Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT®)

The eLOT product allows mailers the ability to sort their mailings in approximate carrier-casing sequence.

Who is eLOT for?

First Class Mail

First Class Mail

Periodicals

Periodicals

Standard Mail

Standard Mail

Enrich Your Data

Description

The eLOT product was developed to give mailers the ability to sort their mailings in approximate carrier-casing sequence.

To aid in mail sortation, eLOT contains an eLOT sequence number field and an ascending/descending code. The eLOT sequence number indicates the first occurrence of delivery made to the add-on range within the carrier route, and the ascending/descending code indicates the approximate delivery order within the sequence number. eLOT processing may be used by mailers to qualify for enhanced carrier route presort discounts.

Note: The United States Postal Service® requires address lists to be processed through CASS Certified™ ZIP + 4® addressing-matching software before being processed against the eLOT product. Non ZIP + 4 coded records may not be used with this product.

Featured Resources

Fact Sheets
Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT) Master Product File Format

This document contains the master product file format for eLOT.

Data Files
06/25/2008
Enhanced Line of Travel (eLOT) Sample File

This document provides a sample data file for eLOT.

Applications/ Forms
12/01/2022
Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) Web Access Request Form

This form is used to create a Web-based account with the Addressing and Geospatial Technology (AGT) office which will be utilized to retrieve/download files from the Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) website.

Applications/ Forms
01/16/2024
Address Information Systems (AIS) Products Order Form

Order form for Address Information System (AIS) products.

Applications/ Forms
07/09/2023

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Contact

For more information about eLOT, contact the Addressing and Geospatial Technology office at 1-800-238-3150.