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POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) is a barcode symbology used by the United States Postal Service to assist in directing mail. The ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code is encoded in half- and full-height bars. [1] Most often, the delivery point is added, usually being the last two digits of the address or PO box number.
The Postmaster General has stated that the system is primarily used for mail sorting, [2] though it also enables the USPS to retroactively track mail correspondence at the request of law enforcement. [2] It was created in the aftermath of the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people, including two postal workers.
PostNet was founded in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1992 by Steve Greenbaum and Brian Spindel, [2] and originally had Norma A. Knudsen as its COO. [3] The company began franchising in 1993. In 2017, PostNet became part of the global family of MBE International. [4] [5] Combined, the two organizations have nearly 2,300 locations in 33 countries. [1]
Also like POSTNET, PLANET always starts and ends with a full bar (often called a guard rail), and each individual digit is represented by a set of five bars using a two-out-of-five code. [1] However, in POSTNET, the two bars are full bars; in PLANET, the two-of-five are the short bars.
The IM barcode is intended to provide greater information and functionality than its predecessors POSTNET and PLANET. An Intelligent Mail barcode has also been referred to as a One Code Solution and a 4-State Customer Barcode, abbreviated 4CB, 4-CB or USPS4CB. The complete specification can be found in USPS Document USPS-B-3200. [2]
Tracking packages with stationary bar code reader in a warehouse sorting operation. Package tracking or package logging is the process of localizing shipping containers, mail and parcel post at different points of time during sorting, warehousing, and package delivery to verify their provenance and to predict and aid delivery.
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Some mailpieces (e.g., catalogues, magazines, larger envelopes) are not imaged by USPS automated equipment and do not appear in Informed Delivery notifications. Users can also receive USPS Tracking updates for incoming packages, provide delivery instructions, manage notifications, and schedule redelivery directly from Informed Delivery.