delimited

  • Type: Text
  • Format: Delimited, tabular
  • Schema: User defined

Table

  • Type: Table
  • Format: Tabular
  • Schema: User defined

Default Object Structure

Core

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This structure is used for both JSON and Parquet. The data property contains all user defined fields and derived properties.
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Name

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Available when a name field is parsed.
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addressStandardization

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This section is available when using the BettrData.io address standardization add-on service.
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Root

Field Name
Type
Definition
input_id
varchar(36)
Any unique identifier that you use to reference the input address; the output will be identical to the input.
input_index
int
The order in which this address was submitted with the others(0 if alone)
candidate_index
int
An input address can match multiple valid addresses. This ties the candidates to the input index.(e.g., "1 Rosedale Street Baltimore Maryland" will return multiple candidates.)
addressee
varchar(50)
The name of the person or company at this address. This value is taken directly from the addressee input field. Very rarely, this field might be filled automatically based on the USPS address record.
delivery_line_1
varchar(50)
Contains the first delivery line (usually the street address). This can include any of the following: • urbanization (Puerto Rico only) • primary number • street predirection • street name • street suffix • street postdirection • secondary designator • secondary number • extra secondary designator • extra secondary number • PMB designator • PMB number
delivery_line_2
varchar(50)
The second delivery line (if needed). It is common for this field to remain empty, but it may contain a private mailbox number.
last_line
varchar(50)
City, state, and ZIP Code combined
delivery_point_barcode
varchar(12)
12-digit POSTNET™ barcode; consists of 5-digit ZIP Code, 4-digit add-on code, 2-digit delivery point, and 1-digit check digit.
components
[Object]
See "Components" table below.
metadata
[Object]
See "Metadata" table below.
analysis
[Object]
See "Analysis" table below.

Components

Field Name
Type
Definition
urbanization
varchar(64)
The neighborhood, or city subdivision; used with Puerto Rican addresses
primary_number
varchar(30)
The house, PO Box, or building number
street_name
varchar(64)
The name of the street
street_predirection
char(16)
Directional information before a street name (N, SW, etc.)
street_postdirection
char(16)
Directional information after a street name (N, SW, etc.)
street_suffix
char(16)
Abbreviated value describing the street (St, Ave, Blvd, etc.)
secondary_number
varchar(32)
Apartment or suite number, if any
secondary_designator
varchar(16)
Describes location within a complex/building (Ste, Apt, etc.)
extra_secondary_number
varchar(32)
Descriptive information about the location of a building within a campus(e.g., E-5 in "5619 Loop 1604, Bldg E-5, Ste. 101 San Antonio TX")
extra_secondary_designator
varchar(16)
Description of the location type within a campus(e.g., Bldg, Unit, Lot, etc.)
pmb_designator
varchar(16)
The private mailbox unit designator, assigned by a CMRA
pmb_number
varchar(16)
The private mailbox number, assigned by a CMRA
city_name
varchar(64)
The USPS-preferred city name for this particular address, or an acceptable alternate if provided by the user
default_city_name
varchar(64)
The default city name for this 5-digit ZIP Code
state_abbreviation
char(2)
The two-letter state abbreviation
zipcode
char(5)
The 5-digit ZIP Code
plus4_code
varchar(4)
The 4-digit add-on code (more specific than 5-digit ZIP)
delivery_point
char(2)
The last two digits of the house/box number, unless an "H" record is matched, in which case this is the secondary unit number representing the delivery point information to form the delivery point barcode (DPBC).
delivery_point_check_digit
char(1)
Correction character, or check digit, for the 11-digit barcode

