CASS DPV & ZIP+4 Processing 4

Question 1

Which scenario would most likely produce a DPV confirmation indicator of 'N' (not confirmed)?

Accepted Answer

A street name that does not exist in any USPS delivery point record

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A valid apartment number in a confirmed high-rise building

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A PO Box with a secondary designator missing

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A residential address with a correctly formatted suite number

Question 2

During CASS processing, how is an address typically handled when the input city name is incorrect but the ZIP Code is valid and the street data matches?

Accepted Answer

The ZIP Code and street data drive the match, and the city name is standardized to the USPS preferred name

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The record is rejected entirely and cannot receive a ZIP+4 code

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The city name takes precedence over the ZIP Code for routing purposes

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The record is flagged as undeliverable because the city is wrong

Question 3

What does the DPV footnote 'M1' indicate about the input address?

Accepted Answer

The primary address number is missing from the input record

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Multiple records were returned and could not be resolved to a single match

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The address matched a military APO or FPO ZIP Code

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The address has been flagged for manual USPS review

Question 4

When DPV processing returns footnote 'R1' indicating a CMRA match, what additional element is typically required in the address for proper mail delivery?

Accepted Answer

A PMB (Private Mailbox) number assigned by the CMRA

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A carrier route code appended to the ZIP+4

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A LACSLink conversion identifier

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A SuiteLink-confirmed secondary floor number

Question 5

What condition does DPV footnote 'CC' describe?

Accepted Answer

Both primary and secondary numbers are present in the input, but only the primary number could be confirmed

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The address is in a commercial carrier-contracted zone

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The address underwent a city-style conversion through LACSLink

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The carrier count for the assigned route has been exceeded

Question 6

Which condition triggers the DPV footnote 'P1' to be returned?

Accepted Answer

A PO Box, Rural Route, or Highway Contract Box address is missing a required secondary number

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The primary number is beyond the valid high-range for the street segment

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The address contains non-standard punctuation that prevented matching

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The delivery point falls within a gated private development

Question 7

In DPV processing, a 'false positive' confirmation refers to which situation?

Accepted Answer

An address that returns a confirmed DPV match but the address is actually not deliverable by the carrier

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A deliverable address that the software incorrectly marks as undeliverable

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A ZIP+4 code assigned to an address range that contains no active delivery points

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A match returned when no input address fields were populated