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  2. Postal address verification - Wikipedia

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    Postal address verification (also known as address , address validation, address verification and CASS certification [1]) is the process used to check the validity and deliverability of a physical mailing address. According to the United States Postal Service, an address is valid (or mailable) if it is CASS-certified, meaning that it exists ...

  3. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service ( USPS ), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states. It is one of the few government agencies ...

  4. Network distribution center - Wikipedia

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    A network distribution center (NDC) was a highly mechanized mail processing plant of the United States Postal Service that distributed standard mail and package services in piece and bulk form. [1] The NDC network was dismantled in 2022-2023 by the USPS as part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy ’s Delivering for America network ...

  5. ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) Locale Assignments File ...

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    ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) are geographic approximations of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 5-digit ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau uses to present statistical data from censuses and surveys. The Census Bureau defines ZCTAs by allocating each census block that contains addresses to a single ZIP

  6. Intelligent Mail barcode - Wikipedia

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    The Intelligent Mail Barcode ( IMb) is a 65-bar barcode for use on mail in the United States. [1] The term "Intelligent Mail" refers to services offered by the United States Postal Service for domestic mail delivery. The IM barcode is intended to provide greater information and functionality than its predecessors POSTNET and PLANET.

  7. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address. Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format comprised five ...

  8. Geographic - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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    ZCTAs are approximations of United States Postal Service (USPS) 5-digit ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates using census blocks to present statistical data from censuses and surveys. The ZCTA locale assignments are based on NCES locale boundaries and reflect the locale that accounts for the largest areal proportion of the ZCTA.

  9. United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Art Deco. NRHP reference No. 06000782 [1] Added to NRHP. September 5, 2006. The United States Post Office-Main Branch is a historic post office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is situated across from Amtrak 's 30th Street Station . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.