Metadata

Field Name
Type
Definition
record_type
char(1)
Indicates the type of record that was matched. Only given if a DPV match is made. F — Firm; the finest level of match available for an address.(e.g., Julie Julia 11300 Center Ave Gilroy CA 95020-9257) G — General Delivery; for mail to be held at local post offices.(e.g., General Delivery Provo UT 84601) H — High-rise; address contains apartment or building sub-units.(e.g., 1600 Pennsylvania Ave SE Washington DC 20003-3228) P — Post Office box(e.g., PO Box 4735 Tulsa OK 74159-0735) R — Rural Route or Highway Contract; may have box number ranges.(e.g., RR 2 Box 4560 Anasco PR 00610-9393) S — Street; address contains a valid primary number range.(e.g., 16990 Monterey Rd Lake Elsinore CA 92530-7529) [blank] — No record type because address did not make a valid DPV match
zip_type
varchar(32)
Indicates the type of the ZIP Code for the address that was matched. Only given if a 5-digit match is made. Unique — The ZIP Code consists of a single delivery point, pertaining to a US Postal Service customer (like a large business or government agency) that routes all of its own mail internally. Military — The ZIP Code pertains to military units and diplomatic organizations, often in foreign locations. POBox — The ZIP Code is a PO Box ZIP Code and is assigned to a collection of Post Office Boxes. Standard — The ZIP Code does not pertain to any of the above categories.
county_fips
char(5)
The 5-digit county FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) code. It is a combination of a 2-digit state FIPS code and a 3-digit county code assigned by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology).
county_name
varchar(64)
The name of the county in which the address is located
ews_match
char(5)
Early warning system flag; a positive result indicates the street of the address is not yet ready for mail delivery and that the address will soon be added to the master ZIP+4 file in the coming weeks or months. This commonly occurs for new streets or streets undergoing a name change. true — The address was flagged by EWS, preventing a ZIP+4 match. [blank] — Address was not flagged by EWS.
carrier_route
char(4)
The postal carrier route for the address. Consists of a one-letter prefix followed by a three-digit route designator.(e.g., C007, R123) C — Carrier Route (commonly termed "City Route") R — Rural Route H — Highway Contract Route B — Post Office Box Section G — General Delivery UnitRoutes C770 through C779 pertain to PO Box Street Addresses.
congressional_district
char(2)
The congressional district to which the address belongs. Output will be two digits from 01 - 53 or "AL." "AL" means that the entire state (or territory) is covered by a single congressional district. These include Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, Washington DC, Virgin Islands, and other territories.
building_default_indicator
char(1)
Indicates whether the address is the "default" address for a building; for example, the main lobby Y — Yes N — No
rdi
varchar(12)
Residential Delivery Indicator (residential or commercial) Residential — The address is a residential address. Commercial — The address is a commercial address. [blank] — This happens when the address is invalid or we don't have enough information to ascertain RDI status. The Bulk Address Validation Tool translates a [blank] RDI value to "Unknown."Note: For some reason, known only to the US Postal Service, PO Boxes are always marked as "Residential."
elot_sequence
varchar(4)
eLOT (Enhanced Line of Travel) 4-digit sequence number
elot_sort
varchar(4)
eLOT (Enhanced Line of Travel) product was developed to give mailers the ability to sort their mailings by line of travel sequence. A — Ascending D — Descending [blank] — Address not submitted for eLOT
latitude
decimal(12,9)
The horizontal component used for geographic positioning. It is the angle between 0° (the equator) and ±90° (north or south) at the poles. It is the first value in an ordered pair of (latitude, longitude). A negative number denotes a location below the equator; a positive number is above the equator. Combining lat/long values enables you to pinpoint addresses on a map.
longitude
decimal(12,9)
The vertical component used for geographic positioning. It is the angle between 0° (the Prime Meridian) and ±180° (westward or eastward). It is the second number in an ordered pair of (latitude, longitude). A negative number indicates a location west of Greenwich, England; a positive number east. Combining lat/long values enables you to pinpoint addresses on a map.
coordinate_license
int
The license ID for the geographic coordinate returned. See the licensing table below for more details.
precision
varchar(18)
Indicates the precision of the latitude and longitude values. Unknown — Coordinates not known. Reasons could include: address is invalid, military address (APO or FPO), lat/lon coordinates not available. Zip5 — Accurate to a 5-digit ZIP Code level (least precise) Zip6 — Accurate to a 6-digit ZIP Code level Zip7 — Accurate to a 7-digit ZIP Code level Zip8 — Accurate to an 8-digit ZIP Code level Zip9 — Accurate to a 9-digit ZIP Code level (most precise with the basic subscription) Parcel — Accurate to the centroid of a property parcel. Requires the US Rooftop Geocoding subscription. Rooftop — Accurate to the rooftop of a structure for this address. Requires the US Rooftop Geocoding subscription.Note: Concerning addresses for which the ZIP9 precision is not available, the ZIP# precision is interpolated based on neighboring addresses. Thus, ZIP7 is an average of all the lat/long coordinates of nearby ZIP Codes that share those first 7 digits.
time_zone
varchar(48)
Indicates the common name of the time zone associated with the address. Valid Responses: Alaska, Atlantic, Central, Eastern, Hawaii, Mountain, None, Pacific, Samoa, UTC+9, UTC+10, UTC+11, UTC+12
utc_offset
decimal(4,2)
Indicates the number of hours the time zone is offset from Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), the international time standard, also known as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Valid Responses-11, -10, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4, 0, 9, 10, 11, 12
dst
char(5)
Indicates if the time zone "obeys," or, in other words, adjusts their clocks forward and back with the seasons. This information is particularly useful to determine time in other time zones with areas that may or may not use daylight saving time - for example, Arizona, Hawaii, and, of all places, Indiana.true — Time zone observes daylight saving time.If dst is absent from the response, then time zone does not observe daylight saving time.

