Re: AIS 5digit ZIP file & City State File Lookup

I cannot address this specific problem but do know that their data is not
consistant.  We used to supply belts to the post office for those sorting
machines and used their data for zip to state/city cross reference (we stored
only zip code in all our files).  When we would ship to certain post offices and
they would bitch that we used the wrong zip code/city combination and reject the
shipment! (Even though the shipment got rejected AT the post office which they
were destined for! This is post office mentality.).  We would point out to them
that the zip code used was from their database but it did not matter. So we used
our friend DFU to create a record to satisfy them. Good Grief.
 
 - Larry

Dave Mahadevan wrote:
> 
> Folks:
> 
> I have subscribed to the City-state and 5digit Zip files from USPS.
> When I look up the zip in city-state and validate it and then lookup the
> 
> 5digit zip file for validating street, I don't always find the zip.  I
> know the Uniques don't have street data.  The USPS tech guys are still
> figuring this out.
> 
> Example:  902 N Garver Road, Monroe OH has the zip 45050 (you can verify
> 
> this from http://www.usps.gov site for zipcode lookup).  The city state
> file shows 45050 as the correct zip for Monroe OH.  However, 45050 is
> not present in the 5digit file.  Instead, Garver Road is listed under
> 45044 in the 5digit file.  I know this zip has not been changed and is
> still 45050.  The finance number, pref state key etc. do not match for
> 45044 and 45050.  Can anybody cue me in on what I am doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks to everybody for their assistance.
> 
> And Yes, I know of WorkRights software for this purpose :-)
> 
> --
> Thank You.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
> 
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