Mailing Score Code

We recommend using scores 1 and 2 with most mailing applications, and using code 3 only under measured circumstances. Codes 4 and 5 should not be mailed.


Value Label Description

1A

Accurate Mailable Address (1A)

 A new address has been supplied by the NCOALink, SuiteLink or DACOA product uses names when obtaining matches. Informed Addresses are also included in this score.

1C

Accurate Mailable Address (1C)

 Deliverable as long as the name of the addressee is correct.

1D

Accurate Mailable Address (1D)

 Removed a Trailing Alpha from the primary Number. Deliverable as long as the name of the addressee is correct.

1F

Accurate Mailable Address (1F)

 A CMRA (Commercial Mail Receiving Agency)/PBSA(PO Box Street Address Identifier) address that includes a PMB (Private Mail Box) number. Deliverable or forwardable by the CMRA/PBSA as long as the name of the addressee is correct.

1G

Accurate Mailable Address (1G)

1H

Accurate Mailable Address (1H)

 In a unique ZIP Code or military ZIP Code - in each case, the USPS delivers mail to a central point (a company, a university mail room, a military post office), but final delivery to individual addresses (a specific building, department, or individual) is handled by employees within the organization.

2A

Probably Deliverable Address (2A)

 Address is deliverable, but non-delivery d

2B

Probably Deliverable Address (2B)

 Primary number is confirmed. The secondary number is either missing or does not match. The secondary number is not required.

2C

Probably Deliverable Address (2C)

 General delivery addresses or a DSF² delivery point drop - final delivery is probably dependent on building manager.

2D

Probably Deliverable Address (2D)

 High rise address - the primary address (street information) is verified by the DPV product, but secondary data (apartment or suite) is missing or incorrect - the address is NOT within a large building, so it may be deliverable.

2E

Probably Deliverable Address (2E)

 Address is a CMRA but it does not have a PMB number.

2F

Probably Deliverable Address (2F)

 This address is a seasonal address or someone who routinely moves between two addresses, such as "snowbirds".

2G

Probably Deliverable Address (2G)

2H

Probably Deliverable Address (2H)

Address does not have a ZIP4 code or any postal coding, but it is a known address - this is new construction or renovation that is "new to the file"; current postal files don't yet contain delivery point information (ZIP4 code, 

carrier route, etc) for this address, so it won't qualify for postal discounts; the address will be coded in subsequent updates, probably within the next 30 days

3B

Might Be Deliverable Address (3B)

 DPV confirmed high rise address - the primary address (street information) is verified by the DPV product, but secondary data (apartment or suite) is missing or incorrect; the address is within a large building and it may not get delivered without the secondary data

3C

Might Be Deliverable Address (3C)

 DPV confirmed - the address and surname are very similar to a record on the NCOALink database, but differences in either the first name or the middle name prevent a match; therefore, a forwarding address cannot be supplied

3F

Might Be Deliverable Address (3F)

 DPV confirmed - the primary address and name are very similar to a record on the NCOALink database, but some part of the secondary address data did not match; therefore, a forwarding address cannot be supplied

3G

Might Be Deliverable Address (3G)

 This address is obsolete - it has been updated by the LACSLink product, but LACSLink processing is unable to provide the converted address

4A

Probably Undeliverable Address (4A)

 No Secure Location(NSL), package will not be delivered due to security concerns. or Door not accessible (DNA), package will not be delivered due to mail carriers cannot physically get to the residence/building.

4B

Probably Undeliverable Address (4B)

 This address cannot be ZIP4 coded - it has a valid 5-digit ZIP Code and is in a single ZIP city, so there is some possibility that the carrier may be able to determine the delivery address

4C

Probably Undeliverable Address (4C)

 This address cannot be ZIP4 coded - it has a valid 5-digit ZIP Code but is in a multi-ZIP city (or the city type cannot be determined), so it is unlikely that the carrier can determine the delivery address

4D

Probably Undeliverable Address (4D)

 This is an accurate street-and-number address, but a PO Box address is necessary for delivery - this address is not located within a delivery area for a postal carrier; the addressee must receive all mail at a PO Box; postal workers may be unable to deliver mail pieces that do not carry the PO Box address

5A

Undeliverable Address - Do Not Mail (5A)

 The addressee has moved and the record cannot be updated by the NCOALink or DACOA products. The addressee is either a foreign move, box closed, moved and left no forwarding address, or the new address can not be DPV verified.

5B

Undeliverable Address - Do Not Mail (5B)

 The ZIP Code is missing or invalid - address errors or deficiencies prevent it from getting a correct 5-digit ZIP Code.

5C

Undeliverable Address - Do Not Mail (5C)

 Identified by the DSF² product as vacant - Note: Not all records identified by the DSF² product as vacant are scored as 5C - if the NCOALink product provides a change of address with an effective date within 4 months, it is assigned 1A
5D Undeliverable Address - Do Not Mail (5D) Possible physical address that requires a separate PO BOX for delivery.
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