Analysis

Field Name
Type
Definition
dpv_match_code
varchar(1)
Status of the Delivery Point Validation (DPV). This indicates whether or not the address is present in the USPS data. Y — Confirmed; entire address is present in the USPS data. (To be certain the address is actually deliverable, verify that the dpv_vacant field has a value of N. You may also want to verify that the dpv_no_stat field has a value of N. However, the USPS is often several months behind in updating this data point, so only rely on the dpv_no_stat data if you are fully aware of its weaknesses and limitations.)(e.g., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View, CA) N — Not confirmed; address is not present in the USPS data. S — Confirmed by ignoring secondary info; the main address is present in the USPS data, but the submitted secondary information (apartment, suite, etc.) was not recognized.(e.g., 62 Ea Darden Dr Apt 298 Anniston, AL) D — Confirmed but missing secondary info; the main address is present in the USPS data, but it is missing secondary information (apartment, suite, etc.).(e.g., 122 Mast Rd Lee, NH) [blank or null] — The address is not present in the USPS database.
dpv_footnotes
varchar(32)
Information related to the delivery point validation of this address. All these footnotes have a length of 2 characters, and there may be up to 14 footnotes. AA — Street name, city, state, and ZIP are all valid.(e.g., 2335 S State St Ste 300 Provo UT) A1 — Address is invalid.(e.g., 3214 N University Ave New York NY) BB — Entire address is valid.(e.g., 2335 S State St Ste 300 Provo UT) CC — The submitted secondary information (apartment, suite, etc.) was not recognized.(e.g., 2335 S State St Ste 500 Provo UT) F1 — Military or diplomatic address(e.g., Unit 2050 Box 4190 APO AP 96278) G1 — General delivery address(e.g., General Delivery Provo UT 84601) M1 — Primary number (e.g., house number) is missing.(e.g., N University Ave Provo UT) M3 — Primary number (e.g., house number) is invalid.(e.g., 16 N University Ave Provo UT) N1 — Address is missing secondary information (apartment, suite, etc.).(e.g., 2335 S State St Provo UT) PB — PO Box street style address.(e.g., 555 S B B King Blvd Unit 1 Memphis TN 38103) P1 — PO, RR, or HC box number is missing.(e.g., Dept 126 Denver CO 802910126) P3 — PO, RR, or HC box number is invalid.(e.g., PO BOX 60780 FAIRBANKS AK 99706) RR — Confirmed address with private mailbox (PMB) info.(e.g., 3214 N University Ave #409 Provo UT) R1 — Confirmed address without private mailbox (PMB) info.(e.g., 3214 N University Ave Provo UT) R7 — Confirmed as a valid address that doesn't currently receive US Postal Service street delivery.(e.g., 6D Cruz Bay St John VI 00830) U1 — Address has a "unique" ZIP Code.(e.g., 100 North Happy Street 12345)Here are some common combinations: • AABB - ZIP, state, city, street name, and primary number match. • AAM1 - ZIP, state, city, and street name match, but the primary number is missing. • AAM3 - ZIP, state, city, and street name match, but the primary number is invalid. • AAN1 - ZIP, state, city, street name, and primary number match, but there is secondary information such as apartment or suite that would be helpful. • AABBR1 - ZIP, state, city, street name, and primary number match. Address confirmed without private mailbox (PMB) info.
dpv_cmra
varchar(1)
Indicates whether the address is associated with a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA), also known as a private mailbox (PMB) operator. A CMRA is a business through which USPS mail may be sent or received, for example the UPS Store and Mailboxes Etc. Y — Address is associated with a valid CMRA. N — Address is not associated with a valid CMRA. [blank] — Address was not submitted for CMRA verification.
dpv_vacant
varchar(1)
