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A sectional center facility (SCF) is a processing and distribution center (P&DC) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) that serves a designated geographical area defined by one or more three-digit ZIP Code prefixes.
The 9-digit barcode enabled the sorting of mail to the individual delivery carrier, and in some cases into a semblance of delivery sequence. An 11 digit (plus check digit) barcode, containing the ZIP Code, ZIP+4 Code, and the delivery point code. 62 bars total. This is usually referred to as the DPBC, or Delivery Point Bar Code.
A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels. A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
In the US Postal System, a delivery point is a specific set of digits between 00 and 99 assigned to every address. When combined with the ZIP + 4 code, the delivery point provides a unique identifier for every deliverable address served by the USPS.
If the address is valid, it is assigned a ZIP+4 code something like this: 12344-5678, where the first five digits are the ZIP code and the trailing four digits are the delivery range. An address with a ZIP+4 code (or nine-digit ZIP code) is considered to be valid. In most cases, this means that the address is deliverable.
Origin ZIP ISC name Airport Location 005, 010-089, 100-212, 214-268, 270-297, 400-418, 420-427, 470-477 ISC New York NY John F. Kennedy International Airport
This section of the code may be omitted, but if it is present, the 5-, 9-, or 11-digit forms of the ZIP Code are also encoded in the Intelligent Mail barcode. The full 11-digit form includes the standard 5-digit ZIP code, the ZIP + 4 code, and a 2-digit code indicating the exact delivery point. This is the same information that was encoded in ...
Postal codes are allocated to individual Post Office branches, some have two codes to differentiate between P.O. Boxes and street delivery addresses. Included Namibia (ranges 9000–9299) until 1992, no longer used. South Sudan: SS: no codes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: GS: SIQQ 1ZZ One code for all addresses. Spain: 3 March ...