CASS Postal Address Verification & Validation 4

Question 1

What does the CASS acronym 'DPV' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Delivery Point Validation

Answer

DPV stands for Delivery Point Validation, the process that confirms whether a specific address is a real, deliverable USPS delivery point.

Question 2

Which type of address record in the USPS AMS database represents a range of addresses on a street segment?

Accepted Answer

Street record

Answer

Street records represent all delivery addresses within a range on a given street segment, covering both even and odd ranges.

Question 3

A mailer wants to qualify for carrier route presort rates. Which CASS-related process assigns the carrier route code to each address?

Accepted Answer

ZIP+4 coding with carrier route assignment

Answer

Carrier route codes (e.g., C001, R002) are assigned during ZIP+4 coding when the CASS software matches an address to the AMS street or PO Box record.

Question 4

What is the minimum number of questions a CASS test deck must contain to evaluate software performance?

Accepted Answer

500

Answer

USPS provides a CASS test deck of at least 500 address records that certified software must process to demonstrate accuracy thresholds.

Question 5

When a street address is matched to the USPS database but the input ZIP Code is incorrect, what should CASS-certified software do?

Accepted Answer

Correct the ZIP Code and assign the proper ZIP+4

Answer

CASS-certified software corrects the ZIP Code based on the matched street address data and assigns the full ZIP+4, overriding the incorrect input.

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