Indicates that a delivery point was active in the past but is currently vacant (in most cases, unoccupied over 90 days) and is not receiving deliveries. This status is often obtained when mail receptacles aren't being emptied and are filling up, so mail is held at the post office for a certain number of days before the delivery point is marked vacant. Y — Address is vacant. N — Address is not vacant.[blank] — Address was not submitted for vacancy verification.
dpv_no_stat
varchar(1)
Indicates that a delivery point is listed as "no-stat" by the USPS. Technically, that means the USPS is temporarily declaring the address undeliverable. In practice, however, the USPS is often several months behind in removing addresses from the "no-stat" list, so only rely on this data point if you are fully aware of its weaknesses and limitations. Y — USPS lists the address as "no-stat." N — USPS does not list the address as "no-stat." [blank] — Address was not submitted for "no-stat" verification.
active
varchar(1)
The API still returns this field, but in practical terms, it is deprecated. This field will contain a value of Y for every address submitted.
footnotes
varchar(12)
Indicates which changes were made to the input address. Footnotes are delimited by a # character. See the footnotes table below for details.
lacslink_code
varchar(2)
The reason for the LACSLink indication that was given (below) A — Match: Address provided. LACSLink record match was found, and a converted address was provided. 00 — No Match. No converted address. No soup for you! 09 — Match: No new address. LACSLink matched an input address to an old address which is a "high-rise default" address; no new address was provided. 14 — Match: No conversion. Found a LACSLink record, but couldn't convert the data to a deliverable address. 92 — Match: Dropped secondary number. LACSLink record was matched after dropping the secondary number from input. [blank] — No LACSLink lookup attempted.
lacslink_indicator
varchar(1)
Indicates whether there is an address match in the LACSLink database. Y — LACS record match; a new address could be furnished because the input record matched a record in the master file. S — LACS record - secondary number dropped; the record is a ZIP+4 street level or high-rise match. The input record matched a master file record, but the input address had a secondary number and the master file record did not. N — No match; a new address could not be furnished; the input record could not be matched to a record in the master file. F — False positive; a false positive record was detected. [blank] — No LACSLink lookup attempted.
suitelink_match
varchar(5)
Indicates a match (or not) to the USPS SuiteLink data. SuiteLink attempts to provide secondary information such as "suite" or "apartment" whenever there is a match based on address and company name. true — There was a SuiteLink match and the result is provided. false — There was no SuiteLink match.
enhanced_match
varchar(64)
When an address is submitted with the match parameter set to "enhanced," this field will contain additional information about the result. Multiple values may be present, separated by commas. Additional values will be added from time to time. The current possible values are: [blank] — Enhanced matching was not performed because it was unnecessary to obtain a match. none — Enhanced matching was performed but no address match was found. non-postal-match — Enhanced matching was performed and a match was found within additional, non-postal address data. postal-match — Enhanced matching was performed and a match was found within postal address data. missing-secondary — The address should have a secondary (e.g., apartment), but none was found in the input. unknown-secondary — The provided secondary information did not match a known secondary within the address data. ignored-input — The provided input contained information that was not used for a match.

NCOA

Field Name
Type
Definition
moveDate
varchar(6)
The date the move was filed with the USPS, in YYYYMM format.
moveType
varchar(1)
Contains the type of match:   I - Individual Match,  F - Family Match,  B - Business Name Match
nxi
varchar(2)
Status Code Returned During NCOA Link Processing A - Matched record and a new address has been provided (NCOAlink 18Month Service code only) 00 - No Match (NCOAlink 18 month Service code only) 01 - Found COA: Foreign Move - The input record matched to a business, individual or family type master file record but the new address was outside USPS delivery area. 02 - Found COA: Moved Left No Address (MLNA) - The input record matched to a business, individual or family type master file record and the new address was not provided to USPS. 03 - Found COA: Box Closed No Order (BCNO) - The Input record matched to a business, individual or family type master file record which contains an old address of PO BOX that has been closed without a forwarding address provided. 04 - Cannot match COA: Street Address with Secondary - In the STANDARD mode utilizing Family matching logic the input record matched to a family record type on the master file with an old address that contained secondary information which obtained a ZIP+4 street level match. The input record does not contain secondary information. This address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. 05 - Found COA: New 11-digit DPBC is Ambiguous - The input record matched to a business, individual or family type master file record. The new address on the master file record could not be converted to a deliverable address because the DPBC represents more than one delivery point. 06 - Cannot Match COA: Conflicting Directions: Middle Name Related -There is more than one COA (individual or family type) record for the match algorithm and the middle names or initials on the COAs are different. Therefore, a single match result could not be determined. 07 - Cannot Match COA: Conflicting Directions: Gender Related -There is more than one COA (individual or family type) record for the match algorithm and the genders of the names on the COAs are different. Therefore, a single match result could not be determined. 08 - Cannot Match COA: Other Conflicting Instructions - The input record matched to two master file (business, individual or family type) records. The two records in the master file were compared and due to differences in the new addresses, a match could not be made. 09 - Cannot Match COA: High-rise Default - The input record matched to a family record on the master file from a High- rise address ZIP+4 coded to the building default. This address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. 10 - Cannot Match COA: Rural Default - The input record matched to a family record on the master file from a Rural Route or Highway Contract Route address ZIP+4 coded to the route default. This address situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. 11 - Cannot Match COA: Individual Match: Insufficient COA Name for Match - There is a master file (individual or family type) record with the same surname and address but there is insufficient name information on the master file record to produce a match using individual matching logic. 12 - Cannot Match COA: Middle Name Test Failed - The input record matched to an individual or family record on the master file with the same address and surname. However, a match cannot be made because the input name contains a conflict with the middle name or initials on the master file record. 13 - Cannot Match COA: Gender Test Failed - The input record matched to a master file (individual or family type) record. A match cannot be made because the gender of the name on the input record conflicts with the gender of the name on the master file record. 14 - Found COA: New Address Would Not Convert at Run Time - The input record matched to a master file (business, individual or family type) record. The new address could not be converted to a deliverable address. 15 - Cannot Match COA: Individual Name Insufficient - There is a master file record with the same address and surname. A match cannot be made because the input record does not contain a first name or contains initials only. 16 - Cannot Match COA: Secondary Number Discrepancy - The input record matched to a street level individual or family type record. However, a match is prohibited based on I of the following reasons: 1) There is conflicting secondary information on the input and master file record; 2) the input record contained secondary information and matched to a family record that does not contain secondary information. In item 2, this address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a COA match and individual names do not match. 17 - Cannot Match COA: Other Insufficient Name - The input record matched to an individual or family master file record. The input name is different or not sufficient enough to produce a match. 18 - Cannot Match COA: General Delivery - The input record matched to a family record on the master file from a General Delivery address. This address situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. 19 - Found COA: New Address not ZIP+4 coded - There is a change of address on file but the new address cannot be ZIP+4 coded and therefore there is no 11 -digit DPBC to store or return. 20 - Cannot Match COA: Conflicting Directions after re-chaining - Multiple master file records were potential matches for the input record. The master file records contained different new addresses and a single match result could not be determined. 66 - Daily Delete - The input record matched to a business, individual or family type master file record with an old address that is present in the daily delete file. The presence of an address in the daily delete file means that a COA with this address is pending deletion from the master file and that no mail may be forwarded from this address. 91 - Found COA : Secondary Number dropped from COA The input record matched to a master file record. The master file record had a secondary number and the input address did not. A new address was provided. 92 - Found COA : Secondary Number Dropped from input address The input record matched to a master file record, but the input address had a secondary number and the master file record did not. The record is a ZIP + 4® street level match. A new address was provided.
status_
varchar(1)
V - Valid N - Non-deliverable M - Multi-Matched
errono_
Error Summary List: 1.1 State not found 2.1 City not found 3.1 Street not found 4.1 Address not found 5.1 Incomputable +4 range 5.2 +4 unavailable 6.1 Multiple streets match 6.2 Multiple addresses match 6.3 Cardinal Rule multiple match 7.1 Time ran out 7.2 Output too long Warning Summary List: 8.1 Company phonetic match used 8.2 First company match used 9.1 State determined from city 9.2 State determined from ZIP 10.1 City phonetic match used 10.2 City determined from ZIP 10.3 Acceptable city name used 11.0 Address component Chg/Del/Add 11.1 Street phonetic match used 11.2 Pre-direction dropped 11.3 Pre-direction added 11.4 Suffix dropped 11.5 Suffix added 11.6 Post direction dropped 11.7 Post direction added 11.8 Pre-direction standardized 11.9 Street standardized 11.10 Suffix standardized 11.11 Post direction standardized 11.12 Street missing 11.13 Alternate address used 11.14 Address Standardized 11.15 Dual address-Used PO Box 11.16 Dual address-Used Non-PO Box 11.17 Street Alias match-Better delivery address exists 12.1 Unit standardized 12.2 Unit missing 12.3 Unit not found 12.4 Unit unverified 12.5 Rural box not found 13.1 Leftovers found 14.1 No ZIP Code Available 14.2 Incorrect ZIP Code was changed to correct ZIP 14.3 +4 changed 14.4 Route changed 14.5 +4 added 14.6 Route added 14.7 ZIP assigned for Multi-matched address 14.8 Unique ZIP match 14.9 Small town default match 15.0 ZIP Code Changed 15.1 Highrise Default 15.2 Highrise Exact 15.3 Rural Route Default 15.4 Rural Route Exact 15.5 Early Warning System match. 15.6 LACSLink Conversion Match 15.7 SuiteLink Match - Suite Returned 15.8 SuiteLink Match - No Suite Returned Warning A1 to A10: This indicates which Address block was used to code the record

Footnotes

This table describes possible values in the footnotes field from the analysis object.

(Example addresses may be changed at any time due to the nature of the data.)

Value
Definition
Details
A#
Corrected ZIP Code
The address was found to have a different 5-digit ZIP Code than the one submitted. The correct ZIP Code is shown in the zipcode field.(e.g., 4800 Fairmount Ave Kansas City MO 64111)
B#
Corrected city/state spelling
The spelling of the city name and/or state abbreviation in the submitted address was found to be different than the standard spelling. The standard spellings are shown in the city_name and state_abbreviation fields.(e.g., 34 Main St Roeblong NJ 08554)
C#
Invalid city/state/ZIP
The ZIP Code in the submitted address could not be found because neither a valid city and state, nor valid 5-digit ZIP Code was present. Smarty recommends that the customer check the accuracy of the submitted address.(e.g., 200 Camp Drive 25816)
D#
No ZIP+4 assigned
This address is not present in the USPS data. Smarty recommends that the customer check the accuracy of the submitted address.(e.g., 39 Main Street Roeblong NJ 08554)
E#
Same ZIP for multiple
Multiple records were returned, with the same 5-digit ZIP Code.
F#
Address not found
The address, exactly as submitted, could not be found in the city, state, or ZIP Code provided. Either the primary number is missing, the street is missing, or the street is too badly misspelled to understand.(e.g., 2600 Rafe Lane Jackson MS 39201)
G#
Used addressee data
Information in the addressee input field was determined to be part of the address. It was moved out of the addressee field and incorporated into the street field.(e.g., 97 Taylor St apt 3F Taylor Manchester NH)
H#
Missing secondary number
The address as submitted is missing a secondary number (apartment, suite, etc.). Smarty recommends that the customer check the accuracy of the submitted address and add the missing secondary number to ensure the correct Delivery Point Barcode (DPBC).(e.g., 109 Wimbledon Sq Chesapeake VA 23320)
I#
Insufficient/ incorrect address data
More than one ZIP+4 Code was found to satisfy the address as submitted. The submitted address did not contain sufficiently complete or correct data to determine a single ZIP+4 Code. Smarty recommends that the customer check the accuracy and completeness of the submitted address. For example, a street may have a similar address at both the north and south ends of the street.
J#
Dual address
The input contained two addresses. For example: 123 MAIN ST PO BOX 99.(e.g., PO Box 38606 30th Street Train Station Philadelphia PA 19104)
K#
Cardinal rule match
Although the address as submitted is not valid, we were able to find a match by changing the cardinal direction (North, South, East, West). The cardinal direction we used to find a match is found in the components.(e.g., 315 W Cesar Chavez St Austin TX)
L#
Changed address component
An address component (i.e., directional or suffix only) was added, changed, or deleted in order to achieve a match.(e.g., 213 S QUANAH RUSSELLVILLE AR 72801)
LL#orLI#
Flagged address for LACSLink
The input address matched a record that was LACS-indicated, that was submitted to LACSLink for processing. This does not mean that the address was converted; it only means that the address was submitted to LACSLink because the input address had the LACS indicator set.
M#
Corrected street spelling
The spelling of the street name was changed in order to achieve a match.
N#
Fixed abbreviations
The delivery address was standardized. For example, if STREET was in the delivery address, Smarty will return ST as its standard spelling.
O#
Multiple ZIP+4; lowest used
More than one ZIP+4 Code was found to satisfy the address as submitted. The lowest ZIP+4 add-on may be used to break the tie between the records.
P#
Better address exists
The delivery address is matchable, but it is known by another (preferred) name. For example, in New York, NY, AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS is also known as 6TH AVE. An inquiry using a delivery address of 39 6th Avenue would be flagged with Footnote P.(e.g., 131 Stone Farm Lebanon NH 03766)
Q#
Unique ZIP match
The address has a "unique" ZIP Code(e.g., 645 Swick Hill Street Charlotte NC 28263)
R#
No match; EWS: Match soon
The delivery address is not yet matchable, but the US Postal Service Early Warning System file indicates that a match will be available soon.
S#
Unrecognized secondary address
The secondary information (apartment, suite, etc.) was not recognized as part of the USPS data.(e.g., 1409 Hueytown Rd Apt 1781 Bessemer AL 35023)
T#
Multiple response due to magnet street syndrome
The search resulted in a single response; however, the record matched was flagged as having magnet street syndrome, and the input street name components (pre-directional, primary street name, post-directional, and suffix) did not exactly match those of the record. A "magnet street" is one having a primary street name that is also a suffix or directional word, having either a post-directional or a suffix (i.e., 2220 PARK MEMPHIS TN logically matches to a ZIP+4 record 2200-2258 PARK AVE MEMPHIS TN 38114-6610), but the input address lacks the suffix "AVE" which is present on the ZIP+4 record. The primary street name "PARK" is a suffix word. The record has either a suffix or a post-directional present. Therefore, in accordance with CASS requirements, a ZIP+4 Code must not be returned. The multiple response return code is given since a "no match" would prevent the best candidate.(e.g., 84 Green St Northampton MA)
U#
Unofficial city name
The city name in the submitted address is an alternate city name that is not accepted by the US Postal Service. The preferred city name is output in the city_name field.
V#
Unverifiable city/state
The city and state in the submitted address could not be verified as corresponding to the given 5-digit ZIP Code. This comment does not necessarily denote an error; however, Smarty recommends that the customer check the accuracy of the city and state in the submitted address.
W#
Invalid delivery address
The USPS does not provide street delivery service for this ZIP Code. The USPS requires the use of a PO Box, General Delivery, or Postmaster for delivery within this ZIP Code.
X#
Unique ZIP Code
The address has a "unique" ZIP Code
Y#
Military match
The address has a military or diplomatic ZIP Code.(e.g., PSC 10 Box 1324 APO AE 09142)
Z#
Matched with ZIPMOVE
The ZIPMOVE product shows which ZIP+4 records have moved from one ZIP Code to another. If an input address matches a ZIP+4 record which the ZIPMOVE product indicates has moved, the search is performed again in the new ZIP Code.(e.g., 10300 Fm 920, Weatherford TX)