City and State Discrepancies Flashcards

A package lists 'Anchorage, WA 99501'. What is wrong with this address?

Answer: Anchorage is in Alaska, not Washington

Anchorage is in Alaska (AK); ZIP 99501 confirms this, making WA an incorrect state.

Two ZIP codes, 30301 and 30303, are both valid for Atlanta, GA. If a letter lists 'Atlanta, FL 30301', the discrepancy is in the:

Answer: State abbreviation

Both ZIPs and the city match Georgia, so 'FL' (Florida) is the only discrepant field.

A mail piece reads '500 Oak Ave, Oklahoma City, KS 73101'. The error is that:

Answer: 73101 is a ZIP for Oklahoma City, OK — not KS

ZIP 73101 belongs to Oklahoma City, OK; listing KS (Kansas) creates a state-ZIP discrepancy.

Which scenario would NOT be flagged as a city-state discrepancy?

Answer: Denver, CO 80201

Denver, CO 80201 is a valid and consistent address; the other three pair cities with wrong states.

An envelope shows 'Little Rock, MO 72201'. Little Rock is actually in:

Answer: Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas (AR), not Missouri (MO).

A USPS form lists two address fields: 'City: Providence' and 'State: CT'. The error detector should flag this because:

Answer: Providence is in Rhode Island, not Connecticut

Providence is the capital of Rhode Island (RI), making CT (Connecticut) an incorrect state.

A clerk sees 'Juneau, AK 99801' and flags it as potentially wrong because they believe Juneau is in Canada. This flag is:

Answer: Incorrect; Juneau, AK 99801 is a valid US address

Juneau is the capital of Alaska, USA, and 99801 is a valid ZIP code for Juneau, AK.