Address Matching Fields - Delivery Point Verification

DPV_Confirm

Field Name

Field Length / Return Value

Description / Additional Info

Field Length = 1

DPV_Y_Count

Y

Address was DPV confirmed for both primary and (if present) secondary numbers.

DPV_S_Count

D

Address was DPV confirmed for the primary number only, and the secondary number information was missing.

DPV_D_Count

S

Address was DPV confirmed for the primary number only, and the secondary number information was present but not confirmed.

DPV_N_Count

N

Both primary and (if present) secondary number information failed to DPV confirm.

DPV_Blank_Count

[Blank]

Address not presented to the hash table.

DPV Footnotes

Field Name

Field Length / Return Value

Description / Additional Info

DPV_Footnotes (Field length = 6. Array of up to 3 footnotes)

DPV_Footnote_AA_Count

AA

Matched ZIP+4 file

DPV_Footnote_A1_Count

A1

Did not match ZIP+4 file

DPV_Footnote_BB_Count

BB

DPV confirmed entire address

DPV_Footnote_CC_Count

CC

DPV confirmed address by dropping secondary information

DPV_Footnote_F1_Count

F1

Military match

DPV_Footnote_G1_Count

G1

General deliver match

DPV_Footnote_M1_Count

M1

Primary number missing

DPV_Footnote_M3_Count

M3

Primary number invalid

DPV_Footnote_N1_Count

N1

DPV confirmed a high-rise address w/o secondary information

DPV_Footnote_P1_Count

PostalOne!

Box number missing

DPV_Footnote_P3_Count

P3

Box number invalid

DPV_Footnote_R7_Count

R7

Phantom route. Physical addresses that are assigned to a phantom route of R777 are not eligible for street delivery.

DPV_Footnote_RR_Count

RR

DPV confirmed address with PMB information

DPV_Footnote_R1_Count

R1

DPV confirmed address without PMB information

DPV_Footnote_U1_Count

U1

Unique ZIP Code match

The following fields can also be “N” (did not match table) or blank (not present). Only “Y”s are counted.

DPV_CMRA_Flag

1

DPV_CMRA_Count

Y

Address was found in the hash table

DPV_Vacant_Flag

1

DPV_Vacant_Count

Y

Address was found in the hash table

DPV_Nostats_Flag

1

DPV_No_Stats_Count

Y

Address was found in the hash table

DPV_False_Positive_Flag

1

DPV_False_Positive_Count

Y

Address was found in the hash table

DPV_PBSA_Flag

1

DPV_PBSA_Count

Y

Address was found in the hash table

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