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R U L E S F O R D P B C D E R I V A T I O N
a n d A D D R E S S A N O M A L I E S
In order to print a full 12 character Delivery Point Bar Code you must
determine and include the two digit Delivery Point number in your label or
list. To do this, look at the ADDRESS LINE and use the following rules and
exceptions:
GENERAL RULE
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 11234 Main St (PO Box 44, RR 1 Box 154, HC 1 Box 1264)
DPBC: 34 (44, 54, 64)
Use the last two digits of the primary street number (or Post Office box
number, rural route box number, or highway contract route number).
This general rule will cover the majority of addresses. If not,
special provision has been made for the following anomalies:
NO NUMBER
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: Main St (RR 1, HC 1)
DPBC: 99 (99, 99)
Use 99 if no primary street number, rural route box number or highway
contract route box number exists.
SINGLE DIGIT NUMBER
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 8 Main St (PO Box 1, RR 1 Box 2, HC 1 Box 3)
DPBC: 08 (01, 02, 03)
Add a leading zero to the single digit.
FRACTIONAL NUMBER
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 1234 1/2 Main St (PO Box 1 1/2, RR 1 Box 2 3/4, HC 1 Box 10 1/4)
DPBC: 34 (01, 02, 10)
Ignore the fraction. Use the two digits left of the fraction. If single
digit to left, add leading zero.
TRAILING ALPHAS
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 1234A Main St (PO Box 4A, RR 1 Box 154A, HC 1 Box 1264AA)
DPBC: 34 (04, 54, 64)
Ignore the trailing alphas. Use the two digits left of the alphas. If
single digit to left, add leading zero.
SPACES and ALPHAS
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 1234 A Main St (PO Box 4 AA, RR 1 Box 154 A, HC 1 Box 1264 AA)
DPBC: 34 (04, 54, 64)
Ignore spaces and alphas. Use the two digits left of the space and alphas.
If single digit to left, add leading zero.
ALPHAS ONLY
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: A Main ST (PO Box AA, RR 1 Box X, HC 1 Box AB)
DPBC: 99 (99, 99, 99)
Ignore alphas and use 99 whenever alphas appear as the only primary street
number.
EMBEDDED ALPHAS
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 23N411 Main St (23N4 Main St, 2W3R1 Main St, 2AA1 Main St)
DPBC: 11 (04, 01, 01)
Use the last two digits to the right of alphas. If a single digit right of
alphas, add leading zero.
EMBEDDED SLASHES (/)
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 123/4 Main St (PO Box 1/4, RR 1 Box 123/124, HC 1 Box 11/13)
DPBC: 99 (99, 99, 99)
Use 99 whenever a slash appears directly next to numerics in primary street
number.
OTHER EMBEDDED SYMBOLS
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 1.23 Main St (PO Box 1-3, RR 1 Box 1.23, HC 3, Box 1-7)
DPBC: 23 (03, 23, 07)
Use last two digits right of all symbols (except slashes) such as periods
and hyphens appearing in primary street number. If a single digit to right,
add leading zero.
EMBEDDED SPACE
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 1 23 Main St (PO Box 1 3, RR 1 Box 1 7, HC 1 Box 12 34)
DPBC: 23 (03, 07, 34)
Treat embedded spaces like other embedded symbols (immediately above). Use
last two digits right of space. If single digit to right, add leading
zero.
APO and FPO
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 14th Maint Co Unit 29506 Box 117
DPBC: 99
Refer to City/State/ZIP line and use 99 for all APO and FPO addresses.
NUMERIC STREET NAMES
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Address: 8 33 St (123 7th St)
DPBC: 08 (23)
Ignore numeric street name. Use last two digits of primary street number as
in GENERAL RULE.
ALL OTHER ANOMALIES
{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}{SHIFT-*}
Use 99 for all conditions not covered by the general rule or the
anomalies listed above.
The above information was derived from the USPS Domestic Mail Manual.
If you are in doubt about a specific address, check with your Post Office.
If you are interested, you can request a copy of Publication 28, "Postal
Addressing Standards", and there are 1-800 toll free numbers available. In
doing the research for this project, I have found the postal employees to
be very pleasant and most helpful.
Above all, remember that Delivery Point Bar Codes and ZIP+4 will speed
mail along its route. However, incorrect ZIP and Delivery Point codes will
speed your letter to the WRONG PLACE, and it could take forever to find its
way back.
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