Release Notes
04/17/2026
Error Codes
04/16/2026
Contact Lists
04/16/2026
Mail Service Provider (MSP) - Full-Service Certified Mailers

A Mail Service Provider (MSP) offers a variety of solutions to prepare and present Full-Service presort mailings. For more information regarding Certified MSPs, please follow this link: https://postalpro.usps.com/full-service-cert/fact-sheet

 

Announcements
04/15/2026
2026 Small Business Symposium at NPF

Join us at the 2026 Small Business Symposium hosted at the National Postal Forum. Learn how small businesses leverage mail and shipping solutions to find success!

Fact Sheets
04/15/2026
Pay Permit Fees and Auto-Fee Renewal Fact Sheet

Please note that the BCG user must be the BSA or BSA delegate for manage mailing activity and be the EPS administrator or payment manager to use this service.

Publications
04/15/2026
Appendix B: ACS™ Frequently Asked Questions

This document provides frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers about the Intelligent Mail® Barcode, Traditional ACS™, OneCode ACS™, Full Service ACS™, Single Source ACS™, and the Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb).

Tech Guides
04/14/2026
Applications/ Forms
04/13/2026
Technical Specifications
04/13/2026
User Guides
04/13/2026
Provisioning Enterprise Payment (EPS) and USPS Ship (formerly Package Platform (PPC)) Data through Informed Visibility® (IV®)

This guide provides instructions for receiving Enterprise Payment System (EPS) and USPS Ship (formerly Package Platform Concept (PPC)) data through the IV Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application. Instructions include how to get access, create and manage a data feed, manage the address book, and manage data delegation.

Data Files
04/13/2026
Cumulative Listing of ZIP Codes Covered by the LACS Database

This document provides a cumulative listing of ZIP Codes covered by the LACS database for LACSLink®.

Release Notes
04/09/2026
Quick Service Guides
04/07/2026
Enterprise Payment System (EPS) Deposit Instructions

These instructions include general technical information and instructions for sending electronic funds into your EPS account. The information here is designed for trust customers (and debit customers who need to initiate a fund transfer to cover a debit return problem).

Data Files
04/07/2026
Informed Delivery® Post-Campaign (IDPC) Data through IV-MTR® Data Dictionary

This document describes the Informed Delivery Post-Campaign (IDPC) data fields available through the IV-MTR application.

FAQs
04/06/2026
Data Files
04/06/2026
Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table

The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows:

  1. Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities
  2. 876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plants
  3. Carrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery units
  4. Delivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at plants [i.e., sectional center facilities (SCFs)] or at delivery units
  5. Manual/Mechanized Zones: No automated sorting; no tracking code scans should be generated from facilities matched to these ZIP Codes
Release Notes
04/03/2026
Release Notes
04/03/2026