PAV 24

PAV 24 allows you to standardize, correct and validate your address lists against the continuously updated United States Postal Service database. PAV 24 is CASS Certified™ and produces a CASS summary report for USPS mailing discounts. Simply upload your Excel (.xlsx or .xls) or CSV - Comma Delimited (.csv) list and verify addresses in real-time with just the click of a button. PAV 24 is powered by CDYNE PAV API.

Field Descriptions
ListRunID A unique number assigned by PAV24 to each processed list. ListRecordOutputID A unique number assigned by PAV24 to each address record output. ListRecordInput ID A unique number assigned by PAV24 to each address record input. PrimaryDeliveryLine PAV24 assigns this name to the “address line one” column. SecondaryDeliveryLine PAV24 assigns this name to the “address line two” column. City PAV24 assigns this name to the “city” column. StateAbbrev PAV24 assigns this name to the “state” column. ZipCode PAV24 assigns this name to the “zip code” column. FirmOrRecipient Contains the name of the company, building, apartment complex, shopping center, or other distinguishing address information as found in the USPS database for the input street address. This field will normally list firms or high-rise records, but may also contain literals such as “Postmaster” or “United States Postal Service.” If you mapped the company name to this column and the USPS database does not include any company-specific data for this address, the company name you provided will be included in the results. If you didn’t include a company name and the USPS database does not include any company-specific data for this address, this field will return blank. Urbanization Contains the Urbanization name for the address. This field is used primarily for Puerto Rican addresses, and contains an area, sector or development within a geographic area. These are the most important parts of a Puerto Rican address, and should be included following the name when addressing mail for Puerto Rico. ProcessStatus RecordTypeCode The code facilitates identifying or confirming certain software matches when the delivery point assignments are erroneous. This field contains a single alpha character that indicates the record type. ResidentialDeliveryIndicator Returns residential indicator. CarrierRoute The addresses which a carrier delivers mail. A Carrier Route includes city routes, rural routes, highway contract routes, Post Office™ box sections and general delivery units. DeliveryPoint The code by which a mail piece can be sorted by its address. This code is formatted from the ZIP + 4®. CheckDigit The one-digit number that is part of each bar code. It is required for all customer-generated special services forms to delete errors resulting from manual data entry or errors from transmitted data. PMBDesignator This designates that an address is a private mail box. PMBNumber This is the number of a private mail box. eLOTAscDesc The ascending/descending code indicates the approximate delivery order within the sequence number. eLOTSequenceNumber eLOT Travel Line Product was developed to give mailers the ability to sort their mailings in approximate carrier-casing sequence. To aid in mail sortation, eLOT contains an eLOT sequence number, this number indicates the first occurrence of delivery made to the add-on range within the carrier route. DefaultFlag This will indicate if an address is a default address. A default address is an address that requires additional information to match to a specific address to determine the correct ZIP+4 Code.
 * F = Firm
 * G = General Delivery
 * H = High-Rise
 * P = P.O. Box
 * R = Rural Route/Highway Contract
 * S = Street
 * Y = Residential
 * N = Commercial
 * R = rural delivery carrier route where mail is delivered via automobile
 * C = city delivery route, where mail is delivered on foot by a postal service employee
 * B = PO Box delivery
 * H = Highway Contract Route
 * G = General Delivery
 * A = Ascending
 * D = Descending

DPV (Delivery Point Verification)
DPV is a USPS validation process that confirms the existence of a specific address (down to the apartment or suite number) and whether or not it can be delivered to. DPVFootnote1 Designates address matching footnotes for delivery point validation. DPVFootnote2 Designates address matching footnotes for delivery point validation. DPVFootnote3 Designates address matching footnotes for delivery point validation. DpvConfirmationIndicator This indicates whether an address is a valid delivery point.
 * AA = Address is matched to zip + 4
 * A1 = Address is not matched to zip + 4
 * BB = Address is matched to DPV (all components)
 * CC = Primary number is matched to DPV, secondary is present but matched
 * N1 = Primary number is matched to DPV, secondary is missing
 * M1 = Primary number is missing
 * M3 = Primary number is invalid
 * U1 = Address is matched to unique zip code
 * F1 = Address is matched to military address
 * G1 = Address is matched to general delivery address
 * P1 = Input address PO, RR, or HC Box number is missing
 * P3 = Input address PO, RR, or HC Box number is invalid
 * RR = address matched to CMRA with secondary present
 * R1 = address matched to CMRA with secondary not present
 *   = Address not presented to DPV (means address was not found in USPS database)
 * N = Address is not DPV confirmed
 * Y = Address is DPV confirmed
 * D = Primary number is DPV confirmed, but secondary is not present
 * S = Primary number is DPV confirmed, secondary number is present but not DPV confirmed

DPV Return Code Definitions By combining the data from the Dpv Confirmation Indicator column + the DPV Footnote 1, 2, and 3 columns in the processed file, you can flag addresses for future processing or validation according to your business need.

CASS Summary Report
When an address list is verified, a PS Form 3553 will be created and included with your address file. This proof of CASS Certification allows you to qualify for possible bulk mailing discounts. It must be presented to the post office with your mailings. The CASS form 3553 is valid for 90 days from the date that you verify your address list.