A delivery point refers to the location at which mail is delivered. This can be anything from a P.O. Box to a curb-side mailbox to the mail slot at someone’s front door. The U.S. Postal System assigns a delivery point to every address, which consists of a specific set of digits between 00 and 99. When combined with the ZIP+4 code, the delivery point provides a unique identifier for every deliverable address served by the USPS.
DPV (Delivery Point Validation) confirms that an address is deliverable and can be delivered to - right down to the apartment or suite number. DPV not only allows users to confirm known USPS addresses, but also identifies potential issues with addressing. This helps reduce the amount of undeliverable as addressed (UAA) mail, resulting in more efficient mail processing and delivery.
There are many ways addressing issues can drive up costs, including:
- Waste, manpower and processing time associated with returned mail and packages
- Dissatisfied customers that had to wait too long for their anticipated delivery
- Manual address correction by contacting customers
- Analytics and business decisions based on inaccurate data
Why Melissa?
Melissa has been a leading address management and mailing solutions provider for more than 35 years. As a USPS CASS-certified provider, our address validation solutions eliminate all doubt that an address exists and that a recipient can be reached with your correspondence or delivery. Being able to verify an address exists right down to the suite/apartment number helps reduce mailing, postage and printing costs, lost opportunities to connect, and customer dissatisfaction due to delayed or returned shipments.