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Angela Lawson

Manager, Address Technology, USPS®

Magical Efficiency:

The AddressManagement System

National Postal Forum

April 1 – 4, 2012

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Topics

Origin of a ZIP Code™

ZIP Code Classifications and Attributes

Origin of Street Addresses

Address Management System (AMS) Contents

AMS Internal Usage

AMS Products

Summary

Origin of a 5-Digit ZIP Code™

Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP™) Code was introduced in 1963

USPS® creates, assigns, manages, and owns ZIP Codes

Assignment of ZIP Codes is an internal USPS process for theenhanced efficiency of processing and delivery of mail

ZIP Codes are not intended to establishcommunity identity; however,incorporated city names maybe added to the databaseas mailing names

ZIP + 4® Code

203 MAIN STHOUSTON TX 77002-1705

To automate the sorting of mail and totake the ZIP Code™ system to the nextlevel…

The ZIP + 4 code was created inthe late ‘70s and officiallyimplemented in 1983

Four digits were appended to theexisting 5-digit number

ZIP Code™ Classifications and Attributes

ZIP Codes may define a geographical area, a set ofP.O. Boxes, a firm, or a military group

Preferred Last Line (PLL)

Congressional district

County

Seasonal indicator

Post Office financenumber

Alaska 995–998

Hawaii 967–968

Puerto Rico

006–009

Complete and correct elements that comply with USPSPublication 28, Postal Addressing Standards

Allows the automatedsortation of a mailpiece to:

Be delivered to intendeddelivery point

Complete deliverywithout requiring theuse of Delivery ForceKnowledge™

A USPS® Quality Mailing Address Contains:

Origin of Addresses

The USPS® does not assign physical addresses.

USPS assigns:

•AMS alternates

•Rural Route and Box Numbers

•P.O. Box™ addresses

Origin of Addresses

Street Addresses are assignedby local addressing

authorities:

Municipality

County

Parish

Housing developer(with approval of localaddressing authority)

E911 Coordinator

Utility companies

Origin of Addresses

The Postal Service™ acts as a consultantto local planning authorities duringaddress assignment to:

Avoid address conflicts

Ensure no duplicate addresses

Ensure timely 911 addressconversions

Obtain official addresses in a timelymanner

Ensure assignments follow USPS®addressing standards

Origin of Addresses

Address Management System (AMS) database includesMailing addresses

•i.e., does not contain addresses where delivery is NOTmade by USPS, such as gated communities, multi-building campuses

Addresses come to the AMS database from:

•USPS® Carriers – Delivery Force Knowledge™

•County Project – local addressing authority

•New construction data

•Change of Address (COA)

•Customers – calls, letters, e-mails, agents

Address Management System Contents

The USPS® Address Management System (AMS) databasecurrently contains:

151.8 million “Active” deliveries

•183.5 million “Possible” deliveries

275,000 delivery routes (Non-PO Box)

42,000 ZIP Codes

37,000 facilities nationwide

8 terabytes of address information data

1.1 million new addresses created in FY11

America is Growing!

Address Management System Contents

ZIP Code™ - attributes existat the ZIP + 4® and DeliveryPoint level that override theZIP Code

Preferred Last Line (PLL)and Urbanization

Carrier Route (CRID) Type

Route Type

Delivery Mode

Delivery Type

Record Type

Line of Travel

Vacancy Indicator

Throwback

Locatable AddressConversion System (LACS)

Carrier Route ChangeEffective Date

Drop Count

Base or Alternate

Alias

Government Building

Firm/Building Name

Address Management System Contents

The USPS® AMS database does NOT contain:

Longitude/Latitude coordinates

Names of residential customers

Demographics not associated with mail delivery

AMS Internal Usage

Mail Processing Operations

Mail Delivery

AMS Internal Usage

Products for Major Mailers and End Customers including…

AMS External Usage

a) Except as specifically provided by subsection (b) or other law,no officer or employee of the Postal Service™ shall makeavailable to the public by any means or for any purpose anymailing or other list of names or addresses (past or present)of postal patrons or other persons.

b)The Postal Service shall provide to the Secretary ofCommerce for use by the Bureau of the Census such addressinformation, address-related information, and point of postaldelivery information, including postal delivery codes…

39 USC § 412 – Nondisclosure of names oraddresses

Address Lookup Tool

AMS External Usage

USPS® “AIS” Customer Products

http://www.usps.com/ncsc/addressinfo/addressinfomenu.htm

AMS Application Programming Interface (API)

Provides a tool to standardize addresses

Software and data to provide:

•ZIP + 4® coding

•DPV®

•LACSLink®

•SuiteLink®

DPV® Product

Confirms the existence of adeliverable address

Confirms basic informationabout the address

•Identifies a CommercialMail Receiving Agency(CMRA)

•Vacant and No-StatIndicator

Is 251 High St in ZIP Code™ 70119 a valid address?

DSF2® Product

Includes all indicators from DPV® plus:

Additional Flags

•Business

•Drop

•Throwback

•Seasonal

•LACS

Drop Counts

Delivery Type

Line of Travel information

LACSLink® Product

Provides municipality-introduced address changes

Includes USPS® converted P.O. Boxes

Includes building secondaryinformation changed bybuilding management

Updating addresses usingLACSLink data ensuresdeliverability and preventsUAA mail

SuiteLink® Product

Improves address assignments tobusiness addresses by addingknown secondary (suite) numbers

Provided a business name and anassociated ZIP + 4® coded addressthat matches to a high-rise default,SuiteLink will return the appropriatesuite number when available