The DPV® Product identifies whether a ZIP+4™ coded address is
currently represented in the USPS® delivery file as a known address
record.
This allows you to confirm known USPS addresses as well as identify
potential addressing issues that may hinder delivery.
Topic: DPV Standardized Footnotes Objective: DPV identifies undeliverable addresses before they are mailed.
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USPS® DPV®Standardized FootnotesMail*LIST and Mail*STAR are required to express DPV results using USPS standard two character footnotes.
Footnotes Reporting CASS™ ZIP+4™ Certification
- AA – Input address matched to the ZIP+4 file.
- A1 – Input address not matched to the ZIP+4 file.
Footnotes Reporting DPV Validation Observations
- BB - Matched to DPV (all components).
- CC - Secondary number not matched (present but invalid).
- N1 - High-rise address missing secondary number.
- M1 - Primary number missing.
- M3 - Primary number invalid.
- P1 - Input Address RR or HC Box number Missing.
- P3 - Input Address PO, RR, or HC Box number Invalid.
- F1 - Input Address Matched to a Military Address.
- G1 - Input Address Matched to a General Delivery Address.
- U1- Input Address Matched to a Unique ZIP Code™.
Footnotes Reporting CMRA ObservationA commercial mail-receiving agency (CMRA) is a private business that is approved to accept mail on behalf of third parties. If the delivery address matches to a CMRA location, one of the following footnotes will appear.
- RR – Matched to CMRA.
- R1 – Matched to CMRA but secondary number not present.
USPS Standardized DPV Validation CodesThe three single character codes associated with DPV validation set only if the address has been ZIP+4 coded. These characters are here referenced as:
DPV ZIP+4 Coded - domain = {' ','Y','S','D','N'}
- blank when the address was not ZIP+4 coded
- 'N' when standardized but NOT DPV confirmed
- 'Y' when standardized and DPV confirmed all components
- 'S' when standardized and DPV confirmed for primary number only
(secondary number not confirmed)
- 'D' when standardized as a default ZIP+4 record
CMRA - domain = {' ','Y','N'}
- blank if DPV confirmed is 'N' or the address was not ZIP+4 coded
- 'N' if DPV confirmed {'Y','S','D'} and not a CMRA location
- 'Y' if DPV confirmed {'Y','S','D'} and is a CMRA location
False Positive - domain = {' ','Y','N'}
- blank if DPV confirmed is {'Y','S','D'} or the address was not ZIP+4 coded
- 'N' if DPV confirmed is 'N' and not a False Positive hit
- 'Y' if DPV confirmed is 'N' and there was a False Positive hit